AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -Rasheed Wallace had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 100-95 win over Miami on Wednesday night, a few hours after the Heat traded Shaquille O’Neal.
The Heat sent O’Neal, who won his fourth title in Miami two years ago, to Phoenix for four-time All-Star Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.
If the Heat were down emotionally about the deal, which was announced within hours of tipoff, they didn’t show it. Miami led 22-18 after the first quarter and despite trailing by 11 after the third, the short-handed team did not give up.
Dwayne Wade, who had 30 points and 12 assists, pulled the Heat within a point with just under 3 minutes left and he set up Ricky Davis’ 3-pointer to make it 94-92 with 21.5 seconds left.
Richard Hamilton and Chauncey Billups made enough free throws on the next three possessions to seal the win for the Pistons, who have won sixth straight.
Miami, the NBA’s only team without 10 wins, has lost five in a row and 20 of 21.
Celtics 111, Clippers 100
a career-high 24 points to go with eight assists and five rebounds, coming back from a flagrant foul that knocked him to the floor to lead the Celtics.
A night after losing by one point to Cleveland, the Celtics avoided a losing streak despite missing All-Star Kevin Garnett for the fifth straight game. The rest of Boston’s starters got some time off, too, sitting out all but the final minute of the fourth quarter while the reserves handled the Pacific Division-trailing Clippers.
Ray Allen scored 19 and Paul Pierce had 15, with reserve Leon Powe adding 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Corey Maggette had 33 points and eight rebounds and sub Cuttino Mobley scored 16 for the Clippers, who beat the New York Knicks on Monday night to snap a nine-game road losing streak.
Magic 100, Nets 84
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Dwight Howard had 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic avenged a one-point loss to the New Jersey Nets last month.
Vince Carter led the Nets with 18 points, while Jason Kidd had 13 points and seven assists.
Six Magic players scored in double figures. Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis both scored 19, and Keyon Dooling, Brian Cook and Jameer Nelson each added 11.
lost 13 of their last 16, and three straight by double digits.
Hawks 98, Lakers 95
ATLANTA (AP) – Joe Johnson scored 28 points, including four free throws in the final 23 seconds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
With Atlanta leading 95-93, Bryant was called for a turnover with 8 seconds left. Bryant, pressured by Johnson, lost control of the ball and was called for over-and-back when he regained possession past the midcourt line.
Bryant and the Lakers argued that Johnson hit the ball.
Josh Smith, who had 17 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and five blocks, hit one of two free throws with 7.1 seconds left to push the lead to three points. Sasha Vujacic answered with a layup for the Lakers with 3.7 seconds left.
The Lakers quickly fouled Johnson, who made two free throws, and Derek Fisher missed a last-second 3-pointer.
Hawks rookie center Al Horford had 15 points and a career-high 20 rebounds. Lamar Odom led the Lakers with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Spurs 85, Wizards 77
WASHINGTON (AP) – Robert Horry got the San Antonio Spurs in gear after a lackluster 2 1/2 quarters, scoring seven of his season-high nine points in the 17-4 spurt that gave his team the lead for good.
Tim Duncan had 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and Fabricio Oberto had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who are 3-2 on their nine-game rodeo road trip and improved to .500 (11-11) on the road this season.
Antawn Jamison scored 18 points, and Andray Blatche had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the Wizards, who have lost five straight. Washington again played without All-Star forward Caron Butler, who sat out for the fourth time in six games because of a strained left hip flexor.
Pacers 103, Knicks 100
NEW YORK (AP) – Kareem Rush scored 24 points, and the Indiana Pacers used a strong defensive effort in the fourth quarter to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Mike Dunleavy added 17 points and Danny Granger had 16 for the Pacers, who held the Knicks to three field goals in the final 8 1/2 minutes, an impressive turnaround after they surrendered 116 points against San Antonio on Tuesday in their most lopsided loss of the season.
Marquis Daniels had a strong final quarter and finished with 13 points in Indiana’s franchise-best third straight victory in New York.
Zach Randolph scored 26 points for the Knicks, who dropped their seventh straight.
Hornets 132, Suns 130, 2OT
PHOENIX (AP) – Peja Stojakovic sank a 22-footer at the buzzer to give the New Orleans Hornets a double-overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns.
The win made the Hornets 3-0 against the Suns this season, with two of the victories in Phoenix.
Chris Paul scored 42, one off his career high, but had only two after regulation for New Orleans. Jannero Pargo scored 12 of his 22 points in the two overtimes. Stojakovic added 26 points and David West 21 and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who were without Tyson Chandler because of the flu.
Amare Stoudemire had 26 points and a season-best 20 rebounds for Phoenix. Steve Nash had 32 points and 12 assists, but committed 10 of the Suns’ 20 turnovers.
The thriller came at the end of a monumental day for the Suns franchise. They acquired Shaquille O’Neal in a trade that sent Marion and Marcus Banks to Miami. O’Neal watched the game from a suite at US Airways Center.
Jazz 118, Nuggets 115, OT
DENVER (AP) – Kyle Korver’s 27 points, including four free throws in the final 19 seconds of overtime, sent the Utah Jazz to their 10th straight win.
Korver’s two free throws with 19.3 seconds remaining gave the Jazz a 116-115 lead, and after a timeout, Allen Iverson, who scored 34 points, was short on a jumper from the left corner with 5 seconds left.
Korver got the rebound, drew the foul and sank two more free throws.
was short on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Utah improved to 16-2 since acquiring Korver from the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 29, surging past Denver and Portland and into the lead in the Northwest Division.
Deron Williams led the Jazz with 29 points, including a 3-pointer with 17.8 seconds left in regulation that tied it at 106.
Mavericks 107, Bucks 96
DALLAS (AP) – Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks stretched their home winning streak to eight games.
Nowitzki, the defending league MVP, consistently passed out of double-teams to open teammates as he registered his first career game with double-digit assists. Dallas’ last triple-double was by Antoine Walker on Jan. 14, 2004, against Philadelphia with 11 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists.
Jason Terry added 23 points off the bench, and Josh Howard had 17 points for Dallas to help offset a season-high 36 points by Milwaukee’s Mo Williams, including 28 in the first half.
Trail Blazers 100, Bulls 97
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Brandon Roy scored 28 points and the Portland Trail Blazers held off the short-handed Chicago Bulls.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 13 points in the second half.
Chicago threatened in the final minutes, and Nocioni’s 3-pointer closed it to 98-97 with 0.8 seconds left, but officials had to rule whether Chris Duhon’s foul on Roy came before the buzzer.
The officials added 0.5 seconds to the clock, Roy went to the foul line and made both of his shots for the final margin.
Nocioni also had 22 points for the Bulls.
SuperSonics 105, Kings 92
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Earl Watson had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double for Seattle.
Ahead by eight points after three quarters, the Sonics scored the first 13 points of the fourth to take a 21-point lead. Scoreless through three quarters, Johan Petro scored nine straight points in the run that helped Seattle go ahead 94-73 with 8:06 remaining.
Kevin Durant scored 17 points, Chris Wilcox had 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Nick Collison and Kurt Thomas each had 13 points.
Ron Artest scored 20 points for the Kings, who had their season-best four-game winning streak snapped.
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