Pistons coach Flip Saunders said his team is totally different than it was at this time last year because of a renewed focus.

Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton each scored 20 points, leading the Pistons to a 95-69 rout over Chicago in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Saturday night.

The Pistons are still kicking themselves for losing to Miami in the conference finals last year -- after winning the title in 2004 and coming just short of repeating -- and vowed to show how determined they are to at least get back to the NBA finals.