Pistons torch Sixers again to advance to second round

Richard Hamilton scored 13 of his game- high 24 points during a dominating first quarter for Detroit, and the sharp- shooting Pistons moved into the second round of the playoffs with a 100-77 rout of the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Pistons, who won the final three games to take their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series by a 4-2 margin, advanced to the conference semifinals for a seventh consecutive year.

Chauncey Billups added 20 points for Detroit, which shot 58.2 percent from the field. Billups and Hamilton combined to go 17-of-25 from the floor.

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