Box Score

 

DETROIT (105)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
T Prince            40 12-18   0-0   3-4   3   4   25
R Wallace           39  6-12   6-6  4-12   2   4   18
B Wallace           35   2-6   2-6   1-9   0   4    6
R Hamilton          44  7-21   9-9   2-5   6   4   23
C Billups           38  8-19   8-8   2-5   9   1   28
A McDyess           21   2-6   1-2  3-10   0   2    5
L Hunter            15   0-1   0-2   0-0   2   1    0
D Ham                8   0-0   0-2   1-1   0   1    0
C Arroyo           DNP  - NOSE SURGERY                                   
R Dupree           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
D Milicic          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 37-83 26-35 16-46  22  21  105
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Percentages: FG-.446, FT-.743. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (T Prince 1-2, R Wallace 0-1, C 
Billups 4-9, L Hunter 0-1). Team Rebounds: 
13. Blocked Shots:10 (R Hamilton 3, B Wallace
3, R Wallace 2, T Prince 2). Turnovers:12 (T 
Prince 4, R Hamilton 3, R Wallace 2, C 
Billups 2, B Wallace). Steals: 11 (L Hunter 
4, R Wallace 2, C Billups 2, A McDyess, R 
Hamilton, B Wallace).


WASHINGTON (96)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
A Jamison           44  9-19   5-6   2-6   3   2   26
J Jeffries          31  4-10   2-2   1-6   3   2   11
B Haywood           22   2-4   2-3   2-8   1   6    6
J Hayes             41   4-9   2-2   1-3   3   3   11
G Arenas            43  8-21   2-4   1-6   8   4   21
E Thomas            15   1-5   1-2   1-1   0   4    3
J Dixon             25  4-11   0-0   2-3   4   1    8
M Ruffin            14   3-4   2-3   2-6   0   4    8
S Blake              5   1-1   0-0   0-0   0   1    2
A Peeler           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
S Walker           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
L Profit           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 36-84 16-22 12-39  22  27   96
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Percentages: FG-.429, FT-.727. 3-Point Goals:
8-21, .381 (A Jamison 3-6, J Jeffries 1-2, J 
Hayes 1-1, G Arenas 3-11, J Dixon 0-1). Team 
Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:6 (J Jeffries 4, 
J Dixon, J Hayes). Turnovers:15 (A Jamison 2,
M Ruffin 2, E Thomas 2, G Arenas 2, J Dixon 
2, J Hayes 2, B Haywood, J Jeffries, S 
Blake). Steals: 8 (J Jeffries 3, A Jamison, M
Ruffin, J Hayes, G Arenas, B Haywood).

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DETROIT               25  27  18  35  -  105
WASHINGTON            25  22  28  21  -   96
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Technical fouls: Washington - 1 (Defensive 
Three, 9:31 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,843. T: 2:12. 
Officials: Rodney Mott, Ron Garretson, Tony 
Brown.

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DETROIT (105) AT WASHINGTON (96)

DETROIT

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
T PRINCE          F    40   12-18     0-0      3   1   4    3   4   0   4   25
R WALLACE         F    39    6-12     6-6      4   8  12    2   4   2   2   18
B WALLACE         C    35    2-6      2-6      1   8   9    0   4   1   1    6
R HAMILTON        G    44    7-21     9-9      2   3   5    6   4   1   3   23
C BILLUPS         G    38    8-19     8-8      2   3   5    9   1   2   2   28
A MCDYESS              21    2-6      1-2      3   7  10    0   2   1   0    5
L HUNTER               15    0-1      0-2      0   0   0    2   1   4   0    0
D HAM                   8    0-0      0-2      1   0   1    0   1   0   0    0
C ARROYO              DNP  - NOSE SURGERY                                             
R DUPREE              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
D MILICIC             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   37-83    26-35    16  30  46   22  21  11  12  105
                            (.446)  (.743)  TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 13 (14 PTS)    

