Pistons stop Suns
Chauncey Billups scored nine of his 32 points in overtime, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Phoenix Suns 110-105 Monday night.
Phoenix entered with a seven-game winning streak, but lost to the Pistons for the second time in a month. The Pistons were missing All-Star guard Richard Hamilton (hip) and backup Juan Dixon (calf), which meant Lindsey Hunter played for the first time since Jan. 10.
Billups’ three-point play gave the Pistons a 107-105 lead with 1:01 left in overtime.
Suns point guard Steve Nash missed a shot and Shaquille O’Neal fouled Antonio McDyess on the rebound. McDyess hit both free throws to give the Pistons a four-point advantage.
Rasheed Wallace blocked Amare Stoudemire’s shot and the Pistons put the game away from the free-throw line.
Wallace had 23 points and nine rebounds for Detroit, while Stoudemire led Phoenix with 33.
Heat 78, Bucks 73: At Miami, Chris Quinn, filling in for an injured Jason Williams, scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Heat past Milwaukee.
Quinn was a late insertion into the starting lineup for Williams, who’ll be sidelined a week with a right thumb injury that required a hard cast.
Michael Redd scored 24 points to lead the Bucks.
76ers 95, Celtics 90: At Boston, Andre Iguodala scored 28 points, including 10 in a row during a 19-0 fourth-quarter run, as Philadelphia rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat the Celtics.
Eddie House’s 3-pointer gave Boston an 80-69 lead with 8:20 to play, but the Celtics couldn’t score until Paul Pierce hit one of two free throws with 1:38 left. By that time, the Sixers were on their way to their ninth victory in 11 games and their 18th in 23 tries.
Nets 106, Knicks 91: At New York, Vince Carter scored 27 points, Richard Jefferson added 26 and New Jersey earned a victory over the Knicks.
The Nets beat their cross-Hudson rivals for the first time this season after three losses.
Nenad Krstic added 22 points for New Jersey.
Jefferson scored 21 of his points in the first half as the Nets took a 56-45 lead into the break.
Nuggets 120, Grizzlies 106: At Memphis, Allen Iverson had 26 points and seven assists, while Carmelo Anthony finished with 23 points as Denver defeated the Grizzlies.
J.R. Smith led the Nuggets, scoring 25 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, as Denver stretched the lead to as many as 22 in winning its third straight. Smith was 8 of 10 in the period, including seven outside the arc.
Rockets 108, Kings 100: At Houston, Rafer Alston scored 28 points and Tracy McGrady added 17 as the Rockets beat Sacramento to give coach Rick Adelman his 800th career victory.
Adelman, who won 395 games coaching the Kings from 1998-2006, became the 13th coach to reach the milestone. He’s one of six active coaches with 800 wins, joining Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, Jerry Sloan, Don Nelson and George Karl.
Lakers 123, Warriors 119 (OT): At Oakland, Calif., Lamar Odom made the go-ahead layup with 9 seconds left in overtime, and Los Angeles shook off Golden State’s frantic regulation rally to hang on for a victory.
Kobe Bryant scored 23 of his 30 points after halftime, while Odom finished with 23 points and 21 rebounds.
Off the court
Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki met with reporters for about 10 minutes to discuss the leg injury he sustained the previous day. He said he feels fortunate it’s only a moderate high-ankle sprain and a mildly sprained knee and he hopes to be back in a week or two. … The San Antonio Spurs re-signed guard Brent Barry, a month after trading him to Seattle. … Donnie Walsh‘s career with the Indiana Pacers will end after this season, giving the operation of the troubled franchise a single voice under Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird.