European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 29 2007 stars and stripes Pace 29 Lucky shot saves pistons the associated press Rasheed Wallace showed off some serious Range and Shaquille Oneal gave himself a new Nick name Wallace made the Miracle shot of the night maybe of the year banking Home a 60footer As time expired to Send the game to overtime and the Detroit pistons went on to beat the Denver nug gets 113109 on monday night Wallace tried to claim that he called the Bank shot but was drowned out by the jeers of his teammates Okim lying about that he said with a laugh but ill take it either Way the nuggets appeared to have the game won As they prepared to inbound the Ball at mid court with a 9895 Lead and 15 seconds to play Marcus Camby Short pass though was tipped by Tayshaun Prince and Wallace scooped it up and let Fly with a two handed set shot that banked in As the Buzzer sounded we shoot those All the time be fore the game Wallace said this one went in but it int like it won a championship or anything nuggets coach George Karl knew his team had been beaten by a Fluke you could give him a Hundred and he  make one but he made one he said i personally would have liked the Ball to be thrown More toward the run or the Corner but you cant criticize a Lucky shot that was a Lucky shot Denver led 106103 in Over time but Wallace hit another tying three Pointer this one from a More conventional distance to tie the game with a minute left at Miami the Hawks played Hack Ashaq and never had a Chance Shaquille Oneal scored 22 Points going 12for20 from the free throw line after one particularly hard foul sent Oneal tumbling the 7footl Center rolled into a backward somersault before bouncing to his feet in known As the big Barysh Nikov Oneal said afterwards proud of his newest self dubbed Moniker suffice to say no Ballet Ever called for Mikhail Baryshnikov to take this kind of punishment Oneal Shook off double and Tri ple teams and incessant Hack ing nearly every time he got Posi Tion Down Low and still managed to pass Reggie Miller for 12th on the nabs career scoring list Oneal entered the night 10 Points behind Millers 25279 and passed the former Indiana Star with a free throw Midway through the first half fitting considering the Hawks strategy it just shows How the other opponent quits Oneal said of the foul often strategy cant Stop him foul him the win combined with Washington loss at Utah put the heat who were games behind the wizards on Jan 30 alone in first place in the Southeast Divi Sion by a Hal game and vaulted the defending Aba champions from sixth to third in the Eastern conference standings Chicago new new Dusan la la Golden new Duane Detroit pistons Rasheed Wallace watches his 60foot shot tie the Denver nuggets at the end of regulation monday in Auburn Hills Mich suns 105 grizzlies 87 at Phoenix Raja Bell hit six three pointers and scored 29 Points Amare Stoudemire had 27 Points and 12 rebounds for the suns Phoenix is Only one win away from Matching last years win total of 54 spurs 126 warriors 89 at Oakland Calif Tony Parker had 20 Points and nine assists Michael Finley matched his season High with 20 Points and san Antonio won the 17th time in 19 games Tim Duncan had 20 Points and eight rebounds for