nba roundup Monday’s games

Celtics 115, Raptors 109, OT

BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored nine of his season-high 39 points in overtime and the Celtics beat the Raptors for the second consecutive day. One day after Ray Allen’s 36 points led Boston to a 94-88 win in Toronto, Pierce led a comeback from a 10-point deficit midway through the third quarter and carried the Celtics to their second straight win after they lost four in a row. Pierce also had nine rebounds, while Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 12 rebounds. Andrea Bargnani, whose 3-pointer with one second left sent the game into overtime tied at 93, led the Raptors with 23 points, and Chris Bosh had 18 points and 11 rebounds. The Celtics never trailed in overtime as Pierce scored the first basket, a 3-pointer. After Anthony Parker sank a turnaround shot from the baseline, Pierce connected from the top of the key for a 98-95 lead. Boston led by at least three points the rest of the way.

Bucks 97, Wizards 91

WASHINGTON — Michael Redd scored 29 points, a healthy Andrew Bogut added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Bucks rallied to beat the no-lead-is-safe Wizards. Trading baskets down the stretch with Wizards guard Nick Young — who scored a career-high 30 — Redd helped Milwaukee overcome a deficit that was 13 points in the second quarter, 11 at halftime and five entering the final period. After Young made a 16-foot fadeaway jumper to pull Washington within 90-89, Redd answered with a 3-pointer with less than 1 1/2 minutes left. Young missed a 3 as the shot-clock expired on Washington’s next possession, and that was that. It’s the 12th time this season the Eastern Conference-worst Wizards lost a game after leading in the fourth quarter.

Knicks 101, Hornets 95

NEW ORLEANS — David Lee scored 24 points and the New York Knicks ended a three-game losing streak. Quentin Richardson and Al Harrington each hit 3-pointers inside the final 1:14 to ensure the Knicks withstood a furious Hornets rally that trimmed a 14-point lead down to three late in the game. Harrington finished with 20 points, while Wilson Chandler scored 19 points, hitting a jumper with 2:07 left and a driving layup soon after to help keep the Hornets at bay.

Nets 103, Thunder 99, OT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rookie Brook Lopez scored a career-high 31 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Nets. Vince Carter had 21 while Devin Harris, back after missing three of the previous four games with a hamstring injury, had 17. Keyon Dooling had 14, most coming early in the fourth quarter as the Nets earned a fourth straight home win after starting the season 5-12 in New Jersey. Kevin Durant had 26 points for the Thunder, who fell to 6-33, and 2-17 on the road.

Associated Press