MIAMI — Paul Pierce scored 27, Kevin Garnett added 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Celtics made their first eight shots of the fourth quarter to hold off the Heat 115-107 on Tuesday night.
Boston's Rajon Rondo had 18 points and 15 assists, reaching double-digit assists for the 18th straight game to extend the NBA's longest such streak in 20 years. The Celtics shot a season-high 61 percent.
"It took a while," Rondo said, "but we're peaking at the right time."
"We did a good job of holding their runs to a minimum," Pierce said.
LeBron James had 36 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for Miami.
"That's a tough loss and none of us were expecting that," coach Erik Spoelstra said with the Heat in a 5-5 stretch. "We're being made to feel uncomfortable right now.''
The Celtics also beat Miami 91-72 in Boston on April 1.
wizardS topple magic: Kevin Seraphin took advantage of Dwight Howard's absence with career highs of 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead the host Wizards to a 93-85 victory over the Magic. Howard missed his second straight game due to back spasms, and fourth in Orlando's six April games. Coach Stan Van Gundy said he liked the effort, but "we looked very, very slow.''
kobe out tonight: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant will sit out a third consecutive game tonight against the Spurs because of a sore left shin. He is improving, but missed practice Tuesday.
Celtics 115, Heat 107
BOSTON (115): Pierce 8-16 8-10 27, Bass 4-8 4-4 12, Garnett 11-14 2-2 24, Rondo 6-11 5-8 18, Bradley 5-8 0-0 11, Stiemsma 4-5 0-0 8, Allen 3-7 1-1 9, Pavlovic 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 43-71 20-25 115.
MIAMI (107): James 11-23 13-14 36, Bosh 5-13 3-5 13, Turiaf 2-5 0-0 4, Chalmers 6-9 3-4 18, Wade 9-21 2-4 20, Battier 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 2-4 0-0 6, Haslem 1-3 0-0 2, Cole 0-1 0-0 0, Miller 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 39-87 21-27 107.
Boston 33 32 24 26— 115
Miami 22 35 24 26— 107
3-Point Goals—Boston 9-14 (Pierce 3-5, Pavlovic 2-2, Allen 2-4, Rondo 1-1, Bradley 1-2), Miami 8-18 (Chalmers 3-5, Miller 2-3, Jones 2-4, James 1-3, Battier 0-1, Wade 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 48 (Bass 10), Miami 39 (Bosh 9). Assists—Boston 23 (Rondo 15), Miami 19 (James 7). Total Fouls—Boston 21, Miami 21. Technicals—Boston defensive three second 2, Wade. A—19,954 (19,600).
Wizards 93, Magic 85
ORLANDO (85): J.Richardson 4-16 0-0 10, Anderson 2-10 2-2 7, Davis 5-13 2-5 12, Nelson 8-19 0-0 19, Redick 6-14 1-1 15, Q.Richardson 5-8 1-2 14, Clark 0-4 0-0 0, Smith 4-8 0-0 8, Orton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-93 6-10 85.
WASHINGTON (93): C.Singleton 0-4 0-0 0, Vesely 2-5 1-2 5, Seraphin 11-16 2-2 24, Wall 5-10 5-5 15, Crawford 10-18 0-0 21, Martin 5-11 0-0 12, Mason 1-4 0-0 2, J.Singleton 5-6 2-2 12, Mack 0-4 2-4 2. Totals 39-78 12-15 93.
Orlando 29 12 20 24— 85
Washington 18 23 19 33— 93
3-Point Goals—Orlando 11-35 (Q.Richardson 3-5, Nelson 3-8, Redick 2-7, J.Richardson 2-7, Anderson 1-7, Davis 0-1), Washington 3-15 (Martin 2-6, Crawford 1-5, Mack 0-1, Mason 0-1, C.Singleton 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 53 (Davis 10), Washington 52 (Seraphin 13). Assists—Orlando 16 (Nelson 7), Washington 20 (Wall 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 16, Washington 13. A—15,355 (20,278).
Mavericks 110, Kings 100
SACRAMENTO (100): Evans 7-14 1-4 16, Greene 1-4 1-2 4, Cousins 11-21 3-4 25, Thornton 7-16 0-0 16, Thomas 7-15 0-0 16, Fredette 5-13 0-0 13, Thompson 2-5 4-7 8, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Hayes 0-1 0-0 0, Whiteside 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-92 9-17 100.
