AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Rasheed Wallace forced overtime with a 60-foot buzzer beater, then added another key 3 to help the Detroit Pistons defeat the Denver Nuggets 113-109 on Monday night.

The short-handed Pistons needed a miracle just to get to the extra period – they trailed 98-95 with 1.5 seconds to play, and Denver only needed to put the ball into play at midcourt.

The inbounds pass, though, bounced off Allen Iverson and Tayshaun Prince, and Wallace threw up a desperation two-handed set shot that banked in as the buzzer sounded.

Chauncey Billups led the Pistons with a season-high 34 points and 10 assists, Wallace scored 22 and Antonio McDyess added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Camby led the Nuggets with 24 points and added 13 rebounds, while Nene had 21 points and 17 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony and Iverson, though, combined for only 29 on 11-of-33 shooting.

Magic 94, Knicks 89

NEW YORK – Jameer Nelson made the tying and go-ahead 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, and the Orlando Magic beat New York 94-89, the Knicks’ season-high fourth straight loss.

Hedo Turkoglu also scored 18 points for the Magic, who got their second consecutive key victory in the race for a playoff berth and moved into sole possession of seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Tony Battie added 14 points and Dwight Howard had 10 points, 14 rebounds and a pivotal blocked shot late in the game.

Orlando snapped a tie for seventh which New Jersey. The Magic were coming off a victory over the Nets.

Stephon Marbury scored 32 points for the fading Knicks, who have lost six of seven.

Heat 106, Hawks 89

MIAMI – Shaquille O’Neal scored 22 points to pass Reggie Miller for 12th on the NBA’s career list and the Miami Heat finished off a four-game season sweep of the Atlanta Hawks with an 106-89 win.

O’Neal entered the night 10 points behind Miller’s total of 25,279, and passed the former Indiana sharpshooter with a free throw midway through the first half.

That was fitting, since the Hawks hacked him early and often, sending him to the foul line a season-high 20 times. O’Neal made 12, another season-best, and finished with 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double.

James Posey scored 19 points, shot 6-for-9 and finished with his second-best scoring night of the season for the Heat. Jason Williams had 14 points and Eddie Jones scored 13 for the Heat, who beat the Hawks for the 18th time in the last 21 meetings between the teams.

Salim Stoudamire had 22 points off the bench for Atlanta, while Josh Smith had 20 and Marvin Williams added 14 for the Hawks, who’ve lost four straight.

Bulls 100, Trail Blazers 89

CHICAGO – Luol Deng scored a career-high 38 points, and the Chicago Bulls won their third straight, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 100-89.

After beating Denver and Indiana on last-second shots, the Bulls found themselves in another close game until an 8-0 run midway through the fourth quarter put away Portland.

Deng, whose previous career-high was 32 points, hit 18-of-25 shots and played a big role during the deciding run. The Bulls were leading 80-76 when Deng caught a long pass from Chris Duhon and hit both free throws after crashing to the court on a flagrant foul by Martell Webster.

Rockets 106, Bucks 87

HOUSTON – Tracy McGrady scored 22 points and had nine assists, and the Houston Rockets won their sixth straight home game, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 106-87.

Juwan Howard added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who are 9-3 since Yao Ming returned from a broken leg. Houston got away with a so-so night from its All-Star big man in this one – Yao scored 22, but missed 13 of 22 shots.

The Rockets dominated Milwaukee with their defense, shutting down the Bucks in the third quarter to build a 23-point lead. Milwaukee trailed by eight points at halftime, then missed 15 of its first 19 shots after the break.

Michael Redd scored 26 and Charlie Bell added 20 for the Bucks, who haven’t won in Houston since 1999, a seven-game losing streak.