Game Threads

Game 1 ~ 92 - 74 - W
Game 2 ~ 109 - 98 - W
Game 3 ~ 104 - 124 - L
Game 4 ~ 109 - 99 - W
Game 5 ~ 122 - 93 - W

By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Richard Hamilton played like he desperately wanted a break.

The guard with the face mask had a playoff-career high 40 points Wednesday night and the Detroit Pistons tied a franchise-playoff scoring record in the first quarter in a 122-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5.

Rasheed Wallace scored 22 points and keyed an 18-2 run after halftime for the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions, who won the best-of-seven series and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

Detroit will play the winner of the Cleveland-Washington series. The Pistons will take a day off and have at least a couple of practices before resuming their goal of winning a second title in three years.

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