DALLAS (110): Marion 5-11 0-0 10, Nowitzki 4-14 6-6 15, Haywood 4-6 3-5 11, West 5-10 2-2 13, Kidd 2-5 2-4 7, Mahinmi 1-1 0-0 2, Carter 3-9 0-0 7, Terry 4-8 2-2 13, Wright 4-10 1-4 9, Beaubois 5-13 5-5 15, Yi 4-5 0-0 8, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-92 21-28 110.
Sacramento 27 23 27 23— 100
Dallas 25 32 26 27— 110
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 9-25 (Fredette 3-7, Thornton 2-6, Thomas 2-7, Evans 1-2, Greene 1-3), Dallas 7-14 (Terry 3-4, West 1-1, Kidd 1-2, Carter 1-3, Nowitzki 1-3, Yi 0-1). Rebounds—Sacramento 52 (Cousins 18), Dallas 65 (Marion 14). Assists—Sacramento 24 (Thomas, Evans 5), Dallas 24 (Kidd 7). A—20,241 (19,200).
Cavaliers 103, Bobcats 90
CHARLOTTE (90): Brown 2-6 1-2 5, Mullens 0-3 0-0 0, Biyombo 4-6 4-6 12, Augustin 6-14 3-3 16, Henderson 9-14 3-3 21, Maggette 1-7 2-2 4, Thomas 3-8 0-0 6, Carroll 0-2 0-0 0, Walker 9-13 0-0 20, White 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 37-79 13-16 90.
CLEVELAND (103): Gee 5-9 2-2 13, Jamison 7-19 2-4 17, Thompson 3-8 0-0 6, Sloan 2-5 0-0 4, Parker 7-11 1-1 19, Hudson 9-18 5-5 25, Samuels 0-1 2-2 2, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Walton 1-2 0-0 3, Casspi 5-8 0-0 12, Erden 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 40-83 12-14 103.
Charlotte 22 23 26 19— 90
Cleveland 30 19 23 31— 103
3-Point Goals—Charlotte 3-11 (Walker 2-5, Augustin 1-3, Mullens 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Henderson 0-1), Cleveland 11-19 (Parker 4-6, Casspi 2-2, Hudson 2-7, Gee 1-1, Walton 1-1, Jamison 1-2). Rebounds—Charlotte 40 (Biyombo 8), Cleveland 50 (Hudson 8). Assists—Charlotte 19 (Augustin 11), Cleveland 25 (Hudson 6). Total Fouls—Charlotte 14, Cleveland 16. A—13,576 (20,562).
76ers 107, Nets 88
PHILADELPHIA (107): Iguodala 4-11 4-4 13, Brand 3-8 3-3 9, Vucevic 2-5 0-0 4, Holiday 6-12 1-1 14, Meeks 2-8 0-0 5, T.Young 8-15 3-4 19, Turner 1-4 0-0 2, L.Williams 5-8 8-8 20, Hawes 7-11 4-6 19, S.Young 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-85 23-26 107.
NEW JERSEY (88): Stevenson 1-4 0-0 3, Humphries 7-18 6-7 20, S.Williams 0-1 0-0 0, D.Williams 5-12 3-4 14, Brooks 4-11 2-2 10, Green 4-11 0-1 8, J.Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Morrow 1-8 2-2 4, Gaines 2-5 3-3 7, Petro 5-10 2-2 12, Johnson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-88 18-21 88.
Philadelphia 20 32 32 23— 107
New Jersey 20 23 25 20— 88
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 6-17 (L.Williams 2-4, Hawes 1-1, Holiday 1-2, Iguodala 1-4, Meeks 1-5, Turner 0-1), New Jersey 2-11 (D.Williams 1-3, Stevenson 1-4, Brooks 0-1, Morrow 0-1, Green 0-2). Rebounds—Philadelphia 61 (Hawes, Vucevic, T.Young, L.Williams 8), New Jersey 45 (Humphries 10). Assists—Philadelphia 22 (Iguodala 7), New Jersey 17 (D.Williams 5). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 21, New Jersey 19. A—15,376.
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