the spurs who clinched their eighth straight 50win season Baron Davis and Monta Ellis scored 17 Points apiece for the warriors Golden state has lost three of four falling two games behind the los Angeles clippers into a ninth place tie with new or leans in the Western conference jazz 103 wizards 97 Carlos Boozer scored 16 of his Ca ree High 41 Points in the fourth Quarter and added 16 rebounds to help Utah rally for its sixth straight Home Victory Gilbert Arenas scored 26 of his 32 Points in the second half for Washington rockets 106 Bucks 87 Tracy Mcgrady scored 22 Points and had nine assists and Houston won its sixth straight Home game Juwan Howard added 12 Points and 10 rebounds for the rockets who Are 93 since Yao Ming re turned from a broken leg Michael Redd scored 26 and Charlie Bell added 20 for the Bucks who Haven won in hous ton since 1999 a seven game los ing Streak bulls 100 Trail blazers 89 Lull Deng scored a career High 38 Points and Host Chicago won its third straight Deng whose previous Ca ree High was 32 Points hit 18 of 25 shots and played a big role Dur ing the deciding run Ben Gordon scored 13 of his 17 in the third and Kirk Hinrich delivered 11 of his 21 Points in the fourth Rookie Lamarcus Aldridge led Portland with 20 Points and Zach Randolph added 17 in his first Start since returning from a bereavement leave magic 94 kicks 89 Jameer Nelson made the tying and godhead three pointers and finished with 18 Points and visiting Orlando sent new York to its sea so High fourth straight loss the magic moved into sole pos session of seventh place in the Eastern conference snapping a tie for with new Jersey Stephen Marbury scored 32 Points for the fading kicks who have lost six of seven they fell two games behind new Jersey for the eighth spot celtics 95 raptors 87 Paul Pierce scored 23 Points and Al Jef Ferson added 22 Points and nine rebounds to help Host Boston snap a three game losing Streak and prevent a season sweep in the series by Toronto to Ford scored 28 Points and Anthony Parker added 16 Points for the raptors mba scoreboard Eastern conference division Leader clinched playoff spot clinched division mondays games Miami 106 Atlanta 89 Boston 95 Toronto 87 Orlando 94 new York 89 Detroit 113 Denver 109 of Houston 106 Milwaukee 87 Chicago 100 Portland 89 Utah 103 Washington 97 Phoenix 105 Memphis 87 san Antonio 126 Golden state 89 tuesdays games Cleveland at Indiana Dallas is new Orleans at Oklahoma City Seattle at Minnesota Memphis at la lakers wednesdays games Miami at Toronto Atlanta at Charlotte Philadelphia at Washington Orlando at Boston Cleveland at new York Indiana at new Jersey new Orleans at san Antonio Milwaukee at Dallas Seattle at Denver Minnesota at Utah Houston at la clippers monday heat 106 Hawks 89 Atlanta Williams 611 22 14 Smith 615 78 20 Wright 12 00 2 Childress 49 13 9 Ajohnson 310 00 7 Batista 45 00 8 Lue 24 00 4 Stoudamire 914 00 22 swill iams 02 00 0 s Jones 11113 Ivey 00 00 0 totals 3673 1114 89 Miami Posey 69 4419 haslem 38 34 9 Oneal 591220 22 Ejones 5110013 Jwill iams 61122 14 mourning 23 12 5 Payton 25 22 6 Dwright 13 56 7 Walker 49 13 9 Doleac 00 00 0 Barren 01 00 0 Quinn 00 22 2 totals 3469 3245 106 Atlanta 22 30 17 2089 Miami 28 29 25 24106 three Point goal Atlanta 612 