(Best E Casino) - The red-hot Detroit Pistons wrap up a five-game homestand, as they welcome the struggling Charlotte Bobcats today to The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Detroit has won seven in a row. Chauncey Billups scored all 17 of his points in the first quarter as the Pistons amassed a huge first half lead and downed the Portland Trail Blazers, 91-82, on Friday at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Rookie Rodney Stuckey added 13 points for Detroit, while Richard Hamilton and Amir Johnson both scored 10 points for the Pistons. Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace contributed nine points apiece in the victory.

The Pistons will visit All-Star Joe Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Detroit is 19-4 at home this season.

The Bobcats enter today's game on a five-game losing streak. On Friday, Jason Kidd notched his 12th triple-double of the season, scoring 19 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out 13 assists as the New Jersey Nets defeated Charlotte, 104-90, at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

Gerald Wallace scored 21 points for the Bobcats in his return to the lineup after missing the last two games with a right foot sprain. Emeka Okafor scored 10 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Charlotte, which has dropped eight of its last 10 games overall.

Charlotte, which has dropped four in a row as the visitor, is 4-17 on the road this season. The Bobcats return home to host the Lakers on Monday and the Hawks on Wednesday at Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

This is the final meeting of the season between the squads. The Pistons are 2-0 against the Bobcats this season, and have won three straight in the series. Charlotte has lost five of six contests at Detroit.