Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, Chauncey Billups made four 3-pointers and scored 20, Tayshaun Prince added 18 and Rasheed Wallace had 16 for the Pistons, who have been having their own problems since the brawl.
The victory moved the defending NBA champions just one game over .500 (13-12) in a season that has been defined by the Nov. 19 game against Indiana.
"People realize that was an unfortunate incident and will never happen again, and now we can get back to playing basketball," said Pistons coach Larry Brown, whose disgust had grown over the past five weeks as he continued to be asked about the brawl.
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