Richard Hamilton scored 10 of his season-high 32 points during a torrid first quarter, then the Pistons showed their veteran moxie in the final minutes to hold off Seattle 107-103, dropping the SuperSonics to 0-7, their worst start ever.

"We had spurts of great basketball," Hamilton said. "Early in the season, it's really tough to put 48 minutes together. But I thought we did a great job."

The Pistons' experience was clearly evident in the first quarter and then in their execution in the final few minutes, after squandering a big first-half advantage.

Seattle trailed by as many as 23 in the first half, only to pull even at 99-all on Kurt Thomas' 15-footer with 2:32 left.

Detroit then produced in the final 2 minutes, while the young Sonics fumbled away an opportunity to get their first win.