Celtics rally to beat Hawks

Boston's Pierce scores 34 points

Paul Pierce hit a fallaway jumper with 0.5 seconds left, scoring 34 points in all on Wednesday night as the Boston Celtics overcame a 16-point, second-quarter deficit to beat Atlanta 103-102 and send the Hawks to their first loss of the season.

Kevin Garnett had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 10 assists for the Celtics.

Joe Johnson scored 28 for Atlanta (6-1), finding an open Marvin Williams for the go-ahead 3-pointer with seven seconds left. But Pierce answered at the other end and the Celtics beat Atlanta in Boston for the eighth straight time, including all four in their first-round playoff series last spring when they used their home-court advantage to oust the Hawks in seven games.

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TRAIL BLAZERS 104, HEAT 96: Rudy Fernandez scored 25 points, including a clutch spinning jumper as the shot clock expired with 44.9 seconds left, and visiting Portland celebrated Greg Oden's return to the lineup with a victory over Miami.

MAGIC 109, THUNDER 92: Dwight Howard recorded his first career triple-double with 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks and visiting Orlando beat the Oklahoma City.

WIZARDS 95, JAZZ 87: Led, as usual, by All-Star forwards Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, and with a boost from rookie JaVale McGee, host Washington avoided the first 0-6 start in franchise history by beating Utah.

KNICKS 132, GRIZZLIES 103: Wilson Chandler scored a career-high 27 points, missing only one of his 12 shots, and visiting New York made a franchise-record 19 3-pointers in a win over Memphis.

PACERS 98, NETS 87: T.J. Ford had 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and banged-up Indiana won its third straight game with a victory over host New Jersey.

76ERS 106, RAPTORS 96: Elton Brand scored a season-high 25 points, Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala each had 18, and Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak by beating host Toronto.

LAKERS 93, HORNETS 86: Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher each scored 20 points, and visiting Los Angeles improved to 7-0 with a win over New Orleans.

BUCKS 82, SPURS 78: Richard Jefferson scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half, Andrew Bogut grabbed 17 rebounds and host Milwaukee held on after a big run to beat Tim Duncan and San Antonio.

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PISTONS 100, KINGS 92: Allen Iverson had 30 points and nine assists to win for the first time with his new team, leading Detroit to victory over host Sacramento.

WARRIORS 113, TIMBERWOLVES 110 (OT): Stephen Jackson tied the score late in regulation and scored six of his 30 points in overtime, leading host Golden State back from a poor fourth quarter to beat hapless Minnesota.