NBA ROUNDUP Sunday’s games


December 8, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

Trail Blazers 98, Raptors 97

TORONTO — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and Steve Blake made a clutch 3-pointer with eight seconds left as Portland spoiled Toronto coach Jay Triano’s home debut. Jermaine O’Neal scored a season-high 24 and blocked six shots and Chris Bosh added 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to give Triano his first win. Jermaine O’Neal scored a season-high 24 and blocked six shots and Chris Bosh added 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to give Triano his first win. A basket by Brandon Roy pulled the Blazers even at 95-95 with 48 seconds left, but Bosh stepped back to sink a 14-foot jumper with 27 seconds to go. Blake then drained his 3 over Jose Calderon, and Bosh missed his final shot. Blake finished with 19 points. Calderon had 15 points and 13 assists for Toronto.

Celtics 122, Pacers 117, OT

INDIANAPOLIS — Ray Allen scored a season-high 35 points, and the Celtics pushed their winning streak to 12 straight — their longest since 1986. Kevin Garnett had 17 points, 20 rebounds and five steals, Paul Pierce had 17 points and eight rebounds and Eddie House had 15 points for Boston (20-2). Marquis Daniels led Indiana with a season-high 26 points. Danny Granger scored 20 points, but shot just 7-of-22 from the field. Indiana is one of two teams to beat Boston this season, and the Pacers nearly pulled it off again by shooting 50 percent from the field against the league’s top defensive team.

Knicks 104, Pistons 92

NEW YORK — Chris Duhon had 25 points and nine assists, Quentin Richardson scored 23 points, and New York blew most of a 29-point lead before holding off Detroit to snap a three-game losing streak. Wilson Chandler and Al Harrington hit key 3-pointers for the Knicks. New York led by double digits for nearly all the first three quarters, but Detroit got within five in the fourth. Harrington finished with 18 points and Chandler had 17 for the Knicks, who avoided their first four-game skid of the season. Tayshaun Prince had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons.

Associated Press