Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey goes up for a shot as Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan defends during the first half of an NBA game Sunday in Los Angeles. Stuckey scored 24 points and Tayshaun Prince added 20 as the Pistons came away with an 88-87 victory. (AP photo)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Allen Iverson was having one of his worst shooting games, so the last thing the Los Angeles Clippers wanted to do was help him out.

Iverson got some timely assistance from Al Thornton, who was called for goaltending by referee Tommy Nunez Jr. after swatting away a driving scoop shot with 4.9 seconds on the clock. The ruling gave the Detroit Pistons the deciding points in an 88-87 victory on Sunday.

‘‘You know you’re having a bad-shooting game when you get the game-winner — and that don’t even go in,’’ Iverson said after going 7-for-22 from the field and finishing with 18 points and 10 assists.

‘‘Finally, I got an easy shot that I knew was going in to put us up by one point, and somebody comes out of nowhere on a goaltending. It was so loud, so at first I didn’t know they had called it.’’

Iverson made a pair of 3-pointers in the second quarter, ending an eight-game drought in which he was 0-for-8 from behind the arc.