NBA results: Celtics rally to beat Raptors
By The Associated Press - 11/11/08
AP photo - Boston Celtics guard Paul Pierce yells after hitting a shot late in the fourth quarter of an NBA game against the Toronto Raptors in Boston Monday.
Kevin Garnett added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Ray Allen had 19 points for the Celtics (7-1). Boston scored 58 points in the second half after getting just 36 in the opening 24 minutes.
Jermaine O'Neal recovered from a rough night in Sunday's win over Charlotte, leading the Raptors (4-3) with 23 points and 11 rebounds. Anthony Parker scored 15 and Jason Kapono 14 for Toronto.
TORONTO (87)-Moon 2-5 0-0 5, Bosh 3-8 3-4 9, O'Neal 8-17 7-9 23, Calderon 2-9 2-2 7, Parker 6-13 0-1 15, Graham 3-5 1-2 8, Bargnani 1-4 0-0 2, Solomon 0-3 0-0 0, Kapono 6-10 0-0 14, Humphries 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-77 13-18 87.
BOSTON (94)-Pierce 10-22 12-14 36, Garnett 10-19 1-1 21, Perkins 1-1 0-0 2, Rondo 2-8 0-0 4, R.Allen 5-13 8-8 19, Powe 1-1 2-2 4, Davis 0-2 1-2 1, House 3-5 0-0 7, T.Allen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-73 24-27 94.
Toronto 23 25 17 22 - 87 Boston 18 18 23 35 - 94
3-Pointers-Toronto 8-19 (Parker 3-5, Kapono 2-3, Graham 1-1, Calderon 1-4, Moon 1-4, Bargnani 0-1, Solomon 0-1), Boston 6-20 (Pierce 4-7, House 1-3, R.Allen 1-7, Rondo 0-1, T.Allen 0-1, Garnett 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Toronto 49 (O'Neal 11), Boston 44 (Garnett 10). Assists-Toronto 25 (Calderon 10), Boston 17 (Pierce 4). Total Fouls-Toronto 23, Boston 21. Technicals-O'Neal, Perkins. A-18,624 (18,624).
Blazers 106, Magic 99
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Roy scored 27 points to lead the Trail Blazers to their first road win with a victory over the Magic.
Dwight Howard had 29 points and a season-high 19 rebounds and Hedo Turkoglu added 35 points for the Magic, who finished their homestand 4-1.
Trailing 73-72 entering the final period, Portland scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter, fueled by two 3-pointers by Rudy Fernandez. He finished with 16 points.
PORTLAND (106)-Aldridge 8-17 0-0 16, Batum 0-1 1-2 1, Przybilla 1-2 0-0 2, Blake 4-8 10-11 20, Roy 10-22 7-8 27, Outlaw 6-12 5-6 20, Fernandez 4-10 4-5 16, Rodriguez 2-4 0-0 4, Frye 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 35-80 27-32 106.
ORLANDO (99)-Lewis 3-11 0-0 6, Turkoglu 11-21 9-12 35, Howard 8-11 13-20 29, Nelson 4-12 2-2 10, Pietrus 2-5 2-2 7, Bogans 4-9 2-2 12, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Battie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-71 28-38 99.
Portland 36 19 17 34 - 106
Orlando 28 26 19 26 - 99
3-Pointers-Portland 9-17 (Fernandez 4-6, Outlaw 3-5, Blake 2-3, Batum 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Roy 0-1), Orlando 7-24 (Turkoglu 4-7, Bogans 2-5, Pietrus 1-3, Lee 0-1, Nelson 0-3, Lewis 0-5). Fouled Out-Nelson. Rebounds-Portland 44 (Aldridge 11), Orlando 55 (Howard 19). Assists-Portland 18 (Rodriguez, Roy, Blake 4), Orlando 15 (Nelson 7). Total Fouls-Portland 27, Orlando 26. Technicals-Frye, Przybilla, Turkoglu, Orlando defensive three second. A-14,210 (17,519).
Heat 99, Nets 94
MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane Wade scored 19 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and the Heat rallied from a 10-point deficit midway through the final quarter to beat the Nets.
Michael Beasley scored 19 points and Daequan Cook added 15 for the Heat, who are 3-0 at home for the first time since the 1999-2000 season - and had to dig deep to get there, after the Nets seemed to have the game completely under control for much of the second half.
Yi Jianlian made a career-best five 3-pointers and finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets, who got 22 points from Vince Carter. New Jersey led by 10 after Carter connected on a 3-pointer - one of 13 by the Nets - with 5:48 left, but got outscored 26-11 the rest of the way.
NEW JERSEY (94)-Simmons 4-9 0-0 11, Yi 7-11 5-6 24, Boone 2-5 1-4 5, Dooling 7-12 3-3 18, Carter 7-16 6-7 22, Lopez 0-2 0-0 0, Hayes 5-14 0-0 12, Najera 0-0 0-0 0, Hassell 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 33-71 15-20 94.
