Toronto — Ray Allen scored a season-high 36 points, including eight 3-pointers, as the Boston Celtics withstood a late Toronto rally to beat the Raptors 94-88 on Sunday, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Allen, who made a career-high 10 3-pointers against Charlotte on April 14, 2002, finished 8-for-10 from 3-point range on Sunday, making his first six attempts.
Rajon Rondo had 14 points and 11 assists and Kevin Garnett added 10 points and 11 rebounds. Paul Pierce had 11 points for Boston, which had lost seven of nine coming in.Magic 105, Spurs 98 At San Antonio, Dwight Howard scored 24 points and Jameer Nelson had eight of his 22 in the final two minutes as Orlando snapped San Antonio’s four-game winning streak.
Hedo Turkoglu added 21 points for the Magic (30-8), who are tied with the Boston Celtics for the Eastern Conference lead in victories. Orlando has won four straight and 13 of 15 games.
Lakers 108, Heat 105
At Los Angeles, Andrew Bynum scored a season-high 24 points, including a go-ahead follow shot with 18.5 seconds remaining, as Los Angeles beat Miami to become the first Western Conference team to reach 30 victories.
Kobe Bryant added 19 points and seven assists, Pau Gasol had 14 points and 18 rebounds to match a career high, and Derek Fisher had 13 points and a season-high 11 assists for the Lakers (30-6), who won for the ninth time in 10 games.
76ers 109, Hawks 94
At Atlanta, Andre Iguodala scored 27 points as Philadelphia took advantage of Al Horford’s absence to dominate near the basket and beat Atlanta for its first four-game winning streak of the season.
The 76ers scored 56 points in the paint and had a combined 49 points by their starting forwards. Thaddeus Young added 22 points and nine rebounds as the Hawks struggled without Horford, the starting center who was held out with a knee injury. Suns 109, Clippers 103
At Los Angeles, Amare Stoudemire overcame early foul trouble to score 26 points, and Jason Richardson and Grant Hill each had 21 as Phoenix sent Los Angeles to its 11th straight loss. Kings 102, Mavericks 95
At Sacramento, California, Kevin Martin scored 21 points and Francisco Garcia had seven during a key fourth-quarter stretch as Sacramento ended its five-game losing streak by beating Dallas. Beno Udrih had 16 points, five rebounds and six assists for Sacramento, which hadn’t won since beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-90 on December 30.
Warriors 120, Pacers 117
At Oakland, California, Jamal Crawford scored 32 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.3 seconds left as Golden State snapped its five-game losing streak with a thrilling victory over Indiana.
Danny Granger scored 15 of his career high-tying 42 points for Indiana in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer that put the Pacers up 117-116 with 23.8 seconds left in a wild final period that had 12 lead changes.
But after Crawford replied with his dramatic 3, Granger was a spectator as Mike Dunleavy and Travis Diener missed 3-pointers for Indiana in the final seconds.
Kelenna Azubuike added 21 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors, hitting a free throw with 5.6 seconds left as road-weary Golden State opened a seven-game homestand with its first victory since December 29. /AP |
