AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Larry Brown wasn’t around for the end of his 900th career NBA coaching victory after being mistakenly ejected in the third quarter of the Detroit Pistons’ 99-93 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.

Detroit set an NBA single-season record by holding their 34th straight opponent under 100 points, breaking the record of 33 set by the Knicks in 2000-01.

Moments after Richard Hamilton was given a technical foul for arguing a foul call with 4:31 left in the third quarter, Brown was also given a technical.

Official Pat Fraher, believing referee Tim Donaghy had called two technical fouls on Brown, had the coach was escorted from the court. After a discussion, it was announced that Brown could come back, but he didn’t. Brown later left the arena while the game was still in progress, and assistant coach Mike Woodson coached the final 15 minutes.

76ers 83, Spurs 77

SAN ANTONIO – Eric Snow scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half and Philadelphia, playing without Allen Iverson, beat San Antonio 83-77 Saturday to end the Spurs’ 13-game winning streak.

San Antonio’s unbeaten streak dated to early December and was the longest in the NBA this season.

The win broke a four-game road losing streak for the 76ers.

Kings 116, Clippers 109

LOS ANGELES – Mike Bibby scored 23 points and Doug Christie had a season-high 22 to lead the Sacramento Kings past the Los Angeles Clippers 116-109 Saturday.

Christie was 10-for-12 from the field with 10 assists, helping the Kings beat the Clippers for the 16th time in their last 21 meetings. Peja Stojakovic, the NBA’s second-leading scorer, finished with 21.

Predrag Drobnjak scored 22 points for the Clippers, who played the final 17:40 without starting point guard Marko Jaric after he sprained his left foot. Corey Maggette and Quentin Richardson each had 21 points and Elton Brand had 19, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Sacramento’s 18th victory in 22 games.

Grizzlies 112, Magic 103

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Stromile Swift scored 14 points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds Saturday night as the Memphis Grizzlies dominated the inside en route to a 112-103 victory over the Orlando Magic.

Swift shot 6-of-10, blocked two shots and had five offensive rebounds as Memphis controlled the boards 51-30. Memphis also outscored Orlando 62-28 in the paint.

Pacers 91, Hornets 84

INDIANAPOLIS – In a fight-marred matchup of two of the top teams in the Central Division, Jermaine O’Neal had 26 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 91-84 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday night.

The Pacers never trailed in a game filled with hard fouls, tough defense and a shoving match between Indiana’s Al Harrington and New Orleans’ George Lynch that escalated into a fight, leading to the ejections of Harrington, Lynch and New Orleans center Jamaal Magloire.

Rockets 84, Jazz 63

HOUSTON – The Houston Rockets played the best defensive game in their history Saturday night in an 84-63 victory over the Utah Jazz.

Steve Francis had 17 points, Yao Ming added 16, Cuttino Mobley had 13 and Kelvin Cato added 11 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots.

Mavs 119, T-wolves 112

DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki equaled a season-high with 31 points and Michael Finley scored 18 of his 24 in the second half to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-112 Saturday night.

Nowitzki, Finley and Steve Nash combined for 14 points in a 19-4 run to start the fourth quarter as Dallas opened a 21-point lead. Minnesota did not close within single digits until the final minute.

Sam Cassell scored a season-high 34 points for the Timberwolves. Kevin Garnett scored 27 points and grabbed 22 rebounds, Gary Trent had a season-high 22 points and Latrell Sprewell added 21.

Dallas led 86-80 after three quarters, then shot 4-of-5 from 3-point range in the 19-4 spurt with Nowitzki making a pair of 3s and capping the run with three free throws.

Nash had 20 points and a season-high 12 assists. Rookie Josh Howard scored all 13 of his points in the first half before leaving in the third quarter with a strained left hamstring.

Finley, Nash and Nowitzki combined to score 25 of Dallas’ 30 points in the third quarter. Cassell scored 11 points in a 19-9 run as Minnesota led 73-65, but Dallas scored the next 11 points, capped by a Finley’s 3-pointer.

Finley was 2-of-7 in the first half and 7-of-8 in the second.

Cassell scored Minnesota’s first eight points in the second quarter as the Wolves took a 38-27 lead, but Dallas rallied for a 56-54 halftime lead.

Notes: Antawn Jamison played in his 278th consecutive game, the third-longest streak in the NBA. … Garnett recorded his 27th double-double of the season, equaling Tim Duncan for the NBA lead. He also had his fourth 20-20 game. … Nash posted his fifth straight double-double. … Minnesota had won nine of its previous 10 games. … Antoine Walker had 12 points and Antawn Jamison had 10.

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