PHILADELPHIA (AP) Desmond Mason spoiled Allen Iverson's return to Philadelphia's lineup, scoring a season-high 24 points in the Milwaukee Bucks' 88-76 win over the 76ers on Monday night.

Toni Kukoc added 14 points for the Bucks, who have won three straight and are a season-high two games over .500. The Bucks have won seven of 10, including two straight on the road.

Mason scored 17 points in the second quarter when the Bucks built a 17-point lead, then added a 3-pointer early in the fourth for a 75-57 lead.

Iverson was back after missing the last 10 games with a bruised right knee. The Sixers went only 3-7 without Iverson, including 1-4 on their Western road trip.

Iverson, playing without a protective pad, scored 18 points with seven turnovers in 37 minutes _ six fewer minutes than his average.

Pistons 78, Celtics 68

BOSTON (AP) Tayshaun Prince scored seven of his 13 points during a key 11-0 run in the fourth quarter and Detroit held Boston to a season-low point total.

The win was the sixth straight for the Pistons, who have held their opponents under 100 points in all 35 of their games this season. They have done it 37 consecutive times dating back to last season.

Boston also shot a season-low 29.3 percent in the game, including just 9-for-34 on 3-pointers.

Ben Wallace scored 12 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Detroit, and Richard Hamilton scored 15 points.

Paul Pierce paced Boston with 27 points.

Pacers 87, Heat 65

MIAMI (AP) Jermaine O'Neal had his eighth consecutive double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds and Indiana earned its fifth win in a row by beating Miami.

Ron Artest also scored 22 points for the Pacers, who defeated the Heat for the seventh straight time, including four games in Miami.

The Heat, coming off a season-high 112 points Friday in a win over Orlando, shot 33 percent and were held to their lowest total since Feb. 1, 2003. They trailed only 45-41 at halftime but shot 21 percent in the second half.

Miami missed 12 consecutive shots in the fourth quarter, going more than nine minutes without a basket before 12th man Wang Zhi-Zhi scored with 10 seconds to go.

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