AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Chauncey Billups had 21 points and eight rebounds Sunday as Detroit beat Cleveland, 90-78, for its fifth straight victory.
Richard Hamilton had 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists; Rasheed Wallace had 15 points, five rebounds and two steals; and Ben Wallace added 11 points, 19 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Pistons (46-9), who increased their home-court winning streak to 12 in a row.
LeBron James had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists; reserve Ronald Murray scored 17 points; and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers (32-24), who have dropped three straight games.
Cleveland, which was out-rebounded, 44-40, turned the ball over 20 times to only 11 by the Pistons.
