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Celtics 98, Trail Blazers 95

BOSTON — Ray Allen missed 11 of his first 13 shots before hitting a 3-pointer with 42 seconds left in overtime to lift the Celtics. LaMarcus Aldridge followed with a miss from 3-point range, and after a scramble at midcourt Allen wound up with the ball and passed it ahead to Tony Allen for a breakaway dunk. Paul Pierce scored 24 for the Celtics and Kevin Garnett, who returned after missing 10 games with a hyperextended right knee, added 13. Andre Miller scored 28 points and Aldridge had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Portland.

Lakers 115, Knicks 105

NEW YORK — Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help Los Angeles bounce back from a disappointing loss in Cleveland. Pau Gasol added 20 points, half in the final period, and Andrew Bynum finished with 19 for the Lakers, who evened their record after two games of an eight-game road trip. David Lee scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Wilson Chandler added a season-best 28 points and Danilo Gallinari had 20.

Hawks 103, Bobcats 89

ATLANTA — Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, Al Horford had 23 and Atlanta overwhelmed Charlotte with dominating performances in the first and third quarters. The Hawks made 11 straight shots in the opening period and raced to a 16-point lead. Charlotte pulled to 47-43 by halftime before the Hawks made 12 of 18 shots, converted a trio of three-point plays and stretched the margin back out to 22 points in the third quarter. Gerald Wallace had 25 points as Charlotte failed to win a team-record seventh straight.

Magic 100, Kings 84

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and Orlando became the latest team to bully struggling Sacramento. Howard beat and bruised the undersized Kings to help Orlando build a 32-point lead. The much-maligned free throw shooter also made his first 10 from the line and finished 11 for 12.

Rockets 116, Spurs 109

SAN ANTONIO — Aaron Brooks and Kyle Lowry scored 23 points apiece and Houston ended a five-game road skid. Carl Landry added 19 points as the Rockets held off a furious San Antonio run in the final minutes led by Tim Duncan, who became the 35th player in NBA history to reach 20,000 points.

76ers 92, Mavericks 81

PHILADELPHIA — Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams sizzled instead of sulking after getting bumped from the starting lineup, combining for 33 points to lead Philadelphia. Young scored 16 of his 22 points in the second quarter to help the Sixers grab an early double-digit lead and beat the second-best team in the West. Williams added 11 points.

Hornets 96, Timberwolves 94

MINNEAPOLIS — James Posey scored on a driving layup at the buzzer for the second straight game to give New Orleans the win, two nights after he did the exact same thing with 1.1 seconds to play to beat Memphis.

Grizzlies 86, Thunder 84

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rudy Gay scored 25 points, including a game-winning 20-footer with 1.3 seconds left, as Memphis extended its franchise-record home winning streak to 10.

Heat 112, Wizards 88

WASHINGTON — Dwyane Wade scored 32 points as Miami began the second half of its season with a flourish, two nights after a 39-point loss in Charlotte. Wade, who earlier this season had two of this three 40-point performances against the Wizards, was 12 for 19 from the field and had 10 assists.

Raptors 101, Bucks 96

TORONTO — Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 27 points, Chris Bosh added 17 and Marco Belinelli 16 to help rally Toronto from a 15-point deficit.

Pacers 105, Pistons 93

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Danny Granger scored 25 points, Troy Murphy added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Indiana snapped a three-game skid.

Associated Press