Australian centre Andrew Bogut failed to fire as the Milwaukee Bucks fell 105-96 to the Detroit Pistons.
Bogut only contributed eight points and pulled in five rebounds in the loss, while Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points and rookie Jonas Jerebko added 16 for the Pistons.
The Pistons, who had Charlie Villanueva back in their line-up after a broken nose, won for just the second time in 10 games against a side who have lost six of their last seven.
Elsewhere, the worst start to a season in NBA history is over, as a result of New Jersey Nets' 97-91 defeat of Charlotte Bobcats.
The Nets had lost 18 games in a row - but they finally got things right in their first game under Kiki Vandeweghe, their general manager who will coach the rest of the season.
Brook Lopez had 31 points while Courtney Lee scored a career-high 27 points in his return to the starting line-up as the Nets won for the first time since April 13, when the Bobcats were again on the receiving end.
At the other end of the spectrum, the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to seven games with a 105-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and Paul Pierce added 21 for Doc Rivers' side, who never looked back after establishing a 31-20 lead at the end of the first quarter. Oklahoma's Kevin Durant led all scorers with 36.
Hedo Turkoglu netted with 8.1 seconds left in overtime to give Toronto a 109-107 victory over the Washington Wizards which ends a five-game run of defeats.
Turkoglu scored Toronto's final six points and finished with 20 overall, while Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 31.
The Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 11th time in 13 games, beating the slumping Chicago Bulls 101-87 on the back of 23 points from LeBron James.
The Bulls, who were only a point adrift at the game's midway mark, have now lost seven straight road games since their win over Cleveland last month.
Devin Brown scored 19 points and Chris Paul netted 16 on his return after eight games out with a sprained ankle as the New Orleans Hornets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-89.
The Hornets turned a 63-61 deficit into a 75-65 lead with a decisive 14-2 run at the end of the third quarter.
Carlos Boozer scored a season-high 35 points to lead the Utah Jazz to their fourth straight victory, 96-87 over the Indiana Pacers.
A 22-3 tear at the start proved decisive in inflicting a fourth successive defeat on the Pacers.
Al Harrington (27) and Chris Duhon (25) led the way as the New York Knicks defeated the Atlanta Hawks 114-107.
The Knicks, who had lost six of their last seven matches, made nine three-point attempts in the first half on the way to handing the Hawks only their second loss in 10 home games.
OJ Mayo (25) and Zach Randolph (24) impressed as the Memphis Grizzlies recovered from a first quarter deficit to see off the Dallas Mavericks 98-82.
In the late game, the Los Angeles Lakers edged out Miami Heat 108-107 - with Kobe Bryant top-scoring for the victors with 33 and Dwyane Wade (22) leading the way for the Lakers.