BOSTON: Ray Allen scored 25 points and Rajon Rondo had a season-high 22 as the Boston Celtics overcame a 14-point, third-quarter deficit in Wednesday's 119-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Paul Pierce had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. Kevin Garnett added 21 points and 13 rebounds for Boston, which won its sixth consecutive game.
Point guard Rondo added eight rebounds and seven assists, running the Celtics' offense to a season-high point effort.
Toronto Raptors' Chris Bosh slam dunks against the Charlotte Bobcats during the first half of their NBA game in Toronto on Wednesday. Bosh got 39 points and 11 rebounds in the Raptors' 93-86 victory. ReutersCorey Maggette paced the Warriors with a season-high 32 points and Stephen Jackson had 30. Golden State lost its fourth straight.
Cavaliers 117 Thunder 82
At Cleveland, LeBron James played just 17 minutes, tying his career low, and scored 14 points as Cleveland rolled over Oklahoma City.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 17 points. All 12 players on the roster scored. The Cavaliers are 12-3 for the first time in franchise history and remained undefeated at home in eight games.
Oklahoma City (1-15) has the worst record in the NBA and lost its 13th straight game. The Thunder are 0-3 under interim coach Scott Brooks, who took over when P.J. Carlesimo was fired Nov 22.
Raptors 93 Bobcats 86
At Toronto, Chris Bosh had 39 points and 11 rebounds and Joey Graham added a season-high 17 points in a seven-point win over Charlotte.
Andrea Bargnani had 11 points, while Jose Calderon had 10 points and nine assists as Toronto won for the first time in three games and improved to 3-4 at home.
Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 23 points. Emeka Okafor had 16 points and 14 rebounds, but the Bobcats still lost for the fifth time in six games.
Suns 110 Timberwolves 102
At Minneapolis, Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks to help Phoenix snap its three-game losing streak in Minnesota.
Steve Nash added 20 points and six assists in 27 minutes for the Suns, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back but still had enough in the tank to down the woeful Wolves.
Trail Blazers 106 Heat 68
At Portland, Channing Frye scored 17 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16, and Portland built a big first-quarter lead and routed Miami.
The Blazers scored a season-high 37 points in the first quarter and led by as many as 40 points. Greg Oden had 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Travis Outlaw was among six Blazers to score in double figures with 15 points.
Sergio Rodriguez didn't score, but had 11 assists as Portland (10-6) won for the ninth time in 12 games.
Nuggets 106 Clippers 105
At Los Angeles, Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and hit a go-ahead jumper with 1:15 remaining to help Denver beat Los Angeles after blowing a 13-point lead.
Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins debuted for the Clippers following last Friday's trade that sent Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas to the New York Knicks.
Randolph missed seven of his first eight shots and finished 3-for-11 with seven points in 25 minutes. Collins picked up two fouls in his first 2 minutes on the floor and played nine scoreless minutes.
Nets 116 Kings 114, OT
At Sacramento, California, Vince Carter scored 25 points, Devin Harris made the go-ahead basket and added 18 points, and New Jersey Nets beat Sacramento.
Trailing by one point following a timeout, Harris inbounded the ball and got it right back. He drove to the basket against Bobby Jackson, then pulled up for a jumper to the right of the foul line, giving New Jersey a 115-114 lead with 12 seconds left.
Jackson's long 3-pointer was an airball in the closing seconds and the Nets secured the rebound. Jarvis Hayes made a free throw with 2.4 seconds left and Brad Miller's heave from halfcourt fell short to give the Nets the victory, their first at Arco Arena since Nov 30, 1997.
Source: China Daily/ Agencies
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