Pistons end Cavs' win streak

Iverson, Wallace lead Detroit past Cleveland, which had won eight straight

The Allen Iverson-led Detroit Pistons have cooled off two of the NBA's best teams in less than a week.

Iverson had 23 points and Rasheed Wallace added 21, leading a fourth-quarter surge that gave the host Pistons a 96-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

LeBron James had led Cleveland to an eight-game winning streak -- the longest in the NBA -- but he made just eight of 21 shots and scored 25 points.

The Pistons handed the Los Angeles Lakers their only defeat, beating them 106-95 Friday night on the road. The Cavs (9-3) are a half-game ahead of the Pistons (8-3) in the Central Division.

ALSO WEDNESDAY

RAPTORS 101, HEAT 95: Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 25 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 16 points and 17 rebounds, and visiting Toronto overcame a huge night by Dwyane Wade.

Anthony Parker scored 19 points, and Chris Bosh added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who blew a 17-point, late-third-quarter lead but ultimately scrambled to beat Miami for the second time in four days.

Wade had season highs of 40 points and 11 assists for Miami, his fifth time scoring 30 or better in his last nine outings.

TIMBERWOLVES 102, 76ERS 96: Al Jefferson scored six of his 25 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes to help host Minnesota snap an eight-game losing streak.

Craig Smith scored a season-high 21 points and matched a career best with five assists, and Mike Miller had 10 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Wolves, who won for the first time since the season-opener against Sacramento.

Elton Brand had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia.

MAVERICKS 96, ROCKETS 86: Jason Terry scored 31 points, and Dirk Nowitzki added 24 points and 12 rebounds for visiting Dallas.

Josh Howard, the Mavs' second-leading scorer, was inactive because of a left ankle injury, while Yao Ming, Houston's top scorer, sat out because of a sore left foot.

Jason Kidd had eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Mavs, who've won three in a row and 11 of the last 14 meetings with their in-state division rivals. Tracy McGrady scored 16 points for the Rockets.

KINGS 105, HORNETS 96: John Salmons scored 29 points and Bobby Jackson had all eight of his points in the final 5:10 for visiting Sacramento.

Sacramento played without leading scorer Kevin Martin, who missed his sixth consecutive game because of a sprained ankle, and starting forward Mikki Moore.

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 20 points and 15 assists.

CLIPPERS 108, THUNDER 88: Cuttino Mobley scored 12 of his season-high 23 points for visiting Los Angeles during a 23-4 third-quarter run.

Mobley added a career-high seven steals, and Chris Kaman scored a season-high 25 points and added 14 rebounds for Los Angeles (2-9). Kevin Durant had 18 points for the Thunder (1-11).

HAWKS 91, WIZARDS 87: Marvin Williams hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to help host Atlanta snap a four-game losing streak.

Willams had 21 points and matched his career high with 14 rebounds, while Mike Bibby led the Hawks with 25 points.

Caron Butler had 32 points for Washington.

NUGGETS 91, SPURS 81: Chauncey Billups scored 22 points, Carmelo Anthony added 21 and surging Denver cruised to the victory over injury-riddled host San Antonio.

Kenyon Martin added 18 points and Nene had 16 to round out a balanced attack by the Nuggets (8-4), who have won four straight and seven of eight. Denver improved to 5-1 since Billups joined the lineup following a blockbuster trade that sent Allen Iverson to Detroit.

The Nuggets also played strong defense, holding Tim Duncan to 12 points while snapping San Antonio's three-game winning streak.

LATE TUESDAY

NUGGETS 114, BUCKS 105: Linas Kleiza scored 25 points, Carmelo Anthony had 17 and host Denver whipped Milwaukee.

The Bucks, who got 25 points from Charlie Bell, played their eighth straight game without star Michael Redd (ankle).

LAKERS 116, BULLS 109: Pau Gasol scored 24 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the host Lakers rebounded from their first setback of the season with a victory over the Bulls.

Derrick Rose led Chicago (5-6) with 25 points and nine assists.

WARRIORS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 106: Stephen Jackson scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and the host Warriors overcame Greg Oden's 22 points and 10 rebounds in a victory over the Trail Blazers.

Anthony Morrow followed up his 37-point performance three days earlier with 25 points for Golden State.