MIAMI (99)-Diawara 1-4 0-0 3, Beasley 8-18 3-5 19, Haslem 3-6 3-4 9, Chalmers 2-6 1-1 7, Wade 9-18 11-12 33, Anthony 1-3 2-4 4, Cook 6-11 0-0 15, Quinn 1-4 6-6 9. Totals 31-70 26-32 99.
New Jersey 20 20 28 26 - 94
Miami 18 22 21 38 - 99
3-Pointers-New Jersey 13-25 (Yi 5-6, Simmons 3-6, Hayes 2-5, Carter 2-6, Dooling 1-2), Miami 11-25 (Wade 4-7, Cook 3-7, Chalmers 2-5, Quinn 1-2, Diawara 1-4). Fouled Out-Simmons. Rebounds-New Jersey 47 (Yi 10), Miami 41 (Haslem 8). Assists-New Jersey 19 (Carter, Dooling, Yi 4), Miami 15 (Wade 5). Total Fouls-New Jersey 25, Miami 17. Technicals-New Jersey defensive three second, Miami defensive three second. A-15,028 (19,600).
Pacers 107, Thunder 99
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - T.J. Ford had 24 points and 10 assists to help the Pacers beat the Thunder.
Ford scored 11 points in the final period as Indiana (3-3) pulled away. Danny Granger added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, who won their second straight.
Kevin Durant led the Thunder (1-6) with 37 points and eight rebounds, but no other Oklahoma City player scored more than 14 points in the team's fourth consecutive loss.
OKLAHOMA CITY (99)-Green 5-14 2-2 14, Collison 5-10 1-2 11, Petro 1-4 2-2 4, Watson 2-11 0-0 4, Durant 13-27 9-9 37, Mason 0-5 2-4 2, Smith 6-8 0-0 12, Swift 3-4 3-3 9, Westbrook 1-10 3-4 6. Totals 36-93 22-26 99.
INDIANA (107)-Granger 7-16 5-7 20, Murphy 0-3 0-0 0, Foster 4-8 7-9 15, Ford 10-19 2-2 24, Daniels 6-13 2-2 14, Hibbert 4-6 0-3 8, Rush 1-6 2-2 4, Jack 4-7 3-4 11, Diener 2-2 0-0 5, Baston 2-3 0-0 4, McRoberts 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-85 21-29 107.
Oklahoma City 34 17 27 21 - 99
Indiana 24 24 30 29 - 107
3-Pointers-Oklahoma City 5-11 (Durant 2-3, Green 2-4, Westbrook 1-3, Watson 0-1), Indiana 4-14 (Ford 2-2, Diener 1-1, Granger 1-5, Foster 0-1, Jack 0-1, Daniels 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Rush 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Oklahoma City 60 (Durant, Petro, Collison 8), Indiana 53 (Granger, Ford 7). Assists-Oklahoma City 19 (Watson 9), Indiana 21 (Ford 10). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 24, Indiana 22. Technicals-Mason, Indiana defensive three second. A-10,165 (18,345).
Suns 107, Grizzlies 102
PHOENIX (AP) - Leandro Barbosa scored 16 of his team-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 43.8 seconds left, and the Suns withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally to beat the Grizzlies.
The Grizzlies had rallied from a 17-point third-quarter deficit and led 102-100 on Rudy Gay's dunk off an offensive rebound with 1:30 remaining.
After a pair of Steve Nash free throws, Mayo missed a straightaway 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds to allow Phoenix to escape with its ninth straight win over Memphis.
MEMPHIS (102)-Gay 6-14 8-9 20, Arthur 5-10 0-0 10, Gasol 5-11 5-5 15, Conley 0-6 0-0 0, Mayo 12-23 6-6 33, Milicic 1-1 0-0 2, Lowry 1-6 0-0 2, Ross 5-9 0-1 11, Warrick 3-6 3-4 9. Totals 38-86 22-25 102.
PHOENIX (107)-Barnes 3-7 0-0 8, Stoudemire 6-13 6-6 18, O'Neal 3-8 3-5 9, Nash 3-11 5-5 12, Bell 4-8 0-0 10, Diaw 6-10 0-0 13, Dragic 2-2 4-4 8, Barbosa 10-13 5-6 27, Hill 0-4 0-0 0, Lopez 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 37-76 25-28 107.
Memphis 19 25 26 32 - 102
Phoenix 19 25 38 25 - 107
3-Pointers-Memphis 4-15 (Mayo 3-8, Ross 1-3, Lowry 0-1, Conley 0-1, Gay 0-2), Phoenix 8-21 (Barbosa 2-3, Barnes 2-4, Bell 2-5, Diaw 1-3, Nash 1-3, Hill 0-3). Fouled Out-O'Neal. Rebounds-Memphis 47 (Arthur, Gay 7), Phoenix 46 (Barnes 8). Assists-Memphis 10 (Mayo 5), Phoenix 16 (Nash 6). Total Fouls-Memphis 23, Phoenix 21. Technical-Memphis defensive three second. A-18,422 (18,422).
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