AUBURN HILLS, MICH. ? Miami Heat coach Pat Riley knew he would have a matchup problem Monday night.

He just didn’t realize how bad it was going to be.

Playing against much smaller players like Travis Best and Eddie House, Detroit guard Richard “Rip” Hamilton scored a season-high 34 points as the Pistons routed the Heat, 93-62.

“We were just totally overmatched at that position,” Riley said of the 6-foot-7 Hamilton. “We’re too short to play against him — he just went over the top on us all night long.”

Hamilton, who scored 16 points as Detroit blew the game open in the third quarter, is averaging 28.5 points in Detroit’s last four games.

“Things are just getting better and better since the break,” Hamilton said. “The guys are getting me the ball for open shots, and I’ve been able to knock them down. I think a lot of it has to do with finally getting in a rhythm. We had a lot of new guys this year, and even when the defense was there, it took a while for the offense to get comfortable.”

Detroit has won eight of nine, while the Heat have dropped three of four.

“We’ve got a lot of guys playing hard and playing well,” Pistons coach Rick Carlisle said. “Ben Wallace was enormous on the glass again with 19 rebounds, and Rip got on a roll unlike any I have seen in quite some time.”

Miami was without leading scorer Eddie Jones, who missed his third straight game because of a strained groin, and finished with its lowest point total of the season.

Cliff Robinson added 15 points for Detroit, while Michael Curry matched a season-high with 11.

Caron Butler led Miami with 13 points, and Rasual Butler added 10. Miami shot just 33.3 percent and was outrebounded 51-36.

Detroit's Ben Wallace, right, grabs a first-quarter rebound from Miami's Caron Butler. The Pistons beat the Heat, 93-62, Monday in Auburn Hills, Mich.

“This was a really embarrassing performance,” Riley said. “We were absolutely not competitive.”

Detroit took advantage of the slumping Heat right from the start, jumping out to a 26-14 lead in the first quarter. Robinson had eight points in the period, while Wallace had eight rebounds.

The Pistons led by as many as 36 in the fourth while handing Miami its season-worst loss.

“We’ve been known for our pride and hard work, but we didn’t have any of that tonight,” Brian Grant said. “Detroit plays basketball the way we are supposed to be playing it — no tricks, no gimmicks, just straight-up basketball. As a captain of this team, it is my job to make sure we never do this again.”

Kansas University product Danny Manning, who recently signed with the Pistons, had two rebounds, a block and two fouls in seven minutes.

Jazz 109, T’wolves 107

Salt Lake City — Karl Malone had 28 points and nine rebounds, and John Stockton added 18 points and 11 assists as Utah beat Minnesota, snapping the Timberwolves’ six-game winning streak.

Matt Harpring scored 21 for the Jazz, who shot 59 percent (42-for-71) and improved to 11 games above .500 for the first time this season.

Kevin Garnett, who scored 37 Sunday in a 109-102 victory over Golden State, had 34 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

Blazers 99, Knicks 91

Portland, Ore. — Rasheed Wallace scored 23 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers.

It was the Blazers’ second straight win after losing their first two back from the All-Star break. Portland has won eight of its last 11.

The suddenly hot Knicks had opened their six-game road trip with wins at Phoenix and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Allan Houston led the Knicks with 27 points. Kurt Thomas added 19 points and 12 rebounds.