AUBURN HILLS, MICH. ? Rasheed Wallace was looking for a little revenge Saturday night.

Two weeks after the Boston Celtics beat his Detroit Pistons in double overtime, Wallace had seven of his season-high 31 points in the extra period to help Detroit end a three-game losing streak with a 105-99 victory over the Celtics.

“We really needed this one after the game in Boston,” he said. “We couldn’t let them get us twice.”

Detroit guard Richard Hamilton scored 22 points in a career-high 49 minutes after missing the last three games because of an ankle injury, but coach Larry Brown missed his eighth straight game while recuperating from hip surgery.

“I am definitely happy to have him back,” Chauncey Billups said. “I didn’t even know if he was going to play or not, but he made the right plays at the right times and made them respect him.”

Boston has lost three straight games. The Celtics had won 11 of their previous 12 games since getting Antoine Walker in a Feb. 24 trade with Atlanta.

“We played well tonight, we just lost the game,” Boston coach Doc Rivers said.

Nuggets 113, Kings 99

Denver — Carmelo Anthony had 28 points, and Denver won its sixth straight game. Denver improved to 21-5 under George Karl and moved within a game of Memphis for the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference.

Boston's Paul Pierce, center, drives to the basket against Detroit's Ben Wallace, left, and Tayshaun Price. Pierce scored 32 points, but the Celtics lost to the Pistons, 105-99 in overtime, Saturday night in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Jazz 94, Bucks 89

Salt Lake City — Raja Bell scored a season-high 23 points to help Utah beat Milwaukee, lifting coach Jerry Sloan past Red Auerbach for sixth place on the career victory list with 939. With the loss, the Bucks finished the season 0-15 against Western Conference teams.

Bulls 100, Pacers 96

Chicago — Eddy Curry scored a season-high 27 points, and Chicago won its fifth straight game. Curry nearly was perfect in the first half, scoring 22 points on 7-of-7 shooting.

Mavericks 117, Cavaliers 86

Dallas — Michael Finley scored 26 points, making all eight of his three-pointers, and Dallas beat Cleveland for its largest margin of victory this season. Keith Van Horn added 23 points, and Jason Terry had 14 as six Mavericks reached double figures.

Hornets 96, Grizzlies 85

Memphis, Tenn. — J.R. Smith scored a career-high 33 points as New Orleans won its first game of the season against a Southwest Division opponent.

Raptors 109, Hawks 104

Atlanta — Chris Bosh scored 32 points, and Jalen Rose added 26 as Toronto beat Atlanta. Toronto, which improved to 16-5 when Bosh scores at least 20, took the lead for good when Morris Peterson’s three-pointer made it 100-99 with 3:40 remaining.

Suns 118, Magic 116

Orlando, Fla. — Shawn Marion had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Steve Nash added 23 points and 12 assists to help Phoenix beat Orlando. Joe Johnson scored 23 points for the Suns, coming off a 125-115 loss Friday in Miami.

Blazers 103, Knicks 96

Portland, Ore. — Damon Stoudamire had 25 points, and Portland beat New York, winning for only the second time since Kevin Pritchard took over as coach. Tim Thomas had 30 points, and Stephon Marbury added 21 points and 11 assists for the Knicks.

Bobcats 94, Heat 92

Charlotte, N.C. — Primoz Brezec had a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead Charlotte.

Timberwolves 96, Nets 75

East Rutherford, N.J. — Sam Cassell played his best game in weeks, scoring 23 points in just 22 minutes to lead Minnesota over New Jersey. Cassell shot 10-for-13.