Hamilton rips Sonics, losing streak hits 7

This early in the season, Richard Hamilton understands it's tough not to have lulls in the course of a game.

Hamilton and his Detroit teammates just happened to be very good at the right times on Sunday night -- the beginning and end.

Hamilton scored 10 of his season-high 32 points during a torrid first quarter, then the Pistons showed their veteran moxie in the final minutes to hold off Seattle 107-103, dropping the SuperSonics to 0-7, their worst start ever.

"We had spurts of great basketball," Hamilton said. "Early in the season, it's really tough to put 48 minutes together. But I thought we did a great job."

The Pistons experience was clearly evident in the first quarter, and then in their execution in the final few minutes, after squandering a big first-half advantage.Std Tests
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