I had my doubts when the Pistons lost to Indiana, but you can't win them all. They looked a lot better against Miami. Sure, Miami is not as good of a team as the Pacers, but that's not the important thing. The important thing is that the pistons came away with the "W". <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">MIAMI, Oct. 31 (Ticker) -- Richard Hamilton's hot shooting was more than enough to cool off a fourth-quarter rally by the Miami Heat. Hamilton scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 93-81 victory over the winless Heat and give coach Larry Brown his first win with his new team. "Rip (Hamilton) struggled early, then came up huge." Brown said. "He made some nice shots." "They called my play in the fourth quarter," said Hamilton. "Chauncey (Billups) did a great job of getting me the ball in position. I just try to do what I do." Billups scored 27 points while Corliss Williamson added 12 for Detroit, which lost its opener at home to Indiana on Wednesday. "We controlled the tempo tonight," Billups said. "I was trying to set the tone. On the road we need to be aggressive. My guys feed off me." Ben Wallace dominated the paint for the Pistons with four blocks and 15 rebounds, extending his streak of games with double-digit rebounds against Miami to 15. Detroit led, 76-62, at the end of three quarters. But Miami went on a 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 76-70 with just under eight minutes remaining. Hamilton scored 12 points during a decisive 17-8 run that gave Detroit a 93-78 lead with 1:23 to go. </div> RecaplBoxscore
