Richard Hamilton scored 10 of his 23 points in the final quarter as the Detroit Pistons had a dominant fourth and eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers 88-78 Tuesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series.

``We just didn't want to let this game slip away,'' Hamilton said. ``The fourth quarter we always say is our quarter.''

Detroit trailed for much of the game, but went ahead 62-61 when Tayshaun Prince made the first basket of the fourth quarter. An 8-0 run gave the Pistons an 80-69 lead with 4:48 left.

``They seem to flip a switch and turn it up on offense and defense,'' Sixers coach Jim O'Brien said. ``Championship teams can do that.''