WASHINGTON

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
A JAMISON         F    44    9-19     5-6      2   4   6    3   2   1   2   26
J JEFFRIES        F    31    4-10     2-2      1   5   6    3   2   3   1   11
B HAYWOOD         C    22    2-4      2-3      2   6   8    1   6   1   1    6
J HAYES           G    41    4-9      2-2      1   2   3    3   3   1   2   11
G ARENAS          G    43    8-21     2-4      1   5   6    8   4   1   2   21
E THOMAS               15    1-5      1-2      1   0   1    0   4   0   2    3
J DIXON                25    4-11     0-0      2   1   3    4   1   0   2    8
M RUFFIN               14    3-4      2-3      2   4   6    0   4   1   2    8
S BLAKE                 5    1-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    2
A PEELER              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
S WALKER              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
L PROFIT              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   36-84    16-22    12  27  39   22  27   8  15   96
                            (.429)  (.727)  TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 15 (22 PTS)    
  
   DETROIT            25   27   18   35   -   105
   WASHINGTON         25   22   28   21   -   96
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: DETROIT - R HAMILTON 3, B WALLACE 3, R WALLACE 2, T PRINCE 2.
WASHINGTON - J JEFFRIES 4, J DIXON, J HAYES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DETROIT 5-13 (.385), T PRINCE 1-2, R WALLACE 0-
1, C BILLUPS 4-9, L HUNTER 0-1. WASHINGTON 8-21 (.381), A JAMISON 3-
6, J JEFFRIES 1-2, J HAYES 1-1, G ARENAS 3-11, J DIXON 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: WASHINGTON - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: RODNEY MOTT, RON GARRETSON, TONY BROWN.
A - 16,843. T - 2:12.

Game Story

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Something about the Washington Wizards 
brings out the best in Chauncey Billups.

Billups scored 28 points, including 11 in the decisive fourth
quarter, and handed out nine assists as the Detroit Pistons
extended their winning streak over the Wizards to eight games
with a 105-96 triumph.

On December 29, Billups helped Detroit keep alive its run
against Washington with the winning jumper with seven-tenths of
a second remaining.  The 2004 NBA Finals MVP scored a
season-high 32 points in that game, including 21 in the second
half.

In this one, Billups scored nine points in the first quarter and
added four in the second period as the Pistons carried a 52-47
lead into the break.

"I know they've got some great guards on their team that are
going to be aggressive and I just want to try to be aggressive,
too, and make those guys work so they don't have so much energy
coming late down the stretch," Billups said.

Washington used a 9-0 run in the third period to build a 75-70
advantage heading into the final 12 minutes, but Billups helped
Detroit post a 35-point quarter, scoring all 11 of his points in
the final 5:09.

Trailing, 83-81, with 6:50 to play, the Pistons put together a
13-2 burst to move ahead, 94-85, with 4:15 left and never looked
back.

"We knew they would start pressing and running around," Billups
said.  "We just needed to get what we wanted at the time we
wanted it in the shot clock.  We've been in so many games like
this, it's kind of like clockwork.

"Tonight, we were just focused.  Nobody was trying too hard to
do anything.  We just let their defense dictate what we were
doing."

Of Billups' three top scoring performances of the season, two
have come against the Wizards.

Tayshaun Prince scored 25 points, Richard Hamilton chipped in 23
and Rasheed Wallace 18 and 12 rebounds for Detroit, which
stretched its overall winning streak to four games.

Antawn Jamison scored 26 points and Gilbert Arenas added 21 and
eight assists for the Wizards, who have dropped three straight
overall after four consecutive wins.

"These are the world champs," Jamison said.  "They know how to
clamp down defensively. They know their defense is their
strength and they rode it."

Despite allowing well more than the 65.7 points per game in
their previous three contests, the Pistons also cited their
defense as the key to the victory.

"We always feed off of our defense," Billups said.  "We always
feel like we're going to make some big plays defensively,
whether it be a charge, a steal. ... When we win with our
defense, we're at our best because we've got enough offensive
players to make shots and make plays.  It's all about our
defense."

With his team having the ball stolen 11 times and blocked 10
times by Detroit, Washington coach Eddie Jordan agreed with
Billups.

"Detroit manhandled us in the paint, second-chance points (22-9)
and rebounding," he said.  "We competed physically, but not at
that level."

The Wizards scored the game's first eight points - five by
Jamison - and built the lead to 21-9 with 4:52 to go in the
first quarter.  But Prince scored seven points during a 16-4 run
by the Pistons that ended the period and forged a 25-25 tie.

Detroit took its first lead of the game on Wallace's jumper with
8:08 remaining in the second quarter.