Wallace forces overtime; Pistons get victory

Rasheed Wallace forced overtime with a 60-foot buzzer-beater, then added another key 3-pouinter to help the Detroit Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets 113-109 on Monday night in Auburn Hills, Mich.

The short-handed Pistons needed a miracle just to get to the extra period – they trailed 98-95 with 1.5 seconds to play, and Denver only needed to put the ball into play at midcourt.

The inbounds pass, though, bounced off Allen Iverson and Tayshaun Prince, and Wallace threw up a desperation two-handed set shot that banked in as the buzzer sounded.

Heat 106, Hawks 89: At Miami, Shaquille O’Neal scored 22 points to pass Reggie Miller for 12th on the NBA’s career list and Miami finished off a four-game season sweep of Atlanta with a win.

O’Neal entered the night 10 points behind Miller’s total of 25,279 and passed the former Indiana sharpshooter with a free throw midway through the first half.

Celtics 95, Raptors 87: At Boston, Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Al Jefferson added 22 points and nine rebounds to help Boston snap a three-game losing streak with a win over Toronto.

The Celtics became the last team in the NBA with 10 home wins.

Magic 94, Knicks 89: At New York, Jameer Nelson made the tying and go-ahead 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, and Orlando beat New York, the Knicks’ season-high fourth straight loss.

Hedo Turkoglu also scored 18 points for the Magic.

Rockets 106, Bucks 87: At Houston, Tracy McGrady scored 22 points and had nine assists, and Houston won its sixth straight home game, beating Milwaukee.

Juwan Howard added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who are 9-3 since Yao Ming returned from a broken leg.

Bulls 100, Trail Blazers 89: At Chicago, Luol Deng scored a career-high 38 points, and Chicago won its third straight, beating Portland.

Portland rookie Brandon Roy left the Trail Blazers before the game to attend the birth of his first child in Seattle.

Jazz 103, Wizards 97: At Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer scored 16 of his career-high 41 points in the fourth quarter and added 16 rebounds to help Utah rally for a victory over Washington.

Gilbert Arenas scored 26 of his 32 points in the second half for Washington.

Suns 105, Grizzlies 87: At Phoenix, Raja Bell hit six 3-pointers and scored 29 points, Amare Stoudemire had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Phoenix defeated Memphis.

Stoudemire shot 11 of 16, hitting from both inside and outside.

Spurs 126, Warriors 89: At Oakland, Calif., Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Michael Finley matched his season high with 20 points and San Antonio routed Golden State.

Tim Duncan had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs.