"When I make that decision, it will be based on winning multiple championships," James said before Tuesday's game at the Izod Center. "If it's moving elsewhere, I will have to weigh all my options."

That goal of winning a title could occur with the Cavs.

"This is the best team we've had since I've been here," he said. "You have to see how the season plays out and be patient. Just because you go to another team, that doesn't guarantee a championship."

James said he'll do what's best for his family, himself and his career.

"It's a business," he said. "Franchises do what's best for the franchise. We have to do what's best for us."

PISTONS 96, CAVALIERS 89: When push came to shove in the second half of Wednesday's game, the Cavaliers crumbled. The Pistons pounded the Cavs in the second half of their decisive victory at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

"Every time they made a play, it seems like it deflated us more instead of our guys saying, 'Forget this! Let's go!' and rallying around each other and fighting back," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "When that happens, let's have that bunker mentality and fight back."

There was no fighting back on this night, as the Cavs' eight-game winning streak was snapped. The Cavs (9-3) hadn't lost since Nov. 1 in New Orleans. They led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter of Wednesday's game.

Things started to unravel when their starting backcourt of Mo Williams and Delonte West each picked up his fourth personal foul in the third quarter. Both players were on the bench for the last 4:31 of the third quarter.

The Pistons (8-3) responded with a 17-7 run, capped by guard Arron Afflalo's three-pointer with 47 seconds left in the third. That knotted the score at 66.

Cavs forward LeBron James, who had 25 points, drained a 20-foot jumper over Tayshaun Prince to put his team back on top after three quarters, 68-66.

The tide turned with seven minutes left in the game when Pistons forward/center Rasheed Wallace connected on back-to-back three-point field goals.