Hamilton, Wallace lead Pistons past Wizards

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11/01/2008 - Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Hamilton scored 24 points and Rasheed Wallace had 17 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks, as the Detroit Pistons defeated the Washington Wizards, 117-109.

Walter Herrmann chipped in 16 points for the Pistons. Chauncey Billups ended with 12 points, including a flawless 7-of-7 showing from the foul line.

Antawn Jamison had 24 points and eight rebounds for the Wizards. Nick Young added 23 points and Caron Butler 21 in defeat.

Jumpers from Butler and Juan Dixon brought the Wizards within 89-87 with eight minutes left, though the Pistons pulled away.

Detroit outscored its counterpart 7-1 over the next minute, with Rodney Stuckey tallying five of the points, to take hold of a 96-88 lead.

The teams traded baskets and Washington pulled within seven, 112-105, with 1:14 left in the game.

The Wizards were forced to foul and Billups hit both shots.

Antonio Daniels then cruised down the court for an easy layup bringing the deficit down to seven. Tayshaun Prince then hit 1-of-2 free throws.

After a timeout, Darius Songaila missed a layup and Billups took control before getting fouled. He hit both shots from the stripe to put the game out of reach.

Washington shot 33 percent (6-for-18) from the field and Detroit 69 percent (11-for-16) in the first quarter, and the Pistons took a 31-21 advantage into the second stanza.

Two layups from Stuckey and a Herrmann three gave the Pistons a 47-30 lead midway through the second. The Wizards, though, ended the half on an epic 22-4 run that gave the visitors a 52-51 lead heading into the break.

Dixon and Jamison each had seven points on the run, with Butler adding six.

Two baskets from Hamilton and three points from Wallace gave the Pistons a 60-53 cushion with nine minutes left in the third frame.

Later in the third, still trailing by seven, Young drove to the hoop and tossed up a circus layup that fell. Songaila added another layup, but Stuckey connected on a layup of his own and the Pistons led 81-76 heading into the final stanza.

Game Notes

Detroit hit the road for three games at Charlotte, Toronto and New Jersey The Pistons start with the Bobcats on Monday...Washington will play at Milwaukee on Wednesday...The Wizards had won six of the last 10 meetings coming in...Washington has lost eight of 11 and 12 of its last 16 at Detroit.

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