Stoudamire 47 Ajohnson 11 Smith 13 Lue Miami 613 Posey 34 Ejones 36 Walker 01 Jwilliams 01 Payton fouled outdone rebound Atlanta 41 Williams Miami 47 Oneal As Sist Atlanta 19 Lue Ajohnson Miami 20 Jwilliams total foul Atlanta 32 Miami 14 coach Wood son Miami defensive three second 2 a19600 celtics 95 raptors 87 Toronto Carbajosa 27 00 5 Bosh 519 5815 Nesterovich 48 00 8 Parker 68 2216 Ford 818101128 Humphries 02 00 0 Cal Deron 37 00 7 Peterson 02 00 0 Graham 35 22 8 Martin 01 00 0 totals 3177 1923 87 Boston Pierce 820 56 23 Jefferson 1014 23 22 Perkins 12 00 2 West 617 56 18 Rondo 46 88 16 Gomes 04 00 0 Green 511 00 10 Telfair 02 00 0 Powe 03 44 4 Ray 00 00 0 totals 3479 2427 95 Toronto 19 19 18 3187 Boston 22 20 23 3095 three Point goal Toronto 617 Ford 24 Parker 24 Calderon 12 Carbajosa 16 mar tin Boston 315 Pierce 29 West 13 Tel fair 01 Green fouled out Ford re bound Toronto 45 Bosh Boston 53 Jefferson assist Toronto 16 Ford Boston 23 Pierce Rondo total fouls or onto 22 Boston 25 a14708 magic 94 kicks 89 Orlando Battle 67 23 14 Turkoglu 613 44 18 Howard 57 0410 Hill 26 24 6 Nelson 71652 18 Milicic 22 00 4 Ariza 26 22 6 Dooling 34 00 6 Redick 410 22 12 to tals 3771 1421 94 new York Frye 27 13 5 Jeffries 1112 3 Curry 712 34 17 Francis 04 11 1 mar Bury 1021 1011 32 James 35 00 6 Robin son 13 47 6 Rose 2412 5 Balkman 45 13 9 Collins 26 14 5 totals 3268 2337 89 Orlando 23 22 25 2494 new York 2128152589 three Point goal Orlando 617 Redick 25 Nelson 26 Turkoglu new York 213 Marbury 27 Frye 01 Robinson 01 Francis 02 Collins fouled outdone rebound Orlando 43 Howard new York 48 Frye assist Orlando 22 Howard Turkoglu new York 14 Marbury Robin son total foul Orlando 27 new York 25 defensive three Sec Ond 2 Nelson Robinson a19763 pistons 113 nuggets 109 of Denver Anthony 619 12 13 Nene 813 55 21 Camby 815 8824 Blake 06 00 0 Iver son 514 5916 Kleiza 49 2212 Evans 0122 2 Smith 815 00 21 totals 3992 2328 109 Detroit Prince 815 33 19 Maxiell 44 00 8 Wallace 615 89 22 Murray 4422 10 Bil Lups 1123 910 34 Mcdyess 713 68 20 Hunter 02 00 0 Delfino 03 00 0 Davis 00 00 0 Mohammed 00 00 0 totals 4079 2832 113 Denver 13 31 27 27 11109 Detroit 26 16 29 27 15113 three Point goal Denver 821 Smith 510 Kleiza 23 Iverson 15 Blake 01 Anthony Detroit 518 Billups 38 Wallace 26 Delfino 01 Prince fouled outdone rebound Denver 50 Nene Detroit 51 Mcdyess assist Denver 24 Iverson Detroit 21 Billups total fouls Den ver 25 Detroit 20 a22076 rockets 106 Bucks 87 Milwaukee Bell 618 34 20 Ilyasova 27 12 6 Skinner 24 01 4 Redd 919 811 26 Boykus 515 3413 Greer 02 00 0 Patter son 711 23 16 Reiner 01 00 0 Noel 12 00 2 totals 3279 1725 87 Houston Battier 36 22 10 Hayes 33 00 6 Yao 922 47 22 Mcgrady 918 23 22 Al Ston 5110013 Tsaka Lidis 02 00 0 Howard 412 44 12 Snyder 22 00 5 head 59 0013 Lucas 1100 3 totals 4186 1216 106 Milwaukee 20 25 15 2787 Houston 33 20 28 25106 three Point goal Milwaukee 619 Bell 511 Ilyasova 13 Redd 01 Boykins Houston 1225 head 35 Alston 38 Battier 24 Mcgrady 26 Lucas 11 Snyder fouled 51 Skinner Houston 54 Howard As Sist Milwaukee 15 Boykins Houston 22 Mcgrady total foul Milwaukee 18 Houston 17 a14287 bulls 100 Trail blazers 89 Portland Udoka 00 02 0 Randolph 410 91117 Aldridge 1015 00 20 Jack 36 f2 10 Webster 59 22 14 Rodriguez 22 56 9 outlaw 28 00 