Allen Iverson and the Detroit Pistons tightened up on defense to end their losing streak and prolong the agony of the Memphis Grizzlies. Iverson scored 27 points and helped Detroit limit Memphis to just four shots in the final quarter on the way to an 87-79 victory over the Grizzlies on Monday, ending the Pistons longest losing streak in five seasons. Rasheed Wallace scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half to help bring Detroits five-game skid to an end. I think thats what made our offense easy, Iverson said. We were able to shut them down by helping each other on the defensive end. We just didnt leave a guy out there on an island. We helped each other a lot and we did a lot of talking on defense. The Grizzlies, who lost their sixth straight and for the 14th time in 16 games, missed 10 of their final 12 shots. They didnt score after Mike Conleys driving layup with 2:56 left. You cant take anything away from those guys, Iverson said. They missed some shots they can make. But we just got it done down the stretch. We did everything we needed to do. Iverson and Wallace took over to score Detroits final 10 points in the last five minutes after the Grizzlies tied the game at 77. Wallace hit two free throws and Iverson followed with jump shots on consecutive possessions to make it 83-77. Wallace added two more free throws with 40 seconds left and Iverson made two more with 24 seconds to go for the final margin. In the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies were 4-of-20 and didnt …
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