The Pistons needed overtime, but they got out of Chicago with an 85-84 win and also the Central Division title.

``That was a playoff game,'' Billups said. ``They came to play. We did too. People got their money's worth.''

The Pistons' division title gives them the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, behind only top-seeded Miami.

``It starts there. When you're on an elite team, that's where you start at. You want to control your own division,'' Billups said.