Auburn Hills, Mich. -- The Allen Iverson-led Detroit Pistons have cooled off two of the NBA's best teams in less than a week.
Iverson had 23 points and Rasheed Wallace added 21, leading a fourth-quarter surge that gave the Pistons a 96-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
LeBron James had led Cleveland to an eight-game winning streak -- the longest in the NBA -- but he made just eight of 21 shots and scored 25 points.
The Pistons handed the Los Angeles Lakers their only defeat, beating them 106-95 Friday night on the road. The Cavs (9-3) are a half-game ahead of the Pistons (8-3) in the Central Division.
- Raptors 101, Heat 95: At Miami, Andrea Bargnani scored a season-high 25 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 16 points and 17 rebounds, and Toronto overcame a huge night by Dwyane Wade.
Anthony Parker scored 19 points, and Chris Bosh added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who blew a 17-point, late-third-quarter lead but ultimately scrambled to beat Miami for the second time in four days.
Wade had season highs of 40 points and 11 assists for Miami, his fifth time scoring 30 or better in his last nine outings.
- Hawks 91, Wizards 87: At Atlanta, Marvin Williams hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to help Atlanta snap a four-game losing streak.
Willams had 21 points and matched his career high with 14 rebounds, while Mike Bibby led the Hawks with 25 points. Caron Butler had 32 points for Washington.
- Clippers 108, Thunder 88: At Oklahoma City, Cuttino Mobley scored 12 of his season-high 23 points during a 23-4 third-quarter run that carried the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory over Oklahoma City in a matchup between one-win teams.
Mobley added a career-high seven steals for the Clippers (2-9), who outscored the Thunder 30-16 in the third period.
- Timberwolves 102, 76ers 96: At Minneapolis, Al Jefferson scored six of his 25 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes to lift Minnesota to a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, snapping an eight-game losing streak.
Elton Brand had 19 points and 13 rebounds for Philadelphia, which missed eight free throws and lost for the first time in four games.
- Kings 105, Hornets 96: At New Orleans, John Salmons scored 29 points and Bobby Jackson had all eight of his points in the final 5:10 to help the injury-depleted Sacramento Kings surprise the New Orleans Hornets.
- Mavericks 96, Rockets 86: At Houston, Jason Terry scored 31 points, and Dirk Nowitzki added 24 points and 12 rebounds in the Mavericks' victory over the Rockets.
- Nuggets 91, Spurs 81: At San Antonio, Chauncey Billups scored 22 points, Carmelo Anthony added 21 and the surging Nuggets cruised to a victory over the injury-riddled Spurs.
