AUBURN HILLS, MICH. ? The Indiana Pacers had another bizarre trip to Detroit, with offcourt problems again overshadowing their play.

After the start was delayed for 1 hour, 25 minutes because of a telephoned threat that there was a bomb in Indiana’s locker room, Austin Croshere scored 15 points and Reggie Miller had 14 to lead the Pacers to a 94-81 victory Friday night.

“It’s very different when you have your lives threatened. It was disturbing,” Miller said.

Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 23 points and Rasheed Wallace had 15. The Pistons had won 12 straight at home.

After the pregame drama, the game was dull — until a confrontation with 5:50 left.

Detroit’s Ben Wallace fouled Scot Pollard at the top of the key, then Pollard lightly swung an elbow at Wallace’s chest. Wallace responded with harsh words and the two were face to face before being separated. Pollard was called for a technical.

Auburn Hills chief of police Doreen Olko said The Palace — the site of the melee between the teams four months ago — received a call about an hour before the scheduled start with a very specific threat that there was a bomb in the locker room.

The room was searched in the morning with dogs, and it was searched again later in the afternoon. At no point was anything found, and the building was not evacuated. Security was posted outside the door at all times.

“Nothing was found,” Olko said. “We are completely confident that the Pacers’ locker room and that this entire building is safe. If not, we wouldn’t be here.”

The Pacers went on and off their bus about three times, according to their driver, and once left the loading dock and drove to a far end of the parking lot. Olko said it was the team’s decision to board the bus.

The Pistons had what they called “playoff-level security” in place for Indiana’s first game at The Palace since the Nov. 19 brawl between the teams at the arena that spilled into the stands, and back onto the court. Indiana won the infamous game, 97-82.

The Pistons were without coach Larry Brown for the seventh game in a row. Brown is out indefinitely after undergoing a procedure related to the hip surgery that caused him to miss six games in November.

Rockets 81, Hornets 68

New Orleans — Houston lost Tracy McGrady, who strained his right hip in the first quarter.

Warriors 118, Bucks 117, OT

Oakland, Calif. — Derek Fisher made a three-pointer at the overtime buzzer to lead Golden State.

Heat 125, Suns 115

Miami — Dwyane Wade scored 35 points — including a 65-foot heave to end the third quarter — and Miami clinched the Southeast Division title.

Spurs 111, Hawks 95

San Antonio — Brent Barry scored a season-high 23 points and five other San Antonio players reached double figures.

Sonics 109, Knicks 101, OT

Seattle — Ray Allen scored a season-high 40 points and Rashard Lewis added 30 to lead Seattle over New York.

Bulls 94, Celtics 86

Boston — Eddy Curry scored 16 points, Tyson Chandler added 13 points and 10 rebounds and Chicago finished with a 14-4 run to beat Boston for its fourth straight victory.

76ers 103, Raptors 101

Philadelphia — Allen Iverson hit a 15-foot jumper with 2.4 seconds left to cap a 36-point performance.

Clippers 98, Wizards 94

Los Angeles — Corey Maggette scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and Los Angeles beat Washington.