Pistons top Cavaliers
![Cleveland's LeBron James drives between Detroit's Rasheed Wallace and Ben Wallace during the second quarter.
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Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points and Richard Hamilton added 22 to help the Detroit Pistons to a 84-72 win Monday night, their sixth straight and second in two days against Cleveland.
Wallace made four 3-pointers, a night after he split open Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ head with an elbow.
LeBron James led Cleveland with 26 points and Ilgauskas, playing with five stitches in his head, scored 18.
Hawks 104, Nets 102 (OT): Al Harrington scored 22 points, Josh Smith had 19 and Atlanta held on for an overtime win over visiting New Jersey.
Vince Carter attempted a long 3-pointer in the final seconds of overtime but it rimmed out and Nenad Krstic also missed a follow attempt for the Atlantic Division-leading Nets.
Heat 101, Raptors 94: Dwyane Wade was 15-for-19 from the field and scored 32 points, helping host Miami extend its season-best winning streak to six games with a victory over Toronto.
Shaquille O’Neal added 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who shot a season-high 60 percent. They were only 10-for-25 from the line, including 5-for-15 by O’Neal.
Bucks 110, Nuggets 89: Michael Redd had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Charlie Bell added 17 points in Milwaukee’s victory at Denver.
Andrew Bogut and Jamaal Magloire scored 16 points apiece for the Bucks, who ended a six-game losing streak against the Nuggets.
Spurs 121, Knicks 93: Michael Finley scored 22 points in 22 minutes to lead host San Antonio to a past New York.
Finley made all eight of his shots, including a season-high five 3-pointers for the Spurs, who shot a season-best 62.5 percent from the field.
Mavericks 104, 76ers 92: Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and 13 rebounds despite missing most of the third quarter with a sprained ankle and Dallas beat visiting Philadelphia for its 19th victory in their last 20 games.
Clippers 95, Bobcats 87: Elton Brand had 35 points and 10 rebounds, Sam Cassell added 18 points and the host Clippers beat the Bobcats.
The Clippers won their second straight after a five-game losing streak.
Suns 111, Rockets 94: Shawn Marion scored 23 of his 30 points in the second half and also had 18 rebounds to help visiting Phoenix win its seventh straight over Houston.
Marion has scored 30 points or more in all games since the All-Star break.
Kings 115, Blazers 91: Kevin Martin matched his season high with 25 points to help host Sacramento beat Portland.
Brad Miller had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Kings, who won their 10th straight at home.
Grizzlies 108, Wizards 98: Pau Gasol scored a career-high 39 points and Memphis shot 58.8 percent in its victory over visiting Washington.
Jazz 117, Warriors 108 (OT): Matt Harpring scored 28 points and Carlos Boozer led all players with 19 rebounds to lead visiting Utah past Golden State.
Jason Richardson led the Warriors with 35 points.
Around the league
Phoenix Suns president and general manager Bryan Colangelo resigned Mand is expected to join the Toronto Raptors as president and general manager today. … Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace was fined $5,000 by the NBA for elbowing Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas in Sunday’s game. … Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett was fined $5,000 by the NBA for throwing a basketball into the stands in a win over Memphis. Ricky Davis was also fined $5,000 by the NBA for kicking a basketball into the stands in a loss to Denver on Friday.