MEMPHIS, TN (AP) --
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, Ben
Gordon added 22, and the Detroit Pistons ran away from the Memphis
Grizzlies 96-74 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both
teams.
The two guards were a combined 17 of 31 from the floor, and that
was after Hamilton started the game missing five of his first six
shots.
Hamilton left the game after spraining his right ankle on a shot
with just under 5 minutes to play. He hit one of the two ensuing
free throws, then went straight to the dressing room on the next
dead ball.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 21 points and 15 rebounds. Rudy Gay
scored 16 points, and Zach Randolph recorded 14 points and nine
rebounds in his Memphis debut.
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