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Paul Pierce scores 26 points on 9-for-10 shooting, Celtics beat Wizards
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January 3, 2009, Saturday
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PAUL Pierce scored 26 points on nearly perfect shooting and the Boston Celtics roared back from a rough road trip to beat the Washington Wizards 108-103 in the NBA yesterday.
The Celtics went 1-3 on their West Coast swing after the best 29-game start in NBA history, 27-2. With the victory, they improved to 18-1 at home.
Pierce made his first nine shots and all five 3-point attempts before missing his final shot, a 3-pointer, but Kendrick Perkins converted the offensive rebound with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter. Pierce left the game with 48 seconds left in the period with the Celtics ahead 81-55 and never returned.
Nick Young led the Wizards with 15 points.
Cavaliers 117, Bulls 92
At Cleveland, Anderson Varejao scored a career-high 26 points for Cleveland, and LeBron James had 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season and the 18th of his career.
Cleveland, 17-0 at home this season, learned before the game that Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will miss a month because of a fractured bone in his left ankle. Ben Gordon scored 22 points for Chicago.
Nets 93, Hawks 91, OT
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Vince Carter hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and New Jersey overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to end Atlanta's winning streak at six games.
Devin Harris added 26 points and 11 assists, and Carter finished with 18 points. Mike Bibby led Atlanta with 22 points.
Pacers 105, Knicks 103
At New York, Jarrett Jack made a jumper with 0.9 seconds left and scored a season-high 29 points as Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak.
New York's Al Harrington scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half against his former team. David Lee added 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks.
Magic 86, Heat 76
At Orlando, Florida, Rashard Lewis scored 17 points, Jameer Nelson added 16, and Dwight Howard had 15 points and 15 rebounds in Orlando's 10th straight win over Miami.
Dwyane Wade scored 33 points for the Heat, but was shut out in the fourth quarter.
Raptors 94, Rockets 73
At Toronto, Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each scored 19 points to help Toronto snap a three-game losing streak.
Toronto, which had lost 13 of its last 17 games and four straight at home, held Houston to a season low in points. Von Wafer led the Rockets with 18 points.
The Celtics went 1-3 on their West Coast swing after the best 29-game start in NBA history, 27-2. With the victory, they improved to 18-1 at home.
Pierce made his first nine shots and all five 3-point attempts before missing his final shot, a 3-pointer, but Kendrick Perkins converted the offensive rebound with 1:20 remaining in the third quarter. Pierce left the game with 48 seconds left in the period with the Celtics ahead 81-55 and never returned.
Nick Young led the Wizards with 15 points.
Cavaliers 117, Bulls 92
At Cleveland, Anderson Varejao scored a career-high 26 points for Cleveland, and LeBron James had 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season and the 18th of his career.
Cleveland, 17-0 at home this season, learned before the game that Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will miss a month because of a fractured bone in his left ankle. Ben Gordon scored 22 points for Chicago.
Nets 93, Hawks 91, OT
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Vince Carter hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and New Jersey overcame a 20-point halftime deficit to end Atlanta's winning streak at six games.
Devin Harris added 26 points and 11 assists, and Carter finished with 18 points. Mike Bibby led Atlanta with 22 points.
Pacers 105, Knicks 103
At New York, Jarrett Jack made a jumper with 0.9 seconds left and scored a season-high 29 points as Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak.
New York's Al Harrington scored 22 of his 27 points in the second half against his former team. David Lee added 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks.
Magic 86, Heat 76
At Orlando, Florida, Rashard Lewis scored 17 points, Jameer Nelson added 16, and Dwight Howard had 15 points and 15 rebounds in Orlando's 10th straight win over Miami.
Dwyane Wade scored 33 points for the Heat, but was shut out in the fourth quarter.
Raptors 94, Rockets 73
At Toronto, Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each scored 19 points to help Toronto snap a three-game losing streak.
Toronto, which had lost 13 of its last 17 games and four straight at home, held Houston to a season low in points. Von Wafer led the Rockets with 18 points.
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