4 Jones 12 22 4 Magloire 24 00 4 Dickau 35 00 7 totals 3261 2025 89 Chicago Deng 1825 22 38 Brown 23 34 7 Wallace 14 11 3 Gordon 716 22 17 Hinrich 718 45 21 Duhon 24 23 6 Allen 01 00 0 Thomas 18 00 2 Sefo Losha 12 01 2 Griffin 13 22 4 a Hrypa 00 00 0 totals 4084 1620 100 Portland 31 14 18 2689 Chicago 25 16 28 31100 three Point goal Portland 510 Jack 23 Webster 24 Dickau 11 outlaw 01 Jones Chicago 416 Hinrich 36 Gordon 17 Griffin 01 Duhon fouled out none rebound Portland 41 Randolph Aldridge Chicago 41 Wallace As Sist Portland 21 Flack Chicago 28 Hin Rich total foul Portland 25 Chicago 18 technical Portland defensive three second Randolph Chicago defensive three second flagrant foul Webster Gordon a21834 jazz 103 wizards 97 Washington Jamison 617 69 20 son Gaila 410 22 10 Haywood 03 24 2 Steven son 71168 21 Arenas 8201417 32 Thomas 22 23 6 Hayes 18 00 3 Taylor 11 00 2 Daniels 0100 0 Ruffin 00121 totals 297 i 334597 Utah Kirilenko 03 66 6 Boozer 1521 1114 41 Okur 614 41016 Fisher 210 4710 Williams 612 44 16 Collins 02 00 0 Brown 02 00 0 Harpring 18 44 6 Millsap 47 00 8 Arazio 00 00 0 Miles 00 60 0 totals 3479 3345 103 Washington 18 23 30 2697 Utah 13 22 35 33103 three Point goal Washington 618 Are Nas 25 Jamison 27 Hayes 12 Stevenson Utah 211 Fisher 25 Harpring 01 Kirilenko 01 Okur 02 Williams fouled Songaila Kirilenko rebound Washington 52 Jamison Utah 61 Boozer assist Washington 17 Daniels Utah 22 Williams 13j total foul washing ton 31 Utah 32 technical Washington coach Jordan 2 Thomas  ton coach Jordan a19911 suns 105 grizzlies 87 Memphis Warrick 59 2312 Kinsey 514 2212 gaol 101912 21 Gay 612 0013 Harrington 39 24 8 Swift 01 00 0 Atkins 05 11 1 Jones 511 22 12 Johnson 45 00 8 Padgett 0100 0 totals 3886 1014 87 Phoenix Diaw 36 00 6 Marion 27 44 8 Stoudemire 1217 34 27 Bell 11161129 Nash 37 33 11 Barbosa 510 00 12 Jjones 27 22 7 Thomas 23 12 5 totals 4073 1416105 Memphis 27 16 21 2387 Phoenix 31 27 22 25105 three Point 16 Gay 12 Kinsey 01 Padgett 01 Atkins Phoenix 1122 Bell 68 Nash 23 Barbosa 25 Jjones 14 Marion fouled outdone rebound Memphis 43 gaol Phoenix 44 Stoudemire 14 Atkins gaol Phoenix 27 Nash total foul Memphis 17 Phoenix 11 techno Cal Memphis defensive three second Phoenix defensive three second 2 a18422 spurs 126 warriors 89 san Antonio Bowen 48 55 14 Duncan 713 67 20 Elson 12 00 2 Barry 34 23 10 Parker 610 810 20 Bonner 22 00 6 Ginobile 57 45 17 Finley 912 00 20 Vaughn 12 22 4 White 34 33 9 Oberto 24 00 4tldrih 04 00 0 totals 4372 3035 126 Golden state Jackson 28 78 12 Harrington 05121 Biedrina 46 2210 Richard son 08 00 0 Davis 719 34 17 Ellis 713 33 17 Pietrus 35 12 10 Barnes 37 02 7 Foyle 0100 0 Jacikevicius 15 00 2 Powell 46 00 8 Azubuike 26 12 5 totals 3389 1825 89 san Antonio 36 37 29 24126 Golden state 30 24 12 2389 three Point goals san Antonio 1017 i Nobili 34 Bonner 22 Barry 23 Finley 23 Bowen 13 Parker 01 White Golden state 522 Pietrus 34 Barnes 12 Jackson 13 Azubuike 01 Harrington 01 Jasi Kevi Cius 01 Richardson 03 Davis fouled outdone rebounds san Antonio 53 Elson Golden state 44 Pietrus As Sist Ssan Antonio 33 Parker Golden state 19 Jacikevicius total fouls san an Tonio 22 Golden state 23 technical san Antonio coach Popovich Golden state defensive three second Harrington flagrant fouls Davis a18207