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Dwyane Wade more than filled the void of Shaquille O'Neal's scoreless first half by scoring a postseason career-high 34 points and setting up the big guy for most of his 17 second-half points as the Miami Heat completed a first-round sweep of the New Jersey Nets with a 110-97 road win Sunday.

Miami's seventh straight win over Jason Kidd and company guarantees that O'Neal will have at least a full week to rest before the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Eddie Jones added 21 points, and O'Neal shot 7-for-9 in the second half after missing all five in the first half. Miami shot 54.9 percent from the field with Wade leading the way, making 13-of-20.

New Jersey was eliminated early because it shot poorly the entire series. Game 4 was another lowlight, a 39.5 percent effort that included a woeful 6-of-22 effort by Vince Carter.

Kidd, who struggled most of the series, had his best game, scoring 25 points on 9-for-19 shooting. Carter added 23 points. Richard Jefferson and Nenad Krstic had 17 apiece.

Pistons 97, 76ers 92, OT

Chauncey Billups carried the visiting Pistons in the final minutes of regulation, Rasheed Wallace hit a couple of clutch 3-pointers in overtime and Detroit overcame an inspired effort by Philadelphia's Allen Iverson to go up 3-1 in its first-round series.

Game 5 is Tuesday in Detroit.

Billups scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. Wallace had 17 points, and Ben Wallace added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons, who bounced back from a Game 3 loss on Friday night.

After a frantic finish to the fourth quarter that saw Billups carry the Pistons, Rasheed Wallace hit a decisive 3-pointer with 1:29 left in OT. Richard Hamilton hit a runner on the baseline with 14.5 seconds left, then sealed the win with a couple of free throws.

Iverson scored 36 points on 14-for-24 shooting and added eight assists. Chris Webber had 23 points, including several key baskets in the third and fourth quarters. Samuel Dalembert had 15 rebounds.

Billups scored 10 straight points in the final 3:05 of regulation, including a 3-pointer from the corner that gave the Pistons an 83-82 lead with 22 seconds left.

The Sixers led by nine with just over 6 minutes left in regulation.