AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) – Richard Hamilton scored 26 points and reserve guard Carlos Delfino fueled a fourth-quarter surge to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 104-95 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.

Tayshaun Prince added 21 points and Rasheed Wallace had 19 for the Pistons, who have won five straight.

Emeka Okafor had 23 points and Brevin Knight 16 for the Bobcats, who led 80-76 early in the fourth quarter. But the Pistons scored eight straight points, capped by Delfino’s reverse lay-up with 7:04 remaining, to regain the lead for good.

The Pistons led 52-49 at halftime.


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