Wallace-led Pistons end skid

DETROIT - It was turn-back-the-clock day for Detroit's Ben Wallace.

The Pistons had 24 offensive rebounds, including 11 from the former Virginia Union standout, as Detroit ended a seven-game losing streak with a 94-88 win over Atlanta.

Wallace, 35, finished with 18 total rebounds and 10 points and looked like the player who has been named the NBA's defensive player of the year four times.

"Ben was phenomenal again today," said Detroit coach John Kuester, a former Benedictine standout. "It's amazing the level that he is still grabbing rebounds."

Rodney Stuckey had 23 points and eight assists, and rookie Jonas Jerebko added 11 rebounds and 10 points for the Pistons, who had a 30-10 advantage on second-chance points and a 53-27 rebounding advantage.

"Ben Wallace just outworked us today," said Atlanta's Josh Smith, who had 21 points and five blocks. "It was a lack of effort on our part. We have to know that Ben is going to do that. It's kind of discouraging, because we had all our guys, and we knew how many key guys they had out, and we were not able to get the win."

Other games

CELTICS 92, HEAT 85: Ray Allen delivered the big blow with a 3-pointer with 1:38 left, Kevin Garnett scored 24 points on 11-of-12 shooting, and visiting Boston rallied past Miami. Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who wasted an 11-point third-quarter lead and were down by five with 9 minutes left. Dwyane Wade scored 27 points for Miami, which has lost six of nine.

MAGIC 114, KNICKS 102: Rashard Lewis scored 13 of his season-high 26 points in the third quarter and Orlando won its sixth straight on the road. Dwight Howard had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Magic. Reserve Nate Robinson scored 24 points for the Knicks, who lost their fifth straight.

SUNS 113, RAPTORS 94: Steve Nash had 20 points and 16 assists, Jason Richardson scored 22 points, and visiting Phoenix won its fourth straight. Chris Bosh had 30 points and 17 rebounds for Toronto.

SPURS 97, 76ERS 89: Tim Duncan scored 22 points as San Antonio won its fifth straight win a win over visiting Philadelphia. Tony Parker added 16 points and the Spurs extended their longest winning streak since last December. Andre Iguodala had 21 points for the Sixers, who dropped their sixth straight.

ROCKETS 100, THUNDER 91: Aaron Brooks scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half, Carl Landry had 21 points and 10 rebounds after replacing injured Luis Scola and Houston won at Oklahoma City. Scola was lost 22 seconds into the game when he was poked in the right eye by Oklahoma City's Etan Thomas. Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead Oklahoma City.

CLIPPERS 98, GRIZZLIES 88: Eric Gordon scored 29 points as host Los Angeles rallied from a 20-point deficit to give coach Mike Dunleavy his 600th regular-season victory. Al Thornton scored seven of his 18 points in the final 2:26 for the Clippers, who held the Grizzlies to just 2-for-18 shooting in the fourth quarter. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 26 points.