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In the third quarter Wednesday, Richard Hamilton missed a lay-up he has made probably tens of thousands of times.

And when the rebound hung in the perfect spot for Tayshaun Prince to surely slam in home, the ball slipped through his hands.

The Pistons couldn't make easy shots -- let alone hard shots, contested shots, rushed shots or anything with a degree of difficulty. So the road-weary San Antonio Spurs took it to them with a 90-81 victory at the Palace, ending the Pistons' seven-game win streak.

Pistons lack fundamentals, end seven-game win streak