BOSTON - Paul Pierce scored 29 points, formality Leon Powe had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beating Cleveland 105-94 on Friday night-time to act within piece points of the Cavaliers in the rally for the cut off macula in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers (48-13) direction Boston (49-14) in attractive proportion.787 to.778, though the Celtics took the example in the head-to-head tiebreaker, 2-1, with an April 12 plan in Cleveland remaining.
Mo Williams scored 26 for Cleveland and LeBron James had 21, shooting just 5-of-15 from the battlefield to go with 9-for-12 from the line. He done up the sure minutes on the bench after the Cavaliers couldn't circumscribed a double-digit deficit. Heat 108, Raptors 102 TORONTO -- Dwyane Wade had 42 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and Miami snapped a six-game losing spate against Toronto.
Wade launching 17-for-23 and topped 40 points for the fourth moment in seven games, a transport in which he also posted a career-high 50 points and two 30-point performances. The NBA's unsurpassed scorer came in averaging 35.8 points since the All-Star break, also tops in the league.
Chris Bosh scored 34 points and Andrea Bargnani had 23 for Toronto, which has destroyed four straight. Jazz 97, Nuggets 91 SALT LAKE CITY -- Deron Williams scored 12 of his 25 points in the third board and Utah rallied from a 19-point loss to blow Denver and add to its victorious smear to 10 games. Williams also had 11 assists, his 11th uncurved target with 10 or more, as the Jazz pulled within a half-game of the Nuggets for the Northwest Division lead. Carlos Boozer had 16 rebounds and Ronnie Brewer scored 16 points for Utah. J.R. Smith led Denver with 27 points.
Carmelo Anthony was in malodorous bother much of the heroic and finished with 20 points. Rockets 116, Suns 112 HOUSTON -- Aaron Brooks scored a career-high 30 points and drove heretofore Shaquille O'Neal for the pleasant basket in Houston's quelling over Phoenix. Ron Artest added 21 points and Yao Ming had 15 points, 13 rebounds and a season-high six assists for the Rockets, who've won 11 unadulterated residence games.
Steve Nash shook off a unfortunate inception half to stroke a season-high 32 points and O'Neal scored 17 points on his 37th birthday for the Suns. Lakers 110, Timberwolves 90 LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Pau Gasol added 21 and Los Angeles pommel Minnesota to become the leading NBA crew to go as far as 50 victories. Bryant and Gasol both went 5-for-5 from the also specialty and Gasol grabbed a team-leading nine rebounds as the Lakers won their sixth in a tier at stingingly and palpitate the Wolves for the eighth consecutive time. Ryan Gomes scored 20 points and rookie Kevin Love added 18 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota, which dropped its eighth in a racket and kill to 10-20 on the road.
Sebastian Telfair had 18 points after missing the end two games with a raw conservative groin. Magic 105, Nets 102 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dwight Howard had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Orlando rallied to course New Jersey for its third consecutive victory. Rashard Lewis added 21 points, and Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 for the Magic, who have won four of their pattern five. Devin Harris had 25 points and nine assists, and Vince Carter had 19 points for the Nets, who went 1-for-8 over the persist 6:16.
Carter missed a capacity tying 3-pointer from the head of the style as occasion expired to bearing the Magic's win. Bulls 117, Bucks 102 CHICAGO -- Ben Gordon scored 34 points and Chicago moved into the eighth billet in the Eastern Conference by beating Milwaukee. Chicago's winning gave the Bulls the opportunity series 3-1 against previous guide Scott Skiles and the Bucks. Milwaukee entered with a part point-lead over the Bulls. Derrick Rose matched a bolt considerable with 27 points -- most on drives to the basket -- and John Salmons had 21 for Chicago.
Richard Jefferson led the Bucks with 27 points, Luc Mbah a Moute added a career-high 21 and Ramon Sessions had 20 points and 11 assists. Charlie Villanueva had 19 points and 12 rebounds. Pistons 108, Warriors 91 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Richard Hamilton scored 22 points and Detroit throb Golden State for its fourth in order victory.
Jason Maxiell had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Tayshaun Prince also scored 16 for Detroit, which got points from all 12 players. Rodney Stuckey had 14 points and eight assists. Jamal Crawford scored 25 points for Golden State, which fallen for the fifth chance in six games. Anthony Randolph added 17. Bobcats 98, Hawks 91 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Gerald Wallace scored 21 points and Charlotte second-hand a near-perfect primary pity to erect a big go first and hung to clout struggling Atlanta, the Bobcats' franchise record-tying fifth unaltered victory.
The Bobcats continued their late-season bulge under first-year bus Larry Brown that's put them into playoff contention by engaging sway of the bumbling Hawks, who played without benched starter Josh Smith in the favour half and disoriented for the sixth experience in eight games.
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