Boston ? Paul Pierce tossed a black shirt on the court in disgust when he was ejected late in the third quarter. It should have been a white flag.

The Boston Celtics absorbed the most lopsided loss in their history while the Detroit Pistons enjoyed their widest margin ever, winning 118-66 Friday night in the second-biggest road victory in NBA history.

“I chose not to be overly disturbed,” Boston coach Jim O’Brien said calmly. “I am very unhappy that we did not play good basketball.”

Actually, it was horrible basketball.

The Pistons led by 60 before Boston scored the last eight points. They had 67 points, one more than Boston finished with, less than five minutes into the third quarter. They also had 24 assists compared to 23 Boston baskets.

Detroit scored the last five points of the first quarter, the last 11 of the second and the last 15 of the third before an incredible 47-7 surge gave them their biggest lead, 118-58 with 2:46 remaining.

“Whether you win by two or 52 you just love a win,” Detroit’s Ben Wallace said. “That’s not something you expect to do, but it happens. Sometimes you catch a team down and I think we forced them to get down a bit mentally.”

Trail Blazers 107, Bulls 94

Portland, Ore. — Rasheed Wallace had 28 points and seven rebounds in his return to the lineup as Portland defeated Chicago. Wallace drew a seven-game suspension for threatening referee Tim Donaghy after a game Jan. 15.

76ers 104, Heat 99

Philadelphia — Keith Van Horn scored a season-high 33 points and Eric Snow added a season-high 21 as Philadelphia handed Miami its eighth straight road loss. Allen Iverson scored 25 points as the Sixers snapped a four-game home losing streak.

Raptors 102, Pacers 90

Toronto — A fight that ended with Lenny Wilkens holding back Isiah Thomas highlighted Toronto’s victory over Indiana. Toronto’s Morris Peterson, Indiana’s Al Harrington and Thomas were ejected after a fight with 8:02 remaining.

Nets 89, Hornets 72

East Rutherford, N.J. — Kenyon Martin had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and two seldom-used members of the New Jersey Nets made up for the absence of Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson in a victory over New Orleans. Anthony Johnson replaced Kidd (strained groin) and Brian Scalabrine filled in for Jefferson (stomach virus), and both were effective.

Jazz 102, Warriors 94

Salt Lake City — Karl Malone had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Utah shot 55 percent to improve to 2-0 under acting coach Phil Johnson with a victory against Golden State.

Hawks 96, Cavaliers 91

Atlanta — Glenn Robinson scored 20 points and Atlanta held off Cleveland for its fourth win in five games. Cleveland, which never led after the first quarter, pulled within one point a couple of times in the final two minutes.

Knicks 108, Grizzlies 102

Memphis, Tenn. — Howard Eisley scored a career-high 30 points to lead New York past Memphis.

Lakers 124, Kings 113

Sacramento, Calif. — Kobe Bryant had 38 points, five rebounds and five assists and Shaquille O’Neal added 36 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Los Angeles defeated Sacramento. Peja Stojakovic scored 36 points before fouling out with 1:31 left as the Kings lost at home for the second straight game.

Magic 109, Spurs 108

Orlando, Fla. — Tim Duncan had 23 points, 17 rebounds, and six assists, and his put-back off his own miss with 4 seconds to go gave San Antonio a victory against Orlando.

Rockets 121, Timberwolves 101

Houston — Steve Francis scored 27 points and Yao Ming had his 14th double-double of the season as Houston beat Minnesota. Yao had 24 points and 13 rebounds.

Suns 98, Clippers 92

Los Angeles — Stephon Marbury had 19 points and 15 assists and reserve guard Casey Jaconsen scored eight of his 17 points in the final 6:22 as Phoenix beat Los Angeles.