INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Paul Pierce had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the short-handed Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 104-97 Tuesday night to win their fourth straight game.
Ray Allen scored 23 and Leon Powe added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics (40-9), who were playing without injured starters Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins.
Danny Granger had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, and Shawne Williams scored 14 for the Pacers (21-31). Indiana was playing without injured starters Jermaine O’Neal and Jamaal Tinsley.
Pistons 94, Hawks 90
ATLANTA (AP) – Chauncey Billups came through when it mattered, scoring 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to rally Detroit to its ninth win in a row.
Rasheed Wallace carried the Pistons in the early going, scoring 15 straight points for his team in the first quarter and finishing with 21. The Hawks lost their third in a row despite 30 points from Josh Smith.
86 lead with 2:25 remaining.
Nets 92, Timberwolves 88
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) – Bostjan Nachbar came off the bench in the second half and scored 10 of his 14 points in a decisive spurt for New Jersey.
Vince Carter added 17 points and 10 assists and Jason Kidd had nine points, nine assists and 10 rebounds in just missing his 100th triple-double. Richard Jefferson added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Nets won their third straight game.
Sebastian Telfair scored 24 points and Al Jefferson added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who lost for the 23rd time in 25 road games this season.
Nuggets 114, Heat 113, OT
MIAMI (AP) – J.R. Smith made a career-best eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Kenyon Martin added 24, and Denver won its third straight.
Carmelo Anthony scored six of his 22 points in overtime for Denver. Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 29 points, but missed a 22-footer at the buzzer for Miami – which has lost eight straight and 23 of its last 24 games.
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