INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Pacers without Jermaine O'Neal were better than the Los Angeles Lakers minus Shaquille O'Neal.

Ron Artest had 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Al Harrington added 16 points to lead the Pacers to an 85-72 win over the Lakers on Monday night.

Shaquille O'Neal was suspended for one game without pay by the NBA earlier Monday, one day after using obscene language and publicly criticizing officials during a television interview following the Lakers' win over Toronto.

Jermaine O'Neal missed the game after straining his neck in Saturday's win over Boston.

Gary Payton went 1-for-8 in the first half and the Lakers, who were also missing Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone, went 7:18 without a field goal in the second quarter to fall behind 41-26 at half.

Payton finished with 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting. Stanislav Medvedenko, who had 14 points, was the only other Laker in double figures.

The Pacers countered with four players in double figures, a balance that was too much for the Lakers to overcome.

Without Shaquille O'Neal, the Lakers turned in one of their worst offensive performances of the season. Their 72 points, 34.7 percent shooting and 26 first-half points were all easily season lows.

Clippers 101, Hawks 95

ATLANTA (AP) Elton Brand scored 22 points, including three straight baskets in a key stretch of the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers denied Atlanta its first winning streak of the season.

The Hawks have yet to win two in a row, falling to 0-15 coming off a victory.

Marko Jaric added 20 points for Los Angeles, while Chris Wilcox came off the bench to contribute 18 points.

Stephen Jackson and Shareef Abdur-Rahim led the Hawks with 20 points apiece.

Pistons 102, Heat 100, OT

MIAMI (AP) Richard Hamilton sank a tie-breaking 14-footer with 14 seconds left in overtime, and Detroit earned its fourth consecutive down-to-the-wire win.

The Pistons have won four games in a row by a total of eight points, including two overtime victories.

Tayshaun Prince scored a career-high 24 points for Detroit. Chauncey Billups added 23.

The Heat may have again lost rookie guard Dwyane Wade, who sprained his left ankle under the Miami basket with 2:22 left in the fourth quarter and hobbled out of the game. Wade, who missed 13 games with a sprained wrist before returning last week, finished with 17 points and six assists.

Eddie Jones scored 19 points for Miami. Lamar Odom had his 24th double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

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