Hardaway had 14 points, including a clinching jumper with 17.2 seconds remaining, and Marbury had 23 points and eight assists. Keith Van Horn outplayed Ron Artest at small forward and had 20 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots, and Kurt Thomas added 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Artest had 19 points for the Pacers, who were coached by Thomas the past three seasons. Thomas was fired in August by new team president Larry Bird, and this was his former team's first time playing in his presence since it was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs last spring.
``It's not about me, it's about the players, and they played well tonight,'' Thomas said. ``I have a tremendous amount of respect for the Pacers, they're a great team.
Cavaliers 85, Pistons 82
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Carlos Boozer helped make up for LeBron James' poor shooting performance with 21 points and 15 rebounds, leading Cleveland over Detroit.
James shot 5-of-19 for 12 points.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 points and Jeff McInnis added 11 points for the Cavaliers, who have won seven of nine.
Chauncey Billups, who missed a 3-pointer just before the buzzer, had 19 points for the Pistons. Richard Hamilton had 18, Tayshaun Prince added 13 and Ben Wallace had 17 rebounds, five blocks and five points.
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