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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) _ Tim Hardaway had 19 points and 11
assists and Eddie Jones scored 23 points to lead the Miami Heat to
a 110-102 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday
night.
Anthony Mason added 20 points, 18 after halftime, and 10
rebounds, while Brian Grant had 16 points and 14 rebounds for
Miami. The Heat blew a 13-point second-half lead, but rallied to
win their fifth in a row.
Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit, which lost its second in a row,
with 35 points. Chucky Atkins scored 16 of his 26 in the fourth
quarter, and Ben Wallace had eight points and 21 rebounds.
Miami led 49-40 at the half thanks to Hardaway's three-point
play in the final seconds of the second quarter.
The Heat led by as many as 13 in the third, but Stackhouse
scored 13 points to get the Pistons to 74-67 at quarter's end.
Atkins' 3-pointer cut Miami's lead to 89-85 with 4:50 left.
After Mason made a free throw, Atkins hit another 3 to get Detroit
within two.
Atkins wasn't finished, as his fourth 3-pointer of the quarter
tied it at 92 with 1:10 left.
After Jones missed, Stackhouse took an outlet pass from Atkins
and turned it into a fast-break three-point play.
Jones, though, answered with a three-point play of his own to
tie it with 34.7 seconds left.
Smith's go-ahead attempt was blocked by Grant, but Hardaway was
stripped of the ball, giving Atkins a chance to win it with a
30-footer. The shot bounced off the rim, sending the game to
overtime.
Miami held Detroit scoreless for the first 2:45 of the extra
period, taking a 102-95 lead, and the Pistons never recovered.
Notes: Ben Wallace continued his season-long struggles from the
free-throw line. He entered shooting just 36 percent from the line,
shot an airball on his first attempt and barely caught the rim with
his second. ... Mason extended his streak of double-figure scoring
to 18 games, three short of his career best. ... Cedric Ceballos,
traded from Detroit to Miami on Nov. 26, did not play. ...
Stackhouse led Detroit in scoring for the 12th straight game, and
for the 27th time in 29 games this season.
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RECAPS
Orlando 95
Boston 90
Houston 114
Dallas 99
Seattle 104
Charlotte 102
Miami 110
Detroit 102
San Antonio 89
Indiana 77
New York 88
Minnesota 79
Philadelphia 107
Sacramento 104
Phoenix 109
Toronto 103
Denver 120
Milwaukee 113
Golden State 102
Vancouver 101
LA Lakers 116
LA Clippers 114
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