Richard Hamilton News

Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 91-83 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.

The Detroit Pistons are hanging in there without two of their top scorers and will hit the road for consecutive games starting with tonight's matchup against the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre.

Conventional wisdom says there are five elite teams in the NBA right now a ' the Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, Cavaliers and Magic.

When he first sprained his right ankle, Rip Hamilton said it felt like the ankle 'actually hit the floor.' That was the first sign that it wasn't a run-of-the-mill sprain.

Ben Gordon had 23 points and knocked down a trio of three-pointers, as the Pistons defeated the 76ers, 88-81. Charlie Villanueva notched 16 points and Rodney Stuckey 13 for the Pistons, who had lost two in a row and four of five since a season-opening win against Memphis.

Detroit spent a lot of money to bring in Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva in the offseason, making the Pistons appear to be UConn Midwest.

Dwight Howard poured in 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, and blocked two shots to become Orlando's all-time leader in blocks, as the Magic handled the Detroit Pistons, 110-103, at Amway Arena.

The Orlando Magic look to avenge their only loss of the season to the Detroit Pistons this evening, when the two clubs change scenes and square off at Amway Arena.

With 7 of the next 8 games on the road against the West, it was mucho important the Raptors get this one against the Pistons.

Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, Chris Bosh scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 110-99 on Wednesday night.

Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as the short-handed Detroit Pistons beat Orlando 85-80 on Tuesday night, handing the Magic their first loss of the season.

Auburn Hills -- Is it Magic center Dwight Howard's size that makes him a difficult matchup for opposing NBA centers? Howard is 6-foot-11, 265 pounds and he isn't nicknamed Superman for nothing, what with his broad shoulders.

Auburn Hills -- The task at hand for the Pistons is to figure out why they falter in the third quarter.

If there's one player on the Detroit Pistons in the last six years that you could define as consistent, Richard Hamilton is that guy.

Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half, Hakim Warrick came off the bench to add 21 points and the Milwaukee Bucks won their home opener with a 96-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, Ben Gordon added 22, and the Detroit Pistons ran away from the Memphis Grizzlies 96-74 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

New Detroit players Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva will make their home debuts tonight, when the Pistons welcome the Oklahoma City Thunder to The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Inexperienced players used to be scarce in the Pistons locker room. Now, it's the veterans who are few and far between.

Whether or not he gets to partake in an on-court reunion Wednesday night with Allen Iverson , Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton says he still shares plenty of common ground with his former teammate.

First, Deron Washington's release raised a few eyebrows . A very logical explanation for cutting a player who you have room for and have to pay regardless: you want the extra roster spot for a 2-for-1 or 3-for-2 trade.