By the fourth quarter, the Pistons had extended their performance from the latter half of the third quarter, scoring 17-9 and decisively widening the gap to double digits, securing the victory.
Despite the Bobcats scoring 19-14 in the latter half, they couldn't turn the game around.
Billups scored 14 points with 7 assists, Hamilton 19 points, Rasheed Wallace 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, Noah 5 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, McDyess 8 points, 8 rebounds, Juan Dixon 11 points, and Ronald Murray 10 points... All overshadowing Zhang Yang's 29 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists; Okafor's 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks; and Mike Miller's 15 points.
96-102, the Bobcats lost by 6 points at home to the Pistons, marking their 8th loss of the season.
After playing for 40 minutes, guarding Billups, and still managing to score 29 points from 27 shots, Zhang Yang was exhausted tonight.
