ATLANTA Pistons snap skid

Ben Wallace's late heroics rescued Detroit against Atlanta.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Ben Wallace made two late free throws -- his first points of the game -- and had a block on the next possession, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 87-84 Saturday night.
Richard Hamilton scored 28 and Bob Sura added a season-high 13 for the Pistons, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Sura was the 24th player this season to get his highest point total against Atlanta.
Jason Terry and Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 20 apiece but couldn't stop the Hawks from losing for the ninth time in 10 games.
Going back a bit further, they're 6-17 in their past 23.
Grand finale
Wallace was 0-for-3 from the field but came through at the line after being fouled on a layup with 1:44 left and the score 81-81.
Only a 53 percent foul shooter, he swished both shots to give Detroit the lead for good.
Atlanta went to Abdur-Rahim on the next possession, but Wallace blocked his turnaround jumper and corralled the miss.
The Pistons worked the ball to Hamilton, who banked in shot from near the top of the key with Dion Glover's hand in his face.
The Pistons appeared to be cruising when Chauncey Billups hit a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to give them a 60-47 lead.
A night earlier in a loss to the New Orleans Hornets, coach Terry Stotts benched all of his starters for the remainder of the game after the Hawks fell way behind in the third quarter.
He stuck with them in this one, and they responded with a spirited quarter in which Terry outscored the entire Pistons team, 10-9.
The Hawks held Detroit to 4-for-21 shooting in the period, and a 3 by Terry gave them a 63-62 lead -- their first since the first quarter. A steal and layup by Terry completed a 20-4 run to make it 67-64 after three.
Atlanta took a six-point lead on jumper by Theo Ratliff, but the Pistons rallied to tie it at 71 on a jumper by Hamilton, setting up the frantic finish.
Notes
The Hawks wore retro uniforms from the 1970-71 team, and the bright green colors appeared to be popular in the third sellout crowd of the season. ... Sura's previous season-high was 10 . ... Atlanta starts a six-game road trip Tuesday night in Washington.