Jamison led four players in double figures with 24 points as the Golden State Warriors handed the Pistons their fourth straight road loss, 101-88.
Detroit began its five-game trip with a 14-6 mark, the best in the Eastern Conference. But it has lost the first three games, its longest losing streak of the season.
"We've got to get back in believing again that we're a really good team and we've got to come out and impose our will," Detroit guard Jerry Stackhouse said. "We haven't imposed our will on anybody. We kinda floated in the Clipper game and last night (against Sacramento) we floated up and down and stayed in the game, but tonight we were out of sync."
 Two former Tar Heels, Antawn Jamison and Jerry Stackhouse, meet again. Rocky Widner NBAE/Getty Images |
"I was pleased with the guys' effort tonight," Winters said. "I told the guys before the game if we want to learn how to become a winning basketball team, then we have to beat the teams that come to our home. If somebody comes in and just plays better, then I can live with that, but if you want to win in the NBA then it starts at home."
"He's brought a lot of energy to this team," Richardson said. "The practices have picked up, and our level of intensity in the games have picked up. He's a heck of a coach."
The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a 68-63 lead and reserve Chris Mills and Bobby Sura combined to score the first seven points of the period in 74 seconds, giving Golden State its biggest advantage of the game. The Pistons never got within single digits thereafter.
Golden State led by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter and won for just the second time in its last seven games.
Stackhouse scored 21 points but made just 9-of-23 shots for the Pistons. Clifford Robinson added 12 but was just 5-of-17. Ben Wallace had 10 points and 15 rebounds.
The Warriors outrebounded the Pistons, 46-35, the 22nd time in 26 games they have won the battle of the boards.
"We really came through on the defensive end," Jamison said. "Our offense is going to take care of itself. We're trying to go out there and (be) physical defensively. We played a physical team out there tonight and that's what we're going to have to do."
The Pistons had won nine of their last 10 games against the Warriors, including four of five at Golden State.
"We want the teams that come in here to know they have to play," Jamison said. "The coaching staff emphasized making this our comfort zone and making it tough for teams to come in here and get a victory."
In a back-and-forth first half, Detroit led after one period, 27-23, but Golden State took a six-point edge, 51-45, at halftime, shooting 54 percent (20-of-37).
"They shot 54 percent in the first half and if you're going to give up those kinds of numbers, you're never going to win in this league," Detroit coach Rick Carlisle said.
Warriors center Erick Dampier left the game at 6:22 of the third quarter with a strained hamstring and did not return. Dampier had five points, five rebounds and five blocks.
"We'll be all right," Stackhouse said. "With the guys a little banged up, we'll get tomorrow off to get a chance to get healthy and try to create a dogfight with Portland. It seems every team we face has some issues going on and now we're going to Portland where they keep issues. So it doesn't get any easier. We've got to try and weather the storm."
"I told this team the first time I spoke to them, we're not going to get too high when we're winning and we have to be careful about getting too down or panic when we're losing," Carlisle said. "In this situation you're never as far away as you think and right now the difference is an 8-to-10 percent effort level on the defensive end."