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Celtics top winless Nets; Hawks, Bucks triumph
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Published: November 8, 2009
Updated: 11/08/2009 03:01 am
Celtics 86, Nets 76: Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16, and visiting Boston bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat winless New Jersey last night.
Ray Allen came alive after three dismal quarters to score eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for the Celtics (7-1), who lost 110-103 to Phoenix on Friday night, allowing 20 more points than in any previous game.
Their defense was back last night — and it needed to be, because the Celtics couldn't shoot for most of the night. Boston finished with 20 steals, five by Rondo, scoring 19 points off New Jersey's 24 turnovers.
Kevin Garnett was 3 of 13 but added nine points and 13 rebounds for the Celtics, who beat the Nets for the 10th straight time, the longest winning streak in the series since claiming 11 in a row (1980-82).
BOSTON — Pierce 5-8 6-7 16, Garnett 3-13 3-3 9, Perkins 3-5 3-6 9, Rondo 8-11 0-2 16, R.Allen 5-13 2-2 12, Scalabrine 2-3 0-0 5, Sh.Williams 2-3 4-4 8, Wallace 3-10 3-3 9, House 0-3 2-2 2, Giddens 0-0 0-0 0, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-69 23-29 86.
NEW JERSEY — Simmons 3-6 2-2 10, Boone 4-10 0-0 8, Lopez 10-16 3-3 23, Alston 7-16 3-4 20, Hassell 1-7 1-2 3, T.Williams 4-14 0-3 8, Najera 0-1 0-0 0, Se.Williams 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 31-72 9-14 76.
Boston 18 21 20 27 — 86
New Jersey 18 22 21 15 — 76
3-Point Goals—Boston 1-10 (Scalabrine 1-1, House 0-1, Rondo 0-1, R.Allen 0-3, Wallace 0-4), New Jersey 5-11 (Alston 3-6, Simmons 2-3, T.Williams 0-1, Najera 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 43 (Garnett 13), New Jersey 47 (Boone 12). Assists—Boston 21 (Pierce 7), New Jersey 16 (Alston 7). Total Fouls—Boston 16, New Jersey 24. Technicals—Wallace. A—16,119 (19,990).
Hawks 125, Nuggets 100: Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Josh Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists in Atlanta's win against visiting Denver last night.
Joe Johnson added 21 points, Marvin Williams had 14, Mo Evans 12 and Al Horford and Mike Bibby 11 each for the Hawks.
DENVER — Anthony 7-21 15-18 30, Balkman 1-1 0-0 2, Nene 4-6 4-4 12, Billups 10-22 6-7 27, Graham 1-4 2-2 4, Andersen 3-8 0-2 6, Afflalo 3-8 3-4 9, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Lawson 3-7 4-4 10, Petro 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-78 34-41 100.
ATLANTA — Williams 4-6 6-6 14, Jos.Smith 8-10 6-8 22, Horford 4-5 3-4 11, Bibby 4-7 0-0 11, Johnson 9-19 2-2 22, Crawford 8-15 8-8 25, Pachulia 0-1 0-0 0, Evans 5-10 0-0 12, Teague 1-9 2-2 4, J. Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Collins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-87 27-30 125.
Denver 25 25 24 26 —100
Atlanta 33 27 30 35 —125
3-Point Goals—Denver 2-10 (Anthony 1-3, Billups 1-4, Lawson 0-1, Afflalo 0-2), Atlanta 8-19 (Bibby 3-4, Evans 2-4, Johnson 2-5, Crawford 1-3, Teague 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 45 (Andersen 11), Atlanta 53 (Horford 12). Assists—Denver 18 (Billups 7), Atlanta 30 (Jos.Smith 7). Total Fouls—Denver 24, Atlanta 33. A—17,801 (18,729).
Bucks 102, Knicks 87: Andrew Bogut scored a season-high 22 points and had eight rebounds to help Milwaukee beat visiting New York last night.
Jodie Meeks added 19 points, and rookie point guard Brandon Jennings, who had nine points in the Bucks' 87-72 victory at Minnesota on Friday night, had 17 points.
David Lee finished with 18 points and seven rebounds for New York.
NEW YORK — Chandler 1-10 1-2 3, Gallinari 5-7 2-2 15, Lee 9-20 0-1 18, Hughes 5-8 3-4 14, Duhon 0-4 1-2 1, Harrington 1-7 3-3 5, Jeffries 0-2 0-0 0, Douglas 6-9 0-0 16, Milicic 1-2 0-0 2, Hill 2-6 3-3 7, Landry 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 33-80 13-17 87.
MILWAUKEE — Delfino 3-7 0-0 8, Warrick 4-6 1-2 9, Bogut 8-14 6-6 22, Jennings 7-16 3-3 17, Bell 2-5 0-0 5, Ilyasova 3-7 0-0 6, Meeks 7-11 0-0 19, Ridnour 5-12 0-0 10, Mbah a Moute 1-6 0-0 2, Gadzuric 0-1 1-3 1, Ukic 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 41-88 12-16 102.
New York 22 13 23 29 — 87
Milwaukee 40 26 17 19 — 102
3-Point Goals—New York 8-15 (Douglas 4-5, Gallinari 3-3, Hughes 1-3, Harrington 0-1, Jeffries 0-1, Chandler 0-1, Landry 0-1), Milwaukee 8-24 (Meeks 5-7, Delfino 2-6, Bell 1-2, Ukic 0-1, Jennings 0-2, Ilyasova 0-2, Ridnour 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 42 (Lee 7), Milwaukee 60 (Ilyasova 13). Assists—New York 21 (Hughes, Lee, Duhon 4), Milwaukee 20 (Ridnour, Bogut, Ilyasova 4). Total Fouls—New York 22, Milwaukee 18. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second. A—15,486 (18,717).
Mavs 129, Raptors 101: Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Howard scored 16 in his season debut in Dallas' win against visiting Toronto last night.
TORONTO — Turkoglu 3-8 2-3 8, Bosh 8-16 9-11 26, Bargnani 8-16 3-3 22, Calderon 6-13 1-2 13, DeRozan 1-1 0-2 2, Wright 1-9 2-2 5, Jack 3-8 0-0 9, Johnson 1-3 2-2 4, Belinelli 1-4 2-2 4, Banks 2-2 0-0 4, O'Bryant 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 36-82 21-27 101.
DALLAS — Marion 9-11 0-0 18, Nowitzki 12-20 2-2 29, Dampier 2-4 1-4 5, Kidd 1-1 0-0 3, Howard 5-12 6-10 16, Terry 8-12 0-1 19, Barea 2-6 0-0 4, Singleton 4-5 0-0 10, Humphries 3-5 2-2 8, Ross 3-4 0-0 6, Beaubois 2-3 2-2 6, Carroll 2-2 0-0 5. Totals 53-85 13-21 129.
Toronto 25 23 22 31 —101
Dallas 26 29 30 44 —129
3-Point Goals—Toronto 8-22 (Jack 3-4, Bargnani 3-6, Bosh 1-1, Wright 1-5, Belinelli 0-1, Calderon 0-2, Turkoglu 0-3), Dallas 10-20 (Nowitzki 3-4, Terry 3-5, Singleton 2-3, Kidd 1-1, Carroll 1-1, Barea 0-2, Howard 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 41 (Bosh 12), Dallas 51 (Nowitzki 9). Assists—Toronto 16 (Calderon 7), Dallas 32 (Barea 12). Total Fouls—Toronto 20, Dallas 19. Technicals—Toronto defensive three second. A—19,977 (19,200).
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