Pistons' Billups plays like an MVP

Chauncey Billups helped the Detroit Pistons earn home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs and might have rekindled his MVP candidacy in the process.He scored 35 points against reigning MVP Steve Nash and his three-pointer with 3 minutes 40 seconds left put the Pistons ahead in a 109-102 win over Phoenix on Sunday.
The Pistons (59-14) clinched the best East record ahead of Miami, which was victim of the Nets' 12th straight win."I think I made a good case" for MVP, Billups said. "It would mean a lot. Not as much as another championship."Nash struggled Sunday, shooting 4-for-11 for 13 points.Van Horn breaks handMavericks forward Keith Van Horn, averaging 8.9 points in 20 minutes per game, broke his right hand during Friday's loss to Orlando and likely will undergo surgery.