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Hamilton leads Pistons to OT win over HornetsBasketball Betting Lines01/15/2010 - Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 32 points and dished out 10 assists, as the Detroit Pistons held off the New Orleans Hornets in overtime, 110-104, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Ben Wallace also had the best game of his season, recording 13 points and 21 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won two in a row since a 13-game skid. Jonas Jerebko, Rodney Stuckey and Charlie Villanueva also had 13 points apiece for Detroit, which snapped a five-game losing streak at home. David West ended with 25 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets, who had won three straight over the Pistons. Chris Paul donated 24 points, 14 assists and five boards, and Marcus Thornton and Peja Stojakovic each tallied 13 points in defeat. Trailing 101-100 with 2:18 left in the first overtime, Stuckey scored six consecutive points to put the Pistons in front for good. Stuckey's three-point play made it 106-101 with 1:20 remaining. A Paul hook shot and a Thornton free throw had New Orleans within 106-104 with 49.7 seconds to go. Wallace made 1-of-2 from the line to make it a three-point game with 48.6 ticks left. West turned the ball over at the opposite end of the floor, and Hamilton made 3-of-4 foul shots down the stretch to seal the victory. Down 92-89 with 4:45 left in regulation, the Pistons scored six straight points. Hamilton's 17-foot jumper had Detroit in front 95-92 with 2:15 left. West made a jumper at the other end to cut the gap to one. Hamilton made 1- of-2 from the line to make it a 96-94 game. Paul's driving layup deadlocked the tilt with 24.9 seconds remaining. Hamilton and Jerebko both missed shots at the opposite end, sending the contest into overtime. The Pistons started the game on a 14-5 run, which Stuckey capped with a deuce midway through the first quarter. Detroit used an 11-0 burst near the end of the period to build a 29-11 lead. The score was 31-16 after 12 minutes. New Orleans started the second on a 14-3 spurt to get within three points. Julian Wright capped the run with a pair of jumpers to make it 33-30 with seven minutes remaining until half. The Pistons responded with nine consecutive points. Austin Daye's trey had Detroit in front 42-30 with less than 4 1/2 minutes left. The Pistons led 55-44 at the break. Detroit held around a 10-point margin throughout the third and took a 76-69 advantage into the fourth. The Hornets scored the first six points of the fourth to get within 76-75 just over a minute in. Game Notes The Pistons were without Tayshaun Prince (knee), Ben Gordon (groin) and Will Bynum (ankle)...The Hornets dropped to 5-15 on the road this season...Detroit went 31-of-40 from the foul line, while New Orleans made 21-of-25 shots from the charity stripe.
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