Pistons Convincing in Rematch Too

Rasheed Wallace helped Detroit to consecutive wins over the Cleveland Cavaliers, and had a few laughs at their expense.

Wallace scored 24 points and Richard Hamilton had 22 to lead the Pistons to an 84-72 victory Monday night, their sixth in a row.

Wallace made four three-point baskets a day after he cut Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ head with an elbow during Detroit’s 90-78 home win. He was fined $5,000 by the NBA for the flagrant foul.

The two tangled again in the rematch, but Wallace simply laughed when Ilgauskas shoved him to the floor in the second quarter.

“I guess that was his wannabe retaliation,” Wallace said. “I started laughing and got a [technical foul] for that.”

It was one of five technicals against the Pistons.

“We get three, four, five technicals, but all we do is win. And that’s the ultimate spit in the face,” Wallace said.

LeBron James led Cleveland with 26 points, and Ilgauskas, playing with five stitches in his head, scored 18 and had 15 rebounds, but the Cavaliers lost their fourth in a row by tying their season low with nine fourth-quarter points.

Dallas 104, Philadelphia 92 -- Dirk Nowitzki had 32 points and 13 rebounds despite sitting out most of the third quarter because of a sprained ankle, and the Mavericks extended their club-record home winning streak to 15.

Allen Iverson scored 29 for the 76ers, who had won three straight.

Miami 101, Toronto 94 -- Dwyane Wade was 15 for 19 from the field and scored 32 points at Miami, helping the Heat shoot 60% to overcome a 13-point deficit in extending its season-best winning streak to six games.

Phoenix 111, Houston 94 -- Shawn Marion scored 23 of his 30 points in the second half and also had 18 rebounds at Houston to help the Suns win their seventh straight.

Yao Ming had 27 points and 18 rebounds for Houston.

Atlanta 104, New Jersey 102 -- Al Harrington scored 22 points at Atlanta in an overtime victory.

Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter scored 22 points apiece for New Jersey. Jason Kidd had 19 points, 17 assists and nine rebounds.

Memphis 108, Washington 98 -- Pau Gasol had a career-high 39 points, and the Grizzlies ended a three-game losing streak by shooting 58.8%. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 37 points, and Antawn Jamison had 35.

San Antonio 121, New York 93 -- Michael Finley made all eight of his shots, including a season-high five three-pointers, and scored 22 points in 22 minutes to lead the host Spurs, who shot 62.5%.

Tony Parker scored 20 points and matched the Knicks’ total with 12 assists. New York also lost for the 20th time in its last 22 games.

Milwaukee 110, Denver 89 -- Michael Redd had 24 points at Denver to help the Bucks end a six-game losing streak against the Nuggets.

Sacramento 115, Portland 91 -- Kevin Martin matched his season high with 25 points, and the Kings had a season-high 33 assists in winning their 10th straight at home.

Utah 117, Golden State 108 -- Matt Harpring scored six of his 28 points in overtime at Oakland.