NBA Game Summary - Philadelphia at Detroit

04.26.2005

Auburn Hills, MI (Basketball News) - Richard Hamilton scored 23 points, Chauncey Billups had 20, and the Detroit Pistons cruised to a 99-84 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

Rasheed Wallace added 15 points and Antonio McDyess scored 12 off the bench for the Pistons, who will take a 2-0 series lead to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday. Wallace and McDyess accounted for six of Detroit’s 10 blocked shots.

The Pistons are 13-0 all-time in playoff series when they win the first two games. The Sixers have never come back from a 2-0 deficit.

Allen Iverson scored 19 points with 10 assists to lead Philadelphia, but he shot just 7-of-24 from the field. Chris Webber added 15 points in the loss and Samuel Dalembert scored 14 with 11 rebounds.

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