NBA ROUNDUP

NBA ROUNDUP
Thursday's games
Pistons 95, Heat 82
MIAMI -- The Detroit Pistons survived another frantic, late rally by the Miami Heat -- and moved a big step closer to securing home-court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs. Rasheed Wallace returned from his one-game suspension to score 20 points, Tayshaun Prince added 20 more and Richard Hamilton scored 19 as the Pistons saw most of a 12-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate before beating the injury-depleted Heat.
Nets 113, Bobcats 102
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Richard Jefferson scored a season-high 40 points, Jason Kidd had his 74th triple-double, and the Nets extended the longest winning streak in the NBA this season to 14. The Nets also matched the longest winning streak in franchise history, having won 14 in a row from Jan. 25-Feb. 24, 2004. New Jersey broke a tie with Dallas for the longest winning streak in the NBA this season.
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