Villanueva's 23 point 4th quarter not enough to complete comeback.
Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as the short-handed Detroit Pistons beat Orlando 85-80.
Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half, and the Milwaukee Bucks won their home opener with a 96-85 victory over the Detroit
Richard Hamilton and Ben Gordon may have silenced any questions about whether they can coexist on the Detroit Pistons.