Wallace helps Pistons win 6th straight

Rasheed Wallace made up for a fourth-quarter technical foul by scoring six points of his season-high 28 points late in the game, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 98-92 on Saturday night.

Richard Hamilton added 21 points and eight assists, and Chauncey Billups had 14 points and nine assists for the Pistons, who won their sixth straight.

T.J. Ford had 17 points and 11 assists for the Raptors, whose five-game winning streak was stopped. Chris Bosh added with 14 points and 11 rebounds for Toronto, which has lost eight in a row at the Palace of Auburn Hills.

Detroit, which led 76-73 after three periods, continued to hold the lead for most of the fourth before getting frustrated by the officiating, culminating in Wallace's technical foul. Anthony Parker's free throw pulled the Raptors within 85-84, and Andrea Bargnani followed with a 3-pointer to put Toronto ahead.

Wallace, though, answered quickly. His three-point play at the other end put Detroit back in front, and his 3-pointer with 2:45 remaining finished the Pistons' 10-point run. The Raptors never threatened again.

The Raptors led for most of the first half by shooting 51.4 percent against the usually tough Pistons defense. Toronto got points from nine players and took a 49-43 lead into the intermission.

The Pistons pulled even with an 8-0 run early in the third, and the teams traded the lead until Detroit used another surge to go up 76-73 at period's end.

Notes:@ Hamilton was called for a flagrant offensive foul in the first after catching Parker in the eye with an elbow. ... Wallace's technical was his 15th, meaning he will get an automatic one-game suspension for the next one. ... The Raptors needed less than five minutes to extend their NBA record to 665 games with at least one 3-pointer, as Jorge Garbajosa knocked down their first attempt.