Roundup: Allen, K.G. power Celtics to 7th straight win
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BOSTON -- Ray Allen scored 23 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 to lead the Boston Celtics to their seventh straight victory, 102-78 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
Allen was 10-for-15 from the field, including 3-for-5 on 3-pointers. In the last three games, he is 13-for-19 from behind the arc.
He scored 11 straight Boston points in the third quarter - three baskets in a row from 3-point land as the Celtics (15-2) extended an 18-point halftime lead to 73-47.
Rajon Rondo had 12 assists for the Celtics, including one on the last basket of the third quarter, a perfectly executed alley-oop to Garnett for a dunk.
Tony Allen and Leon Powe each scored 10 points for the Celtics. Paul Pierce was limited to six points on 1-for-6 shooting.
It was another poor offensive night for the 76ers (7-9), who had their lowest-scoring game and first half of the season. Their previous low was 80 points in loss to Utah on Nov. 11.
They scored a season-low 12 points in the second quarter, as the Celtics opened a 46-28 lead. Boston opened the quarter with a 9-0 run, capped by a three-point play by Powe, to take a 33-16 lead. Full story
Raptors 93, Hawks 88
TORONTO -- Chris Bosh had 30 points and 10 rebounds, Jason Kapono scored 16 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks.
Joey Graham added 11 points and Jamario Moon had 10 for Toronto, with guard Jose Calderon picking up 11 assists.
Mike Bibby scored 24 points for Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 18 and reserve Maurice Evans added 17.
Al Horford and Marvin Williams each had 10 points for the Hawks, who got 17 rebounds from Zaza Pachulia.
Bobcats 115, Pacers 108 (OT)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Raymond Felton tied a career high with 31 points and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Indiana Pacers.
Jason Richardson finished with 21 points, D.J. Augustin scored 17 and Gerald Wallace added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (5-10), who won for just the second time in their past seven games.
Charlotte's Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 20 rebounds.
Danny Granger had a season-high 35 points, and Marquis Daniels and T.J. Ford each scored 20 for the Pacers (6-9).
Jazz 120, Kings 94
SALT LAKE CITY -- Deron Williams had nine of his 15 assists during a 44-point third quarter, and the Utah Jazz pulled away for a victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Williams finished with 13 points before sitting out the fourth quarter and resting his left ankle, which he sprained in the preseason and caused him to miss 13 games. He had done enough running in the third period already when the Jazz outscored the Kings 44-17, going 16-for-19 from the floor and making 10 of 13 foul shots to take a 94-67 lead into the fourth.
C.J. Miles scored 16 of his 18 in the third, including a dunk off an alley-oop from Williams during a 3-on-none break as the Jazz blew open the game after letting the Kings tie it at 50 at halftime.
Utah's 44 points in the third were six off the team record and the most by the Jazz in a period since they scored 46 in the second quarter on Jan. 19, 1992.
Blazers 101, Hornets 86
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brandon Roy had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers used a 17-point, second-half run to beat the New Orleans Hornets.
The Blazers improved to 7-0 this season at the Rose Garden, their best start at home since they went 9-0 in the 1998-99 season.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Blazers (11-6), who are off to their best overall start since they opened the 2000-01 season 12-6.
The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Hornets (9-6), who were led by Peja Stojakovic with 21 points. New Orleans was playing the second game of a back-to-back after edging the Denver Nuggets 105-101 on Thursday night.
