Rasheed Wallace scored 25 points and Tayshaun Prince had 22 for the Pistons.
Detroit was without Richard Hamilton, who was out with a sprained left ankle.
Nets 98, Pacers 91
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Vince Carter scored 33 points to give New Jersey the win over Indiana and its longest winning streak of the season.
Rookie center Nenad Krstic scored seven of his 15 points during a 14-2 run that put the Nets in control midway through the final period, as New Jersey won its fifth straight game.
Stephen Jackson scored 23 points for Indiana, but was limited down the stretch because of foul trouble.
Suns 105, Hawks 94
In Atlanta, Amare Stoudemire had 40 points and 13 rebounds to help Phoenix beat Atlanta and become the ninth NBA team to win 50 games following a 50-loss season.
With Stoudemire controlling the lane and Steve Nash handing out 11 assists, the Suns improved the league's best road record to 27-7 with an eighth straight victory outside Phoenix. They have won three of four overall.
Shawn Marion had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns, who can tie the franchise record Wednesday night in Charlotte for consecutive road wins, a mark set in 1997-98 and matched the next season.
The Hawks, who were led by Al Harrington's 16 points, fell to an NBA-worst 8-25 at home.
Jazz 115, Lakers 107
In Salt Lake City, Mehmet Okur had 27 points and 16 rebounds and Utah handed the Los Angeles Lakers their sixth straight loss, despite 43 points from Kobe Bryant.
The Jazz stopped a season-long nine-game losing streak and won the season series against the Lakers for the first time since 1999, taking three of four games.
Bryant made nine of 15 3-pointers, but missed all four of his 3-pointers in the fourth quarter while scoring just four points.
Los Angeles, which fell 4 1/2 games behind Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, continued its longest losing streak since 1993-1994 -- the last time the Lakers missed the playoffs.
Matt Harpring scored 23 points and had five assists and Gordan Giricek, making his first start since Feb. 1, scored a season-high 22 points for the Jazz.
Utah hadn't won since beating Atlanta on March 2.
Allen Iverson was fined US$10,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for a heated exchange the Philadelphia guard had with an official following the 76ers' loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Iverson, upset about calls, challenged referee Marc Davis after the 94-88 loss. Iverson had to be restrained by teammates, and a few minutes later was seen heading in the direction of the referees' dressing room before general manager Billy King interceded and calmed him down.
On Monday, Iverson said he expected to be fined or suspended for his comments to Davis.
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