The Detroit Pistons took advantage of what seemed to be a little help from the scorer's table and went on beat the Orlando Magic.

Chauncey Billups scored 28 points, three on a disputed shot at the end of the third quarter, and Detroit got past Orlando for a 100-93 win last night at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich., and a 2-0 lead in this second-round Eastern Conference series.

"It's tough to be on the other end of that play," Billups said. "But I'll take it."

Billups officially made a 3-pointer with 0.5 seconds left in the third, ending a play that started with 5.1 seconds and seemed to take a fraction of a second longer using replays the officials didn't use during a five-minute delay.

The shot put Detroit ahead, 78-76.

Lead official Steve Javie declined to be interviewed by a pool reporter during a timeout, and ignored another reporter shouting to speak with him after the game ended.

"They had to estimate how much time (was left) and they estimated 4.6 seconds," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. "That's almost funny. What can you do? They were put in a very tough situation on that call."

Even though TNT -- a broadcast partner of the NBA -- had the ability to show a real-time replay with a clock superimposed on the screen, the league's replay rules don't allow for reviewing a play to determine when the clock started.

The Magic still had a chance to win after trailing by 14 in the first half.

Orlando had the ball down by two points late in the game, but Rashard Lewis missed a running scoop shot, Dwight Howard, who finished with 22 points and 18 rebounds, just missed on a putback and Hedo Turkoglu couldn't grab the offensive rebound.

Other game

• Hornets 102, Spurs 84: Chris Paul had 30 points and 12 assists, leading host New Orleans to a victory and a 2-0 lead against San Antonio in this second-round Western Conference series.