Amare Stoudemire's apparent winning 3-pointer on the buzzer was ruled out by a video replay, giving the Boston Celtics a 118-116 win over the host New York Knicks yesterday - their 11th straight NBA win.

Paul Pierce made a tiebreaking jumper with 0.4 seconds left to put Boston ahead, but Stoudemire's long shot appeared to have given New York a dramatic win, and an eighth straight victory.

However a video replay showed the ball was clearly still in Stoudemire's hands as time expired.

Pierce scored 32 points for the Celtics, who trailed most of the fourth quarter before running their record to 20-4, best in the Eastern Conference.

Stoudemire had 39 points, extending his franchise-record streak to nine straight 30-point games.

Ray Allen scored 26 points and Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics.

Mavericks 103, Trail Blazers 98

In Dallas, Caron Butler matched his season high with 23 points as Dallas got back on track with a victory over Portland.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 12 of his 21 in the fourth quarter for the Mavericks, whose 12-game winning streak was snapped by Milwaukee on Monday.

Dallas-area native LaMarcus Aldridge scored 20 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter for the Blazers, who lost their third in a row.

Portland rallied from a 17-point third-quarter deficit, tying it at 93-93 with 2:07 left. But Nowitzki hit a 6-footer with 1:49 remaining to give Dallas the lead for good.

Spurs 92, Bucks 90

In San Antonio, Manu Ginobili hit a fallaway jumper as time expired, lifting San Antonio over Milwaukee.

Ginobili scored the last of his 26 points on a 17-footer over the outstretched arm of Luc Mbah a Moute, who missed a shot that would have given the Bucks the lead seconds earlier.

The Spurs improved their NBA-best record to 21-3 and stayed unbeaten against Eastern Conference teams. They also wrapped up a 6-0 homestand.

Ginobili scored the final six points for the Spurs. Tim Duncan finished with 13 points and a season-high seven blocks.

Chris Douglas-Roberts had 21 points for the Bucks.

Lakers 109, Pacers 94

In Indianapolis, Kobe Bryant scored 25 of his 31 points in the second half to help Los Angeles beat Indiana.

Pau Gasol scored 28 points for the Lakers, who never trailed.

The Lakers shot 51 percent against the Pacers, who entered with the NBA's No. 2 field-goal percentage defense. Los Angeles outrebounded Indiana 51-29 to win for the sixth time in seven games.

Darren Collison scored 17 points for the Pacers, who have lost three straight.

Thunder 117, Rockets 105

In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 32 points as Oklahoma City beat Houston for its fourth straight win.

Durant was on the bench with four fouls late in the third quarter when the Thunder scored eight straight points to take control of the game. James Harden tacked on a 3-pointer to open the fourth and push Oklahoma City's lead to 90-76, and the Rockets were never closer than a dozen points after that.

Thabo Sefolosha added a season-high 15 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder.

Kevin Martin scored 22 points for Houston.

Heat 101, Cavaliers 95

In Miami, the hosts made it 10 straight wins by holding off Cleveland.

Dwyane Wade scored 17 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, while LeBron James added 21 points and a season-high 13 rebounds against his old team.

The 10-game winning streak matched the fourth-longest in Heat history.

Daniel Gibson scored 26 points for Cleveland, which lost its ninth straight.

Emotions were nowhere near as high as they were when James appeared in Cleveland for the first time as an opponent on Dec. 2, though there was some tension. At least one skirmish broke out in the stands during the fourth quarter as Miami pulled away.

Bulls 110, Raptors 93

In Toronto, Carlos Boozer had a season-high 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Chicago won its seventh straight game by beating Toronto.

Luol Deng added 19 points for the Bulls, who never trailed and led by as many as 29.

The seven straight wins is Chicago's longest streak with 2006-07.

Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points for Toronto, which lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Grizzlies 113, Bobcats 80

In Memphis, the hosts jumped to an early lead and routed Charlotte.

O.J. Mayo scored 24 points and Rudy Gay had 23 to help the Grizzlies run their season-best winning streak to four games.

Stephen Jackson led the Bobcats with 16 points.

The Grizzlies ended a four-game losing streak against Charlotte, which was without injured starting forward Gerald Wallace.

Hornets 94, Kings 91

In New Orleans, the home team completed a franchise-record 23-point comeback to beat Sacramento.

Chris Paul had 22 points and 11 assists and Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 19 points, including 13 during a crucial 6-minute span in the third quarter when the Hornets climbed back into the game.

Tyreke Evans scored 22 points and Beno Udrih 20 for the Kings, who led 66-43 with 8:48 to go in the third quarter. Sacramento has lost 11 of 12.

Suns 128, Timberwolves 122

In Phoenix, Channing Frye hit seven of Phoenix's 15 3-pointers as the hosts outlasted Minnesota.

Steve Nash had 19 assists to help the Suns end a three-game losing streak. Phoenix made seven of 11 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Nash hit six late free throws to seal it.

Kevin Love had 23 points and 16 rebounds for Minnesota despite a hard fall in the first quarter. The Timberwolves suffered a ninth consecutive road loss.

76ers 105, Clippers 91

In Philadelphia, Jrue Holiday scored 24 points to help surging Philadelphia down a road-weary Los Angeles.

Andre Iguodala had eight of his 20 points in the 76ers dominant third quarter. Philadelphia has won three straight.

Blake Griffin had 20 points and 18 rebounds, matching his career high, to pace the Clippers, who have dropped all 11 of their road games this season. Counting last season, Los Angeles has lost 15 straight on the road.