Auburn Hills, MI (My Sportsbook) - Two teams riding two-game winning streaks face off at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday when the Seattle SuperSonics take on the Detroit Pistons.

The Sonics improved to 2-1 on their five-game road trip with a 91-79 victory at Toronto on Friday. Gary Payton delivered 21 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead Seattle.

Desmond Mason contributed 14 points and eight rebounds for the SuperSonics, who have won consecutive games for the first time since taking four in a row in mid-November.

Vladimir Radmanovic chipped in with 15 points and Predrag Drobnjak added 12 to help Seattle secure its third win in four games. Rashard Lewis registered 12 points and seven rebounds for the Sonics.

Seattle improved to 8-6 overall on the road this season and 6-6 against the Eastern Conference.

The Pistons claimed their second straight victory on Thursday by holding off the Bulls in Chicago, 86-76.

Chauncey Billups scored 21 points and Richard Hamilton contributed 20 points and nine assists the lead the Pistons. Corliss Williamson added 14 points and Ben Wallace pulled down 21 rebounds for Detroit.

ClClifford Robinson chipped in 11 points and five assists for the Pistons. ifford Robinson chipped in 11 points and five assists for the Pistons.

After falling behind by two midway through the fourth, Detroit responded with a 10-2 burst, highlighted by Billups' three-pointer, to regain a six-point advantage with three minutes left. Billups drained another three-point shot with 1:07 remaining to make it 81-74.

Detroit is 8-2 at home this season and 6-3 against Western Conference opponents.

Seattle snapped a six-game series losing streak by claiming last year's final meeting with Detroit. The Sonics have still lost four straight in Auburn Hills and 15 of their last 19.