NEW YORK (AP) --
NEW YORK (AP) - Richard Hamilton scored 22 points, Rasheed
Wallace had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons
rolled into a tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference by
beating the New York Knicks 113-86 on Wednesday night.
Antonio McDyess added 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Pistons,
who pulled even with Chicago for the No. 7 seed and lowered their
magic number to one to clinch their eighth consecutive playoff
berth. Detroit will be back in the postseason with its next victory
or one more loss by Charlotte.
The seventh spot means avoiding a first-round matchup with
Cleveland, which is on the verge of locking up the top seed in the
East.
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