Roundup: Celtics declaw Raptors for third straight win

BOSTON -- Ray Allen scored 20 points, Paul Pierce and Kendrick Perkins had 18 apiece, and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Friday night.

Rajon Rondo had 12 points and 11 assists as the Celtics won their third in a row for the first time since opening the season with six straight victories. Rasheed Wallace scored 15 points as a reserve, hitting three of his first four 3-point attempts.

Chris Bosh had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Hedo Turkoglu also scored 20 points and reserve Jarrett Jack added 18 for Toronto. The Raptors have lost six of their last eight games, including a 116-81 loss to Charlotte on Wednesday night that was the worst in franchise history.

Turkoglu's steal and dunk gave the Raptors a 61-57 lead with 10:39 left in the third quarter, but Boston scored the next 13 points.

Wallace, who picked up his fifth technical foul of the season in the second quarter, had been 9 for 54 from 3-point range in his previous 10 games and had scored in double figures once in that span. But he made 3 of 6 on Friday and shot 6 for 11 from the floor overall.

Turkoglu had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Orlando Magic last season in the decisive seventh game of the Eastern Conference semifinals to end Boston's hopes of repeating as NBA champions. He went to the Raptors over the summer and is now pestering the Celtics from inside the division. Full story

Wizards 94, Heat 84

MIAMI -- Antawn Jamison scored 24 points, Nick Young added 22 and the Washington Wizards beat the Miami Heat for the first time in seven tries.

Jamison, playing for the first time this season against the Heat after missing the first two meetings because of a shoulder injury, scored his 16,000th career point.

Dwyane Wade had 18 points while struggling for Miami, which was without small forward Quentin Richardson for a fourth straight game. Jermaine O'Neal had 19 points and 13 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season, with Michael Beasley adding 14 points.

Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler scored nine apiece for the Wizards, who have won two straight since owner Abe Pollin died.

Mavericks 113, Pacers 92

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 31 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Nowitzki, who entered the night sixth in the NBA at 26.9 points per game, made 10 of 14 field goals and 11 of 13 free throws. Jason Terry scored 17 and Kris Humphries added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks (12-4), winners of five straight road games.

Danny Granger, who missed Wednesday's victory over the Clippers with a sprained ligament in his left knee, finished with 20 points for the Pacers (6-8). Indiana guard Mike Dunleavy returned from a right knee injury and scored 13 in his season debut.

Dallas, which leads the Southwest Division, opened a 35-26 advantage on Jose Barea's 3-pointer to end the first quarter. The Mavericks pushed the lead to 22 on Nowitzki's free throw in the second quarter, but the Pacers trimmed the deficit to 12 before intermission.

Clippers 104, Pistons 96

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Chris Kaman scored 26 points and Baron Davis added 25 to help the Los Angeles Clippers top the Detroit Pistons.

Al Thornton scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, including consecutive baskets midway through the period to give the Clippers the lead for good. The victory ended a 13-game losing streak against the Pistons.

Pistons rookie Jonas Jerebko scored a career-best 22 points, including a 3-pointer halfway through the period to give the Pistons an 87-86 lead. The Clippers answered with a 7-0 run, including consecutive baskets from Thornton, to regain the lead for good.

The Clippers blocked nine Detroit shots and held the Pistons to 40 percent field-goal shooting while making almost 60 percent.

Thunder 108, Bucks 90

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Russell Westbrook outplayed rookie Brandon Jennings, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Milwaukee Bucks.

Westbrook scored nine of his 20 points during a 17-0 run over the first 6½ minutes of the second half. He also helped hold Jennings to 3 of 11 shooting and 12 points, 11.4 below his average.

Before a capacity crowd at the Ford Center and an ESPN audience, the Thunder began a season-high, five-game homestand with their sixth win in nine games.

Carlos Delfino and Hakim Warrick each scored 15 points for Milwaukee, and Ersan Ilysasova grabbed 12 rebounds.

Grizzlies 106, Blazers 96

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zach Randolph scored 21 points and Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo added 19 each and Memphis withstood a second-half rally by Portland to beat the Trail Blazers.

Memphis led by 29 points during the first half on the way to winning for the fifth time in seven games. Portland cut the Grizzlies' lead to eight points during the fourth quarter.

Randolph hit 10 of 20 shots, and scored nine points during the fourth quarter. Gasol added 15 rebounds while Jamaal Tinsley scored 16 points for the Grizzlies.

Portland's Brandon Roy had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Martell Webster scored a season-high 24 points for the Blazers.