Los Angeles  - The Detroit Pistons made sure the Los Angeles Lakers would not go undefeated this season.

Rasheed Wallace had 25 points with 13 rebounds, and Allen Iverson also scored 25 as the Pistons snapped the Lakers' seven-game winning streak, with a convincing
106-95 road victory on Friday night.

Iverson didn't put much stock in sending the Lakers to their first loss of the season.

Iverson said it didn't mean too much "because eventually they were going to lose" after the Pistons improved to 3-2 since acquiring the nine-time All-Star from Denver on November 3.

"I didn't think they were going to win all 82 games."

The Lakers had beaten their opponents by an average of 18 points before running into the hard-nosed Pistons.

"We just played defence. We made them work hard. We made them take tough shots," Iverson added. "When they missed shots, we took advantage and ran on them. On the offensive end, we attacked all night."

Tayshaun Prince netted 18 points for Detroit (7-2) which led virtually the entire game en route to beating the Lakers for the ninth time in the last 11 meetings.

"Our chemistry has been up and down," Prince said. "But we played a 48-minute game for the first time this season."

Kobe Bryant had 29 points while Spain's Pau Gasol finished with 15 and 10 rebounds for the Lakers (7-1) which were outplayed at both ends of the court.

"You have to play the right way. We didn't do it tonight," Lakers' Lamar Odom said after scoring 11 points off the bench.

"We didn't move the ball enough; we didn't play defence well enough or long enough. Sometimes you just get beat. They were better than us in every aspect of the game tonight."

Elsewhere:

Denver Nuggets 94, Boston Celtics 85

Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups had 18 points apiece, and the visiting Nuggets went on a decisive 11-0 fourth-quarter run to stop the Celtics' six-game winning streak.

Ray Allen scored 26 points and Paul Pierce added 19 for the reigning NBA Champions (8-2).

San Antonio Spurs 77, Houston Rockets 75

Tim Duncan scored 22 points, including the eventual game-winning runner with a minute left, and made the game-saving block on Aaron Brooks' layup attempt in the final seconds, giving the Spurs the come-from behind victory.

Ron Artest led visiting Houston (5-4) with 18 points, but missed a potential game winning three-pointer at the final buzzer.

Orlando Magic 102, Dallas Mavericks 100

Rashard Lewis scored 23 points, including the tying and go-ahead free throws with 10.9 seconds left, and the Magic won in Dallas for the first time in 10 years, when Jason Terry's potential game-tying jumper rimmed out at the buzzer.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points for the Mavericks (2-7) losers of five in a row under new coach Rick Carlisle.

New Orleans Hornets 87, Portand Trail Blazers 82

David West scored 18 points and James Posey drilled a pair of three-pointers late in the game as the host Hornets halted the Trail Blazers' four-game winning streak.

Brandon Roy netted 21 points for the Blazers (5-4).

Milwaukee Bucks 101, Memphis Grizzlies 96 (OT)

Ramon Sessions hit the tying and go ahead free throws with 42 seconds left in overtime, as the Bucks handed the host Grizzlies their fourth straight loss

Richard Jefferson topped Milwaukee (5-5) with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while rookie Luc Richard Mbah a Moute finished with 19 and 17 rebounds.

Phoenix Suns 97, Sacramento Kings 95 (OT)

Amare Stoudemire hit the game-winning jumper with four seconds left in overtime, and the short-handed Suns shaded the Kings.

Shaquille O'Neal matched a season high with 29 points for Phoenix (7-2), which was without suspended Steve Nash and Matt Barnes, while Brazil's Leandro Barbosa headed home following his mother's death.

New Jersey Nets 115, Atlanta Hawks 108

Devin Harris, scored 30 points, Vince Carter had 26, and the host Nets clipped the Hawks to stop a three-game slide

Joe Johnson topped visiting Atlanta (6-2) with 30 of his 32 points after intermission.

Philadelphia 76ers 94, Indiana Pacers 92

Thaddeus Young had 25 points and Andre Miller hit the go-ahead layup with 2:47 left as the visiting 76ers erased a 26-point deficit to stop the Pacers' three-game winning streak.

New York Knicks 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 106

Jamal Crawford scored 29 points while Zach Randolph also had 29 with 19 rebounds as the Knicks regrouped for their fourth win in the last five games after nearly blowing a 30-point lead.

Charlotte Bobcats 104, Utah Jazz 96

Raymond Felton scored 23 points, and Gerald Wallace added 22 as the Bobcats beat the short-handed Jazz.

Carlos Boozer collected 26 points with 15 rebounds for the Jazz 6- 3) who was without Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur.

Miami Heat 97, Washington Wizards 77

Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and the Heat (5-4) held the visiting Wizards without a field goal for nine minutes in the second half for the runaway win. (dpa)