Los Angeles - It was no trick. The Detroit Pistons made the Orlando Magic and their season-high seven-game winning streak disappear with timely contributions from Antonio McDyess.

Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points, while McDyess had nine of his 11 in the final quarter on Monday night, as the Pistons beat the visiting Magic 88-82, for their season-high fourth straight victory.

McDyess had been dealt to Denver along with Chauncey Billups in exchange for Allen Iverson on November 3. But the 34-year-old veteran power forward arranged a contract buyout, though he had to sit out the mandatory 30-day period before re-signing with his former club.

Afterward, Iverson gave credit to McDyess for the quality win against the Eastern Conference powerhouse.

"That's what we've been wanting when he was sitting at home for those 30 days," said Iverson, who finished with 15 points. "We couldn't wait for him to get back here and do exactly what he did tonight. He gave us a big lift at both ends of the floor. He just did it all for us tonight."

Rasheed Wallace and Tayshaun Prince had 16 points apiece for Detroit (18-11), which, without All-Star guard Richard Hamilton (left groin strain), earned its seventh win in the last eight meetings in the series.

"There were a lot of emotions in the game," Pistons coach Michael Curry said. "They came in playing really well, but we beat them in the playoffs, so there's a little ill feeling there. Every team should have a little edge against the other. It was a great game tonight."

Rashard Lewis hit six three-pointers en route to 23 points, while Dwight Howard finished with 18 points and 18 rebounds for Orlando (24-7), which entered the contest tied with Boston for the league's best road record at 11-3.

"We were able to fight back into the game, but we couldn't make that one play," Lewis said.

The Pistons built a 52-43 halftime advantage by holding Howard to just one point. However, once the All-Star centre got going, the Magic rallied to knot the score at 77-apiece on a four-point play by Lewis with 6:07 remaining.

But McDyess scored five points, and Wallace drilled a three- pointer in a game-breaking 8-0 run, putting the hosts ahead for good, 85-77 with 2:44 left.

The Magic pulled to within five points on Jameer Nelson's three- pointer. But Iverson answered with a jumper with 70 seconds left and the Pistons held on.

Elsewhere:

Phoenix Suns 110, Oklahoma City Thunder 102

Shaquille O'Neal moved into ninth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, with 28 points along with 12 rebounds. Meanwhile, the visiting Suns overcame the loss of two-time MVP Steve Nash to quiet the league-worst Thunder.

Nash left with back spasms after playing only nine minutes. However, Jason Richardson and Matt Barnes picked up the slack with 20 and 19 points, respectively, for Phoenix (17-12).

Rookie Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City (3-29) with a career- high 31 points.

Washington Wizards 89, Houston Rockets 87

Antawn Jamison scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Eastern Conference-worst Wizards (6-23) surprised the Rockets with just their second road win of the season.

Houston's Yao Ming (12 points and eight rebounds) had an opportunity to send the game into overtime, but the Chinese centre missed a baseline jumper on the final play of the game.

Ron Artest had 20 points and Argentine Luis Sola had 16 for Houston (20-12) which had won its last seven home games.

Atlanta Hawks 109, Denver Nuggets 91

Joe Johnson scored 25 points, and Mike Bibby added 20 as the Hawks (20-10) completed a 7-1 home stand with their fifth straight victory.

Kenyon Martin topped Denver (20-12) with 19 points.

Chicago Bulls 100, New Jersey Nets 87

Ben Gordon scored 24 points with five three-pointers, rookie Derrick Rose had 21 with a season-best 13 assists and the Bulls broke a 13-game slide in New Jersey with their first win since 2001.

Vince Carter had 21 points and Devin Harris finished with 26 for the Nets (15-16) who dropped to a disappointing 5-12 at the Izod Center.

Minnesota Timberwolves 108, Memphis Grizzlies 98 (OT)

Al Jefferson poured in nine of his season-high 38 points in overtime, and pulled down 16 rebounds, carrying the lowly Timberwolves (6-24) to just their second win in the last 15 games

OJ Mayo had 23 points for Memphis (10-21), which suffered its sixth loss in the last seven games.

Utah Jazz 112, Philadelphia 76ers 95

Deron Williams scored 27 points, while Mehmet Okur had 19 with 10 rebounds. The Jazz sent the visiting Sixers to their fourth straight loss.

Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young tallied 17 points apiece as Philadelphia (12-18) dropped to 0-3 on its six-game road trip.

Golden State Warriors 117, Toronto Raptors 111

Stephen Jackson scored 30 points, sharpshooting Italian Marco Belinelli added 23 with five three-pointers and the Warriors held off the travel-weary Raptors for their third win in the last 11 games.

Chris Bosh had 30 points and 14 rebounds while Spanish point guard Jose Calderon added 21 points and a season-high 16 assists for Toronto (12-19) which finished 2-4 on their road trip.