Auburn Hills, MI -- (Sports Network) - Rodney Stuckey scored 23 points and dished out eight assists, as the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing skid with a 94-88 win over the Atlanta Hawks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Will Bynum donated 19 points off the bench, while Charlie Villanueva went for 13 points and six rebounds for Detroit, which dropped a 104-96 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Villanueva left early in the fourth quarter with bloody nose. Ben Wallace turned in a solid performance with a game-best 18 rebounds and 10 points. Jonas Jerebko finished with 10 points and 11 boards. Josh Smith had 23 points and seven boards for the Hawks, who were coming off a 100-86 win at Philadelphia on Friday. Atlanta has lost three of the last four after winning the previous seven. Jamal Crawford chipped in with 20 points and Mike Bibby added 13. Al Horford contributed a double-double with 10 points and as many rebounds.

Final Score: Phoenix 113, Toronto 94

Toronto, OC (Sports Network) - Jason Richardson scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the Phoenix Suns used a strong second half to defeat the Toronto Raptors, 113-94, at Air Canada Centre. Steve Nash added 20 points and 16 assists for the Suns, who have won four in a row. Amare Stoudemire chipped in 18 points and seven rebounds while Leandro Barbosa had 17 points off the bench for Phoenix, which has defeated Toronto 12 consecutive times. The Suns' 14-3 start to the season ties a franchise mark. Chris Bosh tallied 30 points and 17 rebounds for the Raptors, who have dropped three in a row and seven of nine overall. Andrea Bargnani ended with 24 points and seven boards for Toronto, which shot 39.1 percent from the field.

Final Score: LA Clippers 98, Memphis 88

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Eric Gordon scored 29 points and Al Thornton added 18 points and six rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers posted the game's final 22 points over the final five-plus minutes to down the Grizzlies, 98-88, at the Staples Center. Marcus Camby finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Baron Davis went for 14 points and six assists for the Clippers, who outscored Memphis 33-7 in the final 12 minutes and finished 50 percent shooting from the field, but an astonishing 66.7 percent (12-of-18) in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles earned a 104-96 win at Detroit on Friday and has won four of five overall. The Clippers also gave head coach Mike Dunleavy his 600th career regular season victory. Marc Gasol finished 13-of-18 from the floor for a team-best 26 points for Memphis, which shot 48.7 percent from the field, but only 3-of-15 from three-point range. The Grizzlies have dropped three of the last five after winning the previous three games. Rudy Gay netted 15 points and grabbed 10 boards, while Jamaal Tinsley and Mike Conley ended with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Final Score: Boston 92, Miami 85

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Kevin Garnett was nearly perfect from the field and scored six of his team-high 24 points in the last quarter, as the Boston Celtics surged late for a 92-85 win over the Miami Heat. Garnett went 11-of-12 from the field and also had eight rebounds as Boston won its fourth straight game. Rajon Rondo added 13 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who finished the game on a 14-3 run. Paul Pierce had 15 points, while Kendrick Perkins was a force down low with 14 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. Dwyane Wade had 27 points and six assists for the Heat, who lost to the Celtics for the ninth time in the last 10 meetings. Jermaine O'Neal chipped in 14 points and 10 boards, and Michael Beasley finished with 18 points in defeat, Miami's fifth in seven games.

Final Score: Orlando 114, New York 102

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored 26 points and pulled down eight rebounds in Orlando's 114-102 win over the Knicks, as the Magic sent New York to its fifth consecutive defeat. Dwight Howard tallied 24 points and 16 boards for the Magic, who have won three in a row and eight of their last nine games. Vince Carter scored 23 as Orlando overcame a 17-of-31 effort at the foul line to beat the Knicks for the eighth time in the last 10 encounters. Nate Robinson came off the bench to shoot 11-of-17 from the field, on the way to 24 points for New York. David Lee had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who also received 15 points apiece from Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari. Chris Duhon had 11 points and nine assists in defeat.

