Detroit guard Richard Hamilton knew he was in trouble when he felt a pull in his troublesome left groin during Friday night's win over Oklahoma City.

He played through it but missed the entire fourth quarter and a day of treatment on the trouble spot; he was unable to play against Milwaukee on Saturday.

"I don't want to miss any games at all, especially at this time when we're all trying to find a rhythm," Hamilton said.

Hamilton originally injured the groin on Dec. 21 at Atlanta but played the next two games.

"It was kind of crazy because the next night A.I. got the same thing. But I kept playing through it," Hamilton said. "The first half of last night I felt (it) pull again. That's when I knew I was in trouble, and I was just hopeful I could keep on trying and keep playing ... maybe it will get better."