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buy this photo 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.

BOSTON - Paul Pierce scored 22 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Boston Celtics to a 94-87 comeback win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

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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