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 MIAMI (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal is the sick one. Without him, the Miami Heat are doing plenty of suffering. Richard Hamilton scored 17 points, Tayshaun Prince added 16 and the Detroit Pistons stymied Miami for three quarters, then held off a late charge to win 80-72 Sunday and end the Heat's franchise-record 18-game home winning streak.
With O'Neal out for a third straight game because of a stomach virus, the Heat set season-lows for scoring in a game (77), half and quarter, established another low by shooting 34.6 percent and have lost two straight for just the fourth time all season.
Eddie Jones had 19 points for Miami, which hurt itself by shooting 14-for-26 from the foul line. Dwyane Wade had only five points on 1-for-6 shooting before fouling out with 4:13 left, ending his streak of 51 consecutive games in double figures.
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