AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Richard Hamilton went into the record book Thursday night with a bizarre distinction.
The Pistons swingman became the first player in league history to lead his team in scoring without making a field goal, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Hamilton, who had 14 points, missed all 10 of his shots from the floor, but made all 14 free throws in a 101-79 loss to the Grizzlies.
"It was just one of those nights," he said.
Hamilton wasn't the only one to have a rough outing. Memphis held the defending champions to 31.3 percent shooting, forced 23 turnovers and blocked 15 shots.
"I never thought I would have to coach effort," Pistons coach Larry Brown said. "I've never had to do that in my entire life, and this is the last group that I expected to have to do it with.
"Maybe a game like this will make us recognize how bad it is."
The Grizzlies reached .500 for the first time this season. They were 5-11 when they hired Mike Fratello on Dec.2 to replace the retired Hubie Brown.
WIZARDS 107, SONICS 96: As the Wizards huddled to celebrate their victory over Seattle, Gilbert Arenas had one thing on his mind - the fact that more people than usual were watching.
"We couldn't even break huddle," teammate Larry Hughes said. "We couldn't even discuss practice tomorrow or we had a good game or nothing. He was just talking about winning on TNT, winning on national TV."
The Wizards made the most of their first national TV appearance in 20 months, building a quick lead with balanced scoring.
"First time on television, we won," said Arenas, who scored 27.
SPURS 111, PACERS 98: Tim Duncan scored 27 and Tony Parker had 26 for the Spurs.
Manu Ginobili added 18 points for San Antonio, which improved to 8-0 at home against Eastern Conference teams and 16-1 overall at the SBC Center.
Jermaine O'Neal had 32 points and nine rebounds for Indiana, and Jamaal Tinsley finished with 18 points and eight assists.
It was the Spurs' seventh double-digit victory in eight games.
