MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis moved five games over .500 for the first time in franchise history as Mike Miller scored 18 points to lead six players in double figures.
Miller was 6-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, as Memphis built a big lead before halftime and the Heat never cut it below double digits.
The win was Memphis's sixth straight at home, setting a new franchise mark. The Grizzlies also set a franchise record for wins (15) before the All-Star break.
Miami lost for the second straight time after a four-game winning streak.
Pacers 80, Pistons 75
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ron Artest scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 19 and Austin Croshere came off the bench for 12, all in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons, threatening to give the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers their first two-game losing streak this season, led by 13 points in the first half and by as many as 10 early in the final period before Indiana rallied.
Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 13 points, while Richard Hamilton and Ben Wallace each added 12.
Rockets 99, Clippers 85
HOUSTON (AP) Yao Ming recorded his 12th double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Rockets never trailed after the first basket as they snapped the Clippers' four-game winning streak.
Cuttino Mobley added 22 points for Houston, followed by Steve Francis with 16, Jim Jackson with 12 and Maurice Taylor with 13 off of the bench.
Quentin Richardson led the Clippers with 20 points, while Corey Maggette had 16 and Elton Brand added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
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