AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) New York's Allan Houston and Detroit's Rasheed Wallace each sat out the Knicks-Pistons game Saturday night with injuries.

Wallace, who is averaging 14.5 points and 6.8 rebounds since coming to Detroit from Atlanta at the trading deadline, has a sore lower back and is day to day.

Houston missed four games with a left quadriceps contusion before playing eight minutes in New York's win over Toronto on Friday, and is sidelined with the same injury.

Houston's injury, combined with the continuing absence of Tim Thomas (groin) and Penny Hardaway (groin), left the Knicks with only nine healthy players against the Pistons.