The Pistons were forced to play two overtimes on the road before beating the Memphis Grizzlies 106-104 on Monday on Chauncey Billups' jumper with 0.3 seconds left.
The Grizzlies held the Pistons to only three field goals in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and Pau Gasol twice made baskets that forced extra periods. None of that bothered the Pistons. The Grizzlies, who lost for the fourth time in five games, had tied the game at 104 when Damon Stoudamire made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4.6 seconds left. Stoudamire had nine points in the second overtime.
Billups finished with a season-high 30 points and nine assists. He missed a potential winning shot at the end of the first overtime, but his teammates wanted him to have the ball with the game on the line.
Other games
At Charlotte, North Carolina, Primoz Brezec scored five of his 26 points in overtime to help the Bobcats to a costly 106-103 victory over the Kings.
Rashard Lewis scored 30 points, eight in the final 3 minutes, and Seattle snapped a four-game home losing streak as the SuperSonics beat the Wizards 111-101.
At Boston, Ricky Davis scored 21 points and added seven assists as the Celtics recovered from their worst loss of the season to defeat the Warriors 109-98.
Morris Peterson scored 19 points, including a clinching 3-pointer with 8 seconds left, as Toronto won at Orlando to snap a three-game losing streak. The Raptors beat the Magic 92-90.
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