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 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - The Atlanta Hawks stayed close, and that played right into the hands of the Detroit Pistons. Richard Hamilton scored 24 points and Chauncey Billups had 19 points and 15 assists to lead Detroit to a 97-87 win over the Hawks on Tuesday night.
All four of Detroit's All-Stars had big games. In addition to Hamilton and Billups, Rasheed Wallace finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds and Ben Wallace had nine points, 17 rebounds, six blocks and five steals. Even Tayshaun Prince, the only Detroit starter to miss the trip to Houston, scored 14.
All of the Pistons' starters played at least 33 minutes and the team got only 10 points from its bench in the game, but the starters were too much for the Hawks.
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