Heat hands Riley win No. 1,200

Pat Riley felt a whole lot better after his 1,200th regular-season victory as an NBA coach than he did Sunday morning when he brought the Miami Heat into Staples Center in Los Angeles with a five-game losing streak.

Dwyane Wade helped improve his coach's disposition considerably, getting 35 points and 10 assists in a 100-94 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

"Two nights ago when I got here from Golden State, I was feeling a little bit low. OK?" Riley said. "My wife's in town, and I went to the 19th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel at about 1:30 in the morning. I was out on the balcony looking down at Wilshire Boulevard, and she said: 'Honey, don't do it. It's not worth it.' ... The value of an NBA wife."

Riley is the third NBA coach to win 1,200 games, and he reached it in his 1,842nd game. That's 248 faster than Don Nelson, the next fastest. Riley, in his 24th season as a coach, guided the Lakers to four NBA titles before winning another with the Heat two seasons ago.

"It's those kind of moments that you'll always remember, good and bad," said Riley, coach of the years with three organizations. "The first 600 (533) were here in Los Angeles -- a lot of great players, guys. You know all of them. Dwyane thinks I'm extinct, but that's OK. That's what he said to me in there."

Wade, who had 33 points in Friday's loss to the Warriors, has recorded consecutive games with 30 or more for the second time this season. Udonis Haslem and Ricky Davis each added 17 points.

Corey Maggette had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who have lost eight of their last nine games.

Fourteen-time all-star Shaquille O'Neal got his first up-close look at the new-and-improved Chris Kaman, who is well on his way to a breakthrough season while Elton Brand recovers from off-season surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles' tendon.

"It's always a touch matchup with someone like that because you have to bring a double-team, and that leaves someone else open," Kaman said. "He's just so big. When you try to go into the middle and shoot a jumper, he doesn't have to move very far to catch up with you if you beat him on the first step."

Kaman, an early favorite for the league's most improved player, won the statistical matchup between the 7-foot centers with 14 points and 12 rebounds. It was his 15th double-double, one more than he had in 75 games last season. He is averaging 18.5 points and 13.6 boards.

"We came into the league in the same draft class. I knew he was good then, but he's even better now," Wade said. "Every year he's getting better and better, and this year he's having a career year. He's got a bright future."

O'Neal, who complained publicly during the week about not getting the ball enough from his teammates, was 4-for-8 from the field and finished with 8 points and 8 rebounds in 33 minutes. He spent the final 1:07 on the bench while Alonzo Mourning helped Miami make some key defensive stops -- including a block of Maggette's layup.

"Zo is a little more mobile than Shaq right now," Riley said. "You could see that Shaq was laboring a little bit because of his thigh, so he was dragging his leg around doing the best job he could do. He's a shot blocker, he's a big body and everybody knows he's coming. He gives our players confidence because he can get up there and he has such good timing."

Pistons 104, Bobcats 85: Chauncey Billups scored 20 points, and Antonio McDyess added 19 points and 9 rebounds as host Detroit beat Charlotte.

Michigan native Jason Richardson led Charlotte with 15 points.

Wizards 104, Nets 89: Caron Butler scored 20 of his 28 points in the second half, and host Washington snapped a six-game losing streak against New Jersey.

Vince Carter scored 30 points to lead New Jersey. Jason Kidd picked up his 93rd career triple-double with 13 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.

Raptors 93, Rockets 80: Chris Bosh had 21 points and 10 rebounds in his return to the lineup, leading host Toronto past Houston.

Former Raptor Tracy McGrady had 23 for Houston.

Bosh was playing for the first time after missing five games with a strained groin.

Blazers 117, Bucks 113 (OT): Brandon Roy scored 26 points, including a go-ahead layup in overtime, and LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 as host Portland won its third straight by beating Milwaukee.

Mo Williams had a season-high 33 points for Milwaukee, which lost its third straight and seventh in eight games.

Hornets 91, Sonics 88: Chris Paul had 29 points and 10 assists to carry undermanned New Orleans past visiting Seattle.

Wally Szczerbiak scored 14 for Seattle.