AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Antonio McDyess was inspired by a loss to help the Detroit Pistons win a decisive playoff game.

As McDyess was arriving at The Palace, he was told his grandmother died.

Before the power forward left the arena, he scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons eliminated the Orlando Magic with a 91-86 victory Tuesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal.

"I'll definitely dedicate this win to her because she never missed a game," McDyess said of Beatrice Harris, 84. "She always called me, always talking about the game. She loved the Pistons.

"I'm just happy to have the opportunity to win this game on such an important day."

The Pistons were impressed with McDyess' performance, especially given the unfortunate news he heard before the game.

"He was the MVP of the game," said Richard Hamilton, who scored 31 points. "He did it all down the stretch."

The Pistons collectively made just enough shots and stops to overcome 36-percent shooting and a rookie filling in for an All-Star point guard.

Hamilton made all 16 of his free throws, including six in the final 20 seconds, and Tayshaun Prince added to his list of defensive highlights in the playoffs by blocking Hedo Turkoglu's dunk attempt to keep a three-point lead late in the game.

Detroit broke its own NBA record by making just three turnovers even though rookie Rodney Stuckey replaced Chauncey Billups, who missed his second straight game with a strained right hamstring.

"That speaks very well for them," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "And, it's very disappointing for us."

The Pistons became the first franchise to advance to six conference finals in a row since the Los Angeles Lakers went to eight straight in the 1980s.

"Now we expect to do this," Hamilton said. "We're supposed to be here."

The Pistons will have a break before facing the Boston Celtics or Cleveland Cavaliers, improving Billups' chances of getting healthy.

"It's good to get this over with," Detroit coach Flip Saunders said. "Now we get a chance to rest."

Detroit overcame awful shooting by making free throws, taking care of the ball and pestering the Magic.

The Pistons were 28-of-32 at the line and didn't turn the ball over once after the first quarter.

Orlando made just 16 of 28 free throws and had a playoff-high 21 turnovers, which turned into 34 points for Detroit.

"We just made too many mistakes, and they did what they were supposed to do," Jameer Nelson said.

To the Magic's credit, they didn't go away easily in their first trip to the second round since 1996 against a playoff-tested team that improved to 15-3 when it has a chance to advance since 2003.

Detroit led by 10 with 3:49 left, but clung to a 85-84 lead with just under a minute left after Turkoglu made back-to-back shots.

Each team won a rout in the series while Detroit took all three decided in the final minute.

"They didn't do anything that beat us, we just made too many mistakes," Turkoglu said.

Detroit minimized its miscues even with a player a year removed from starring at Eastern Washington.

Stuckey didn't have a turnover in 33 minutes and had 15 points, six assists and two steals.

"Just because I went to a small school doesn't mean nothing," Stuckey said. "I believe in myself when I step out there. This is why Joe (Dumars) drafted me."

Detroit selected the sturdy point guard with the 15th pick — acquired from Orlando for Darko Milicic — and he was good enough during an injury-stunted regular season to be named to the All-Rookie second team.

"He has a chance to be something very special in this league," Saunders said. "He never backs away."

Rasheed Wallace scored 14 and Prince added 10 points for the Pistons.

Turkoglu had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Magic. Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis and Nelson each had 14 points.

Nelson had guaranteed his team would extend the series with a win.

"We played them tough," Nelson said. "If there's anyone in their locker room who didn't think this was tough, they don't know what tough is."

Howard also had 17 rebounds and three blocks, but his night was marred by going 6-of-15 at the line.

"We played good basketball for three quarters and then we didn't get it done," Howard said.

Notes: The Pistons broke the NBA record for fewest turnovers, which they set May 9, 1991, against Boston and matched June 16, 2005, against San Antonio. ... With his 11th point, Hamilton broke Isiah Thomas' career playoff scoring record of 2,261 points and he did it in 110 games — one fewer than Thomas needed to set the mark. "That's a great honor because Isiah is Detroit basketball," Hamilton said. "To pass one of his records is crazy because I haven't been here that long."