Joe Dumars was a key player on the Detroit Pistons team that won a franchise-record 13 straight games 14 seasons ago. He saw it done again from a different perspective this time.

``This has been a great run and these guys deserve it,'' said Dumars, now the Pistons' president of basketball operations. ``I'm very proud of the coaching staff and the players for giving such an incredible effort.''

Chauncey Billups scored 13 of his 18 points in the final 3:17 on Monday to lift Detroit to an 85-77 win over the reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs, tying the franchise record set by Dumars and the rest of ``The Bad Boys'' during their 1989-90 championship season.

And how about this juicy story line: Detroit will have a chance to break the record Tuesday on the road against the Central Division-leading Indiana Pacers, led by its former coach, Rick Carlisle.

``We tied the streak and now we want to break it,'' Chucky Atkins said. ``We are going up against our old coach for the No. 14.''

In other games, it was Phoenix 88, the Los Angeles Lakers 85; Washington 93, Chicago 83; New York 90, Toronto 79; Indiana 100, Atlanta 97; Seattle 90, Philadelphia 81; Orlando 106, Milwaukee 99; Sacramento 125, the Los Angeles Clippers 100; Minnesota 97, New Orleans 90; Memphis 88, Houston 83; and Golden State 101, Utah 85.

Pistons coach Larry Brown hadn't won 13 straight in his Hall of Fame career until Monday. The Pistons haven't lost since New Jersey beat them at home on Dec. 26.

Billups tied it at 72 with a 3-pointer with 3:17 left, and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:28 remaining. His three-point play put the Pistons up 81-77 with 48.6 seconds to go. Billups then made all four of his free throw attempts to seal the win during Detroit's game-ending 12-0 run.

``If I get a look late in the game, I just feel like I'm going to make it,'' said Billups, who didn't miss a shot as he scored the game's final 10 points. ``I don't know what it is in me.''

Tim Duncan had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, but the two-time league MVP didn't come through when they needed him most.

Duncan missed two free throws when San Antonio was ahead 77-75 with 1:47 left, and his shot was blocked by Ben Wallace on its next possession.

Suns 88, Lakers 85

At Los Angeles, Joe Johnson scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Jake Voskuhl made two key follow shots down the stretch as Phoenix beat the injury-depleted Lakers.

Voskuhl had season-high totals of 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Suns.

Kareem Rush led the Lakers with 18 points, and Bryon Russell added a season-high 17. Los Angeles played without Shaquille O'Neal (strained right calf), Kobe Bryant (sprained right shoulder) and Karl Malone (sprained knee ligament). The Suns went without Amare Stoudemire (ankle).

Wizards 93, Bulls 83

At Washington, the Wizards won consecutive games for the first time in two months. Since beating Atlanta on Nov. 17 and Cleveland two days later, Washington had gone 5-22 before Saturday's 99-84 win over Seattle.

Larry Hughes had 25 points to lead the Wizards. Jamal Crawford had 19 for the Bulls.

Knicks 90, Raptors 79

At New York, Stephon Marbury had 28 points and 14 assists to keep coach Lenny Wilkens undefeated in his new job.

The Knicks improved to 3-0 under Wilkens by defeating the team he coached the past three seasons. Marbury scored 13 in the third quarter, when the Knicks took the lead for good, then added 11 more in the fourth.

Pacers 100, Hawks 97

At Atlanta, Reggie Miller hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and added two free throws in the final minute to lead the Pacers to their fourth straight win.

Jermaine O'Neal had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana. Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 32 points for the Hawks.

SuperSonics 90, 76ers 81

At Philadelphia, Ray Allen scored 28 points to help the SuperSonics end a four-game losing streak.

Glenn Robinson scored 27 points for Philadelphia, which lost its third straight.

Magic 106, Bucks 99

At Orlando, Tracy McGrady scored 34 points to pace the Magic. Joe Smith led Milwaukee with 19 points and eight rebounds.

Kings 125, Clippers 100

At Los Angeles, Peja Stojakovic scored 31 points to help the Kings win their fifth straight and ninth in 10 games.

Elton Brand had 24 points and six rebounds for the Clippers.

Timberwolves 97, Hornets 90

At Minneapolis, Sam Cassell had 22 points to help the Timberwolves win their ninth straight at home.

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 29 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists. Baron Davis had 25 points for the Hornets before mildly spraining his left ankle midway through the fourth quarter.

Grizzlies 88, Rockets 83

At Memphis, Tenn., Pau Gasol had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and James Posey scored 13 of his 17 points to lead the Grizzlies to their fifth straight win.

Steve Francis had 23 points for Houston.

Warriors 101, Jazz 85

At Oakland, Calif., Erick Dampier had his 20th double-double with 18 points and a career-high 24 rebounds, and Golden State beat short-handed Utah.

Calbert Cheaney scored 20 points off the bench for the Warriors.

Raja Bell had a career-high 25 points, six rebounds and five assists for Utah, which was missing its entire front line.