Richard Hamilton scored 17 points and Tayshaun Prince 16 as the Detroit Pistons held off a late charge by Miami to win 80-72 and end the Heat's franchise-record 18-game home winning streak on Sunday.
With Shaquille O'Neal out for a third straight game because of a stomach virus, the Heat set season-lows for scoring in a game (77), half and quarter, established another low by shooting 34.6 percent, and have lost two straight for just the fourth time all season.
Eddie Jones had 19 points for Miami, which hurt itself by shooting 14-for-26 from the foul line. Dwyane Wade had only five points on 1-for-6 shooting before fouling out with 4:13 left, ending his streak of 51 consecutive games in double figures.
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Udonis Haslem scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Alonzo Mourning, who started in place of O'Neal, had 10 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and five blocked shots.
Ben Wallace had 12 points and 14 rebounds for defending champion Detroit, which won its sixth straight game, outscored the Heat 38-22 in the paint, and downed Miami for the second time in three meetings this season.
Knicks 113, Pacers 112, OT
At Indianapolis, Michael Sweetney scored a career-high 20 points, hit a rebound basket in the final second of overtime and the New York Knicks beat Indiana to end their longest losing streak in 20 years at nine games.
Kings 124, Lakers 105
At Sacramento, California, Kenny Thomas had a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the LA Lakers for their fourth high-scoring victory in five games.
Mike Bibby had 24 points and eight assists for the Kings, who blew out their biggest rivals with 68 points in the second half, outrebounding the Lakers 62-32.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen go into today’s match at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim stung from their first league defeat in 16 months. Leverkusen were beaten 3-2 at home by RB Leipzig before the international break, the first loss since May last year for the reigning league and cup champions. While any defeat, particularly against a likely title rival, would have disappointed coach Xabi Alonso, the way in which it happened would be most concerning. Just as they did in the Supercup against VfB Stuttgart and in the league opener to Borussia Moenchengladbach, Leverkusen scored first, but were pegged back. However, while Leverkusen rallied late to
The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. However, this was no ordinary Dutch theater: The temperature was 80°C and the audience naked apart from a towel. Dressed in a swimsuit and to the tune of emotional music, the 21-year-old Kristensen started her routine, performed inside a large sauna, with a bed of hot rocks in the middle. For a week this month, a group of wellness practitioners, called “sauna masters,” are gathering at a picturesque health resort in the Netherlands to compete in this year’s Aufguss world sauna championships. The practice takes its name from a
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