Jermaine O'Neal had 28 points and 15 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers snap the Detroit Pistons' 13-game winning streak Tuesday with an 81-69 victory.
"We are really developing into an amazing basketball team," said forward Scot Pollard, who contributed strong defense in 13 minutes.
The Pistons were trying for the longest winning streak in franchise history and the longest in the NBA this season. Instead, they were held to nine points in the first quarter and lost to their former coach, Rick Carlisle, for the third time this season.
"We had a long winning streak and it was great, but now it's over," Detroit's Ben Wallace said. "Now we just have to start another one."
Reggie Miller had 22 points in another strong performance for the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers, who have won five in a row and 12 out of 13.
Corliss Williamson led the Pistons with 17 points and Richard Hamilton added 15.
Celtics 86, Heat 84
In Miami, Paul Pierce scored 29 points as Boston rallied from a nine-point deficit in the final 5 1/2 minutes to beat Miami and snap a four-game losing streak.
Mark Blount's tip-in put Boston ahead 85-84 with 48 seconds to go. The Heat's Rafer Alston had a potential game-winning shot from 25 feet, but it glanced off the front of the rim at the buzzer.
Reserve Udonis Haslem scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds for Miami. Lamar Odom came within an assist of only the fourth triple-double in Heat history, finishing with 12 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists.
Pierce, who had shot 26 percent over the past three games, went 12-for-24 and added eight rebounds.
Cavaliers 99, SuperSonics 94
In Cleveland, Carlos Boozer matched a career-high with 32 points and added 20 rebounds as Cleveland beat Seattle to survive its first game without rookie LeBron James.
Boozer picked up the slack with the Cavaliers missing their top two scorers, James (sprained ankle) and center Zydrunas Ilgauskas (suspension), to help Cleveland sweep the season series with Seattle for the first time.
Tony Battie added 17 points, Dajuan Wagner had 14 and Kevin Ollie hit two big free throws down the stretch for the Cavs, who went 38-of-42 from the line.
The victory was the 300th for Paul Silas, making him the 46th NBA coach to reach that plateau.
Mavericks 106, Nets 93
In Dallas, Antoine Walker scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points to help Dallas continue its dominance over New Jersey.
The Mavs hit their midpoint of the season by winning a fifth straight game, their best thus far. This was the seventh straight time they've beaten the Nets, their longest current streak against any team.
Nowitzki scored 15 by halftime, then played the second half with his left wrist taped following a hard foul by Kenyon Martin. Michael Finley scored 18 and Steve Nash had 18.
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