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AUBURN HILLS -- You had the feeling it would take only one good punch to knock the Clippers down Monday.

They were playing the last of a seven-game, 12-day trip east without leading scorer Elton Brand (back spasms) in a building they hadn't tasted victory in since 2001.

Sure enough, the Pistons hit the Clippers with a 13-3 run to open a 17-point lead at the start of the third quarter and rode that to 92-74 romp.

Pistons run past weary Clippers