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Pistons 92, Mavericks 91 Auburn Hills, Mich.

Terry Mills scored seven of his 15 points in the final 6 minutes, including the go-ahead basket as Detroit edged Dallas.

Dallas (91) - McCloud 5-14 1-2 13, Jackson 10-18 2-3 28, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Kidd 6-23 1-2 15, Dumas 4-16 4-4 12, Brooks 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 7-10 2-2 19, Wood 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-90 10-13 91.

Detroit (92) - Hill 7-19 4-9 18, Thorpe 8-12 4-5 20, Reid 3-6 0-0 6, Dumars 3-9 1-1 10, Houston 4-16 8-8 17, Curry 1-3 1-2 3, Mills 7-11 1-1 15, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Ratliff 1-4 1-2 3, Roe 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-80 20-28 92.

Dallas 21 27 22 21 - 91 Detroit 23 20 36 13 - 92

3-Point goals-Dallas 13-31 (Jackson 6-8, Harris 3-4, McCloud 2-6, Kidd 2-7, Wood 0-1, Dumas 0-5), Detroit 4-16 (Dumars 3-6, Houston 1-8, Curry 0-1, Mills 0-1). Fouled out- Wood. Rebounds-Dallas 49 (Williams 14), Detroit 64 (Hill 17). Assists-Dallas 22 (Kidd 8), Detroit 18 (Hill 6). Total fouls- Dallas 22, Detroit 17. Technicals-Dallas illegal defense, Detroit illegal defense. A-21,454 (21,454).

Nuggets 102, Warriors 88 Denver

Bryant Stith scored a season-high 27 points and Dale Ellis had 20 as Denver defeated Golden State.

Golden State (88) - Kersey 6-11 0-0 12, Smith 5-17 3-4 13, Seikaly 1-5 0-0 2, Armstrong 4-14 1-3 9, Sprewell 7-18 5-8 19, Marshall 2-4 0-0 6, Willis 5-10 3-4 13, Coles 4-8 1-1 9, Barry 1-1 2-2 5, DeClercq 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 35-88 15-24 88.

Denver (102) - L.Ellis 4-8 0-0 8, McDyess 5-12 3-4 13, Mutombo 5-6 2-2 12, Rose 6-9 4-5 16, Stith 8-16 10-11 27, D.Ellis 6-12 4-4 20, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Overton 0-4 0-0 0, Hammonds 1-2 0-0 2, Fish 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-73 23-26 102.

Golden State 20 22 25 21 - 88 Denver 25 30 18 29 - 102

3-Point goals-Golden State 3-12 (Marshall 2-3, Barry 1-1, Smith 0-1, Armstrong 0-2, Coles 0-2, Sprewell 0-3), Denver 5-11 (D.Ellis 4-4, Stith 1-3, L.Ellis 0-1, Williams 0-1, Overton 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Golden State 44 (Kersey, Smith, Marshall 6), Denver 57 (L.Ellis 16). Assists-Golden State 16 (Coles 5), Denver 25 (Rose 9). Total fouls-Golden State 23, Denver 23. Technicals-Sprewell, Golden State coach Adelman, Coles, Golden State illegal defense 2. A-17,171 (17,171).