AUBURN HILLS, MICH. ? Chauncey Billups didn’t care that he missed eight of his first nine shots, or that he had just five points with three-plus minutes left.

He was determined to keep shooting — and his confidence led the Detroit Pistons to their franchise record-tying 13th straight win.

Billups scored 13 of his 18 points in the final 3:17 to lift Detroit to an 85-77 win Monday over the reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs.

“If I get a look late in the game, I just feel like I’m going to make it,” said Billups, who didn’t miss a shot as he scored the game’s final 10 points. “I don’t know what it is in me.”

The only other time Detroit won 13 in a row was 1989-90, the season it won its second straight NBA title.

Detroit will have a chance to break the record set by “The Bad Boys” today on the road against the Central Division-leading Indiana Pacers, led by its former coach, Rick Carlisle.

“We tied the streak, and now we want to break it,” said Chucky Atkins, who had eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. “We are going up against our old coach for the No. 14.”

Pistons coach Larry Brown had not won 13 straight in his Hall of Fame career until Monday.

Detroit matched the league’s best winning streak, which was set by the Spurs in December. The Pistons have not lost since New Jersey beat them at home Dec. 26.

After the Spurs took slim leads in the final quarter, Billups tied it at 72 with a three-pointer with 3:17 left.

Detroit guard Chauncey Billups, left, celebrates the Pistons' 13th consecutive win with teammate Richard Hamilton. Billups sparked Detroit to an 85-77 victory Monday in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Billups made a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:28 left, and his three-point play put the Pistons up 81-77 with 48.6 seconds to go. He then made all four of his free-throw attempts to seal the win during Detroit’s game-ending, 12-0 run.

“Chauncey came up with some heroics, and that was basically the difference,” San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said.

Tim Duncan had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, but the two-time league MVP did not come through when they needed him most.

Duncan missed two free throws when San Antonio was ahead 77-75 with 1:47 left, and his shot was blocked by Ben Wallace on its next possession.

“Ben did an excellent job on me, especially the block, and I missed the two free throws,” Duncan said. “That was a turning point.

“I know I really hurt the team there.”

Wallace had 16 rebounds, four steals, three blocks and seven points. Mehmet Okur scored 15 for the Pistons, Atkins had 14 off the bench, and Richard Hamilton added 13 points.

San Antonio’s Hedo Turkoglu scored 14, Charlie Ward had 12 points, and Manu Ginobili added 10. A game after Rasho Nesterovic scored a season-high 23 points in a win over Boston, he fouled out with just six points.

Large leads — and made shots — were tough to come by in a matchup of two of the NBA’s top defensive teams. Detroit’s biggest lead was the final margin, and San Antonio’s was five points. The Spurs made 43.2 percent of its shots, and the Pistons shot 41.1 percent.

Knicks 90, Raptors 79

New York — Stephon Marbury had 28 points and 14 assists to keep coach Lenny Wilkens undefeated in his new job, extending the Knicks’ winning streak to four games. The Knicks improved to 3-0 under Wilkens by defeating the team he coached the past three seasons. Toronto was without Vince Carter, who missed his second consecutive game because of a strained right quadriceps. Marbury scored 13 in the third quarter, when the Knicks took the lead for good, then added 11 more in the fourth. Jalen Rose had 22 points, Donyell Marshall added 21 points and 15 rebounds, and Chris Bosh had 18 points for the Raptors.

Pacers 100, Hawks 97

Atlanta — Reggie Miller hit a go-ahead three-pointer and added two free throws in the final minute to lead the Pacers to their fourth straight win. With the score tied at 93, he made an open three with the shot clock winding down. Miller’s free throws with 5.1 seconds left put the Pacers back up by three, and they hung on from there. Jermaine O’Neal had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana. Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 32 points, and Jason Terry had 23 for the Hawks.

Kings 125, Clippers 100

Los Angeles — Peja Stojakovic scored 31 points to help the Kings win their fifth straight and ninth in 10 games. Sacramento improved the NBA’s best record to 29-9. The Kings had a season-high 38 assists on 49 field goals, including eight each by Doug Christie and Vlade Divac, who scored 15 points. Elton Brand, who had 35 points and 20 rebounds against the Lakers Saturday night, had 24 points and six rebounds for the Clippers.

Magic 106, Bucks 99

Orlando — Tracy McGrady scored 34 points, while Juwan Howard added 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Magic. Joe Smith led Milwaukee with 19 points and eight rebounds. Milwaukee trailed by as many as 17 in the fourth quarter, but closed to 98-96 with 25.4 seconds remaining. Howard was fouled on the inbounds play and made both free throws to give Orlando a 100-96 lead. McGrady then stole the inbounds pass and scored on a breakaway dunk to make it 102-96 with 19.8 seconds to go.

Sonics 90, 76ers 81

Philadelphia — Ray Allen scored 28 points and hit two late off-balance shots to help Seattle end a four-game losing streak. Glenn Robinson scored 27 points for Philadelphia, which lost its third straight game. Allen Iverson was held to 18 points on 7-for-22 shooting. Seattle erased a 19-point first-half deficit to win.

Wizards 93, Bulls 83

Washington — The Wizards overcame an 18-point deficit to win consecutive games for the first time in two months. Since beating Atlanta Nov. 17 and Cleveland two days later, Washington had gone 5-22 before Saturday’s 99-84 win over Seattle. Larry Hughes, who had 25 points to lead the Wizards, passed the 5,000-point mark with his second field goal of the game. Jamal Crawford had 19 for the Bulls.

Timberwolves 97, Hornets 90

Minneapolis — Sam Cassell had 22 points, including seven in the final 21/2 minutes, leading Minnesota. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 29 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, drawing a foul with 18.2 seconds left that led to New Orleans coach Tim Floyd’s ejection.

Grizzlies 88, Rockets 83

Memphis, Tenn. — Pau Gasol had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and James Posey scored 13 of his 17 points in a fourth-quarter comeback to lead the Grizzlies to their fifth straight win. The game started after a 20-minute delay because of problems with the lights at the arena. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Houston.

Warriors 101, Jazz 85

Oakland, Calif. — Erick Dampier had his 20th double-double with 18 points and a career-high 24 rebounds, and Golden State beat short-handed Utah. Calbert Cheaney scored 20 points off the bench and Jason Richardson added 18 for the Warriors, who had lost three of four and were coming off their 10th consecutive road defeat Friday at Phoenix. Raja Bell had a career-high 25 points, six rebounds and five assists for Utah, which was missing its entire front line.

Suns 88, Lakers 85

Los Angeles — Joe Johnson scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Jake Voskuhl made two key follow shots down the stretch as Phoenix beat injury-depleted Los Angeles. The loss was just the third in 23 home games for the Lakers this season and their second in six games overall. Johnson has scored 20, 26, 25 and 26 points in his last four games.