Orlando, FL (My Sportsbook) - Chauncey Billups poured in a career-high 40 points to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 103-88 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at TD Waterhouse Centre.

Richard Hamilton added 22 points for Detroit, which has now staved off elimination in two consecutive games and tied the best-of-seven series at three games apiece. Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

"When we got down 3-1, what we talked about was having the opportunity to come down here and get back home court advantage," said Detroit head coach Rick Carlisle. "A lot of teams down 3-1 don't have the desire to do that and I really give our guys a lot of credit. They dug in. They knew this was a deep hole, but not an impossible one. All we wanted to do was give ourselves a chance. We've done that, but we haven't accomplished anything yet until we walk off there Sunday with a win. That's the only thing that matters."

The Pistons also easily won Game 5 by a 98-67 score.

Ben Wallace posted 20 points and 17 rebounds for top-seeded Detroit, which snapped a 12-game playoff road losing streak and will try and become just the seventh team to win a series after trailing 3-1.

"Chauncey stepped up big for us," said Wallace. "He definitely carried this team and when he comes to play like that it's tough to stop him. You have to pay so much attention to him that it allows everybody else to get their game off."

Tracy McGrady scored 37 points and hauled in 11 rebounds for Orlando. Drew Gooden netted 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the eighth-seeded Magic, who have not advanced to the second round of the playoffs since 1996 when the club lost to Chicago in the Eastern Conference finals.

"Well, it's down to one game now and the team that wins moves on and the team that loses either way is going to feel like they've lost a golden opportunity," said Orlando head coach Doc Rivers. "Being up 3-1 and losing two games is very difficult for our team. Compared to the last game I thought tonight's game we came out to play. I don't think we played as smart or as well as we've played in the past. I thought this was the first game we acted young a little bit and got frustrated and they took advantage of it."

McGrady's three-pointer off the glass with 7:53 left in the first quarter gave Orlando an early 11-5 lead, but the Pistons responded with seven straight points to claim a one-point advantage. Detroit later increased the gap to six at 21-15 on two Wallace free throws and led 30-21 after one period.

Billups provided a huge first-quarter spark for the Pistons, as he scored 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 5-of-5 from three-point range.

Detroit stretched its cushion to 34-22 on Hamilton's turnaround jumper just over two minutes into the second stanza. The Magic later cut the lead in half at 38-32 on McGrady's jumper with 5:50 left in the second quarter. Orlando trimmed the deficit to three late in the period, but trailed 54-45 at the intermission.

Billups led all scorers with 26 first-half points as Detroit made 43.9 percent of its shots. McGrady scored 22 points to pace the Magic, who shot just 37.5 percent from the floor in the opening 24 minutes.

"Shooters shoot," said Billups, who beat his previous scoring high by four. "I'm just continuing to stay aggressive."

The Pistons widened their lead to 81-57 on Hamilton's jump shot with just under four minutes left in the third quarter. McGrady brought Orlando within nine on his three-point play later in the frame, but the Detroit advantage was 77-66 after 36 minutes.

Orlando cut the deficit to 81-74 on Pat Garrity's three-pointer with 7:16 left in the fourth, but the lead later grew back to double-digits at 87-76 on Wallace's stickback with 4:22 remaining. The Magic never seriously threatened again the rest of the game and could only get as close as eight points.

Detroit was able to seal the victory by knocking down nine free throws in the final four minutes.