Final Score: Houston 100, Oklahoma City 91

Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Carl Landry scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, as the Houston Rockets continued their dominance over the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 100-91 victory at the Ford Center. The Rockets have won 12 straight games versus the Thunder, who haven't beaten Houston since they were located in Seattle back on April 4, 2006. The Rockets have won 18 of the past 19 matchups between the teams and six straight as the guest. Aaron Brooks added 21 points and four assists for the Rockets, who snapped a two-game skid. Trevor Ariza ended with 17 points while David Andersen tallied 12 points and eight rebounds for Houston, which outscored Oklahoma City, 55-37, in the second half. Kevin Durant finished with 25 points, nine rebounds, and six assists for the Thunder, who had a two-game winning streak come to an end.

Final Score: San Antonio 97, Philadelphia 89

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan ended with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists, as the San Antonio Spurs topped the Philadelphia 76ers, 97-89, at AT&T Center. Tony Parker and Matt Bonner each added 16 points for the Spurs, who extended their season-high winning streak to five games. DeJuan Blair had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili made his return to the lineup after missing the last five games because of a strained left groin, and finished with eight points in a little under 17 minutes. Andre Iguodala finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to pace the Sixers, whose season-high losing streak reached six. They have lost eight of their last nine, overall.

Final Score: Minnesota 106, Denver 100

Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Ryan Gomes scored 27 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their 15-game skid with a 106-100 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Damien Wilkins added 15 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Timberwolves, whose only other victory came in the October 28 season opener, thanks to Wilkins' buzzer-beater over the still-winless New Jersey Nets. Corey Brewer and Jonny Flynn each scored 16 for Minnesota, which also avoided tying a franchise-record losing streak. Minnesota suffered a 124-111 loss versus the Nuggets on Wednesday before dropping a 120-95 decision two days later to the Phoenix Suns. But on Sunday at the Pepsi Center, the Timberwolves used a strong third quarter to avoid equaling the team record losing streak from February 29 - March 29, 1992. Carmelo Anthony had 32 points to lead the Nuggets, who had won their previous four games. Kenyon Martin chipped in 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Nene had 10 points and 10 boards. Dating back to March of last season, Denver had claimed 17 consecutive home wins.

Final Score: Sacramento 112, New Orleans 96

Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Sergio Rodriguez scored a career-high 24 points, as the Sacramento Kings took a 112-96 victory over the New Orleans Hornets at ARCO Arena. Jason Thompson added 22 points and 14 rebounds for the Kings, who have won the first three games of their current four-game homestand. Beno Udrih made all five of his field goals and finished with 13 points and three steals off the bench in the victory. David West scored 24 to pace New Orleans, which had won four in a row against the Kings, including a 97-92 decision in its home opener on October 30. Emeka Okafor contributed 20 points and nine boards for the Hornets, who had won four of five.

Final Score: LA Lakers 106, New Jersey 87

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - New coach, same old story for the New Jersey Nets, who now share a dubious NBA record after losing their 17th straight game to begin the season. Their latest defeat came in a 106-87 blowout by the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, hours after the Nets fired head coach Lawrence Frank. The 0-17 start by the Nets ties them with the 1988-89 expansion Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers in the lockout- shortened 1999 season. The Nets can have the record to themselves if they lose at home to Dallas on Wednesday night. Sunday night's defeat also set a record for longest losing streak in team history, eclipsing a 16-game skid set from January 5 - February 3, 1978. Nets assistant coach Tom Barrise was named to serve as head man for the Nets following Frank's firing. Kobe Bryant scored 30 for the Lakers, who won their sixth straight game - all by double digits. They also beat the Nets for a fourth straight time. Pau Gasol tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Jordan Farmar chipped in 15 points. Brook Lopez scored 26 and had 12 rebounds for the Nets, who trailed by as many as 34 points. Devin Harris scored 16 and Courtney Lee had 15 in defeat.