Auburn Hills, MI (Best E Casino) - Richard Hamilton scored 31 points, and Tayshaun Prince came up with a crucial block in the closing seconds, as the Pistons moved into the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year by holding on for a 91-86 victory over the Orlando Magic.

The Pistons, who won the semifinal series by a 4-1 margin, will face either Boston or Cleveland in the next round. The Celtics and Cavaliers are even with Game 5 scheduled for Wednesday in Boston.

Antonio McDyess scored eight of his 17 points during a huge run in the fourth quarter and totaled 11 rebounds for Detroit, which is the first team since the 1984-89 Los Angeles Lakers to reach six straight conference finals.

Hamilton went just 7-of-20 from the field, but hit all 16 of his foul shots and had four steals as the Pistons forced 21 turnovers and had just three, with all of them coming in the first quarter. Hamilton (2,280) moved past Isiah Thomas (2,261) as the Pistons' all-time leading playoff scorer.

The Pistons won despite playing without guard Chauncey Billups, who missed his second straight contest due to a strained right hamstring. Rodney Stuckey, Billups' replacement, had 15 points and six assists.

Rasheed Wallace contributed 14 points, while Prince had 10 for Detroit, which won despite shooting 36.1 percent from the field.

Hedo Turkoglu scored 18 for the Magic, while Dwight Howard ended with 14 points and 17 rebounds. Rashard Lewis and Jameer Nelson also had 14 points apiece.

A pair of Turkoglu baskets cut Orlando's deficit to 85-84 inside of minute left. Wallace then missed a shot from the left side, but Turkoglu knocked the ball out of bounds with 20.9 seconds left.

Hamilton made two free throws a second later, and Turkoglu then drove the lane for a jam, but Prince pinned the ball against the backboard and rim. Hamilton made four more foul shots in the closing 12.7 seconds to seal Detroit's win.