"Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva stands by the tweet in which he accused the Celtics' Kevin Garnett of calling him a "cancer patient'' during their Nov. 2 game in Auburn Hills, Mich.

"I will do whatever it takes to win a ballgame,'' said Villanueva. "But I'm not the type of guy who's going to go out there and make things up. I said what I said. Move on. The truth as told.

"I said what I had to say and it's over with.''"