After trailing 90-72 with 8:16 remaining, Orlando went on a 14-2 run featuring three 3-pointers and 11 points by Tracy McGrady. But the Magic got no closer as Pierce scored four straight points to make it 96-86.
McGrady scored 28 points to lead Orlando, which has lost six straight on the road. He had 14 points in the fourth quarter. Keith Bogans added a career-high 18 points.
Chris Mihm made his first start for Boston since being acquired 12 games ago and had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Raptors 75, Cavaliers 69
In Toronto, Vince Carter scored 11 of his 14 points in the final eight minutes, including a clinching windmill dunk with 21 seconds left as Toronto downed Cleveland.
Carter was 1-for-12 from the field and hadn't scored since the first quarter before putting Toronto ahead on a 3-pointer with 7:34 remaining.
After LeBron James missed a jump shot with less than a minute left, Alvin Williams grabbed the rebound and found Carter downcourt for a dunk that gave Toronto a 73-67 lead.
James had 21 points and five assists but shot 2-for-8 with no assists in the fourth quarter.
Pistons 85, Rockets 66
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Richard Hamilton scored 16 points as Detroit held Houston to its lowest point total while extending its NBA record of holding teams under 100 points to 38 straight games.
The Pistons won their seventh straight game, their longest winning streak in nearly 12 years, and the longest current streak in the league. They have won five straight against Western Conference teams.
Detroit's Tayshaun Prince scored 13, Mehmet Okur had 10 and reserve Chucky Atkins added 11. Ben Wallace, the reigning NBA player of the week, had nine points, 15 rebounds and three blocks.
The Pistons scored 12 consecutive points midway through the second quarter to build a double-digit lead they had no trouble padding and maintaining.
Heat 102, Bulls 95
In Miami, Eddie Jones scored 27 points and Lamar Odom added 25 as Miami, coming off its lowest-scoring game of the season, held off Chicago.
The Heat, who lost 87-65 to Indiana on Monday, topped the 100-point mark for the fifth time and won for the sixth time in nine games.
Bulls rookie Ronald Dupree was impressive in his NBA debut, scoring a team-high 18 points.
The Heat led 76-70 entering the fourth quarter and kept at least a three-point lead the rest of the way. Dupree's free throws pulled the Bulls to 97-93, but Jones knocked down a pair of foul shots to provide a six-point lead with 23 seconds to go.
Bucks 95, Suns 87
In Milwaukee, Michael Redd scored 23 points, including 13 in the third quarter, as Milwaukee beat Phoenix to extend its winning streak to a season-high four games.
Desmond Mason scored 17 points, Joe Smith had 14 and T.J. Ford 11 for Milwaukee.
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