Wallace booed in his losing return

Ben Wallace got the reaction he wanted, not the result.

Chris Webber made a putback with 2.2 seconds left and matched a season high with 21 points to lift the Detroit Pistons to a 95-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday at Auburn Hills, Mich., after trailing by 16 points in the third quarter.

In his first game at the Palace since leaving to play for Chicago, Wallace was greeted by a mix of boos and cheers when he was introduced, then was booed virtually every time he touched the ball.

“I know how crazy the Palace fans can get, so I knew they could do better than that,” said Wallace, who finished with six points, eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks. “I wanted to see how loud they would boo.”

The fans were cheering after Webber’s basket gave Detroit its fourth straight win and 15th in 18 games with him in the starting lineup.

Ben Gordon scored 21 points for the Bulls, who had a three-game winning streak ended.

Miami 86, Cleveland 81 -- Shaquille O’Neal had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Heat held the Cavaliers to 36% shooting from the field in its first victory since Dwyane Wade dislocated his shoulder last week.

Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, playing his first game since his wife went into pre-term labor and delivered stillborn twins this month, had eight points and nine rebounds.

Wade, injured Wednesday at Houston, will seek a second opinion this week before deciding whether to rehabilitate his dislocated left shoulder or have season-ending surgery.

Phoenix 115, Atlanta 106 -- Amare Stoudemire had a season-high 43 points and 16 rebounds and the Suns improved to 13-0 in road games against the Eastern Conference. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points.

Sacramento 110, Indiana 93 -- Kevin Martin scored 35 points and the Kings beat the Pacers at Indianapolis without Ron Artest who, according to the Kings, sat out against his former team for personal reasons.

Jermaine O’Neal had 19 points for the Pacers.

Minnesota 98, Washington 94 -- Ricky Davis scored 27 points and Kevin Garnett finished with 26 points and 17 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington at Minneapolis for the seventh straight season. DeShawn Stevenson scored 21 for Washington.

New Jersey 101, New York 92 -- Vince Carter scored 40 points at East Rutherford, N.J., to help the Nets to their second straight victory after losing three in a row. Stephon Marbury had 22 points for the Knicks.

Houston 97, Orlando 93 -- Tracy McGrady had 34 points and the Rockets made 14 of 27 three-pointers in a victory at Orlando, Fla. Grant Hill had 21 points for Orlando.