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Raymond Felton scored 25 points, rookie D.J. Augustin added 11 of his 20 points in overtime, and the host Charlotte Bobcats stunned Boston 114-106 on Tuesday to continue the Celtics' sudden slide.
Beaten by their surprising nemesis for the second time in two seasons, the defending champions came undone in OT, and they've quickly gone from unbeatable to vulnerable.
After a team-record 19-game winning streak and an NBA-record 27-2 start, the Celtics lost for the fifth time in seven games, leaving battered, bruised and angry by Larry Brown's upstart Bobcats.
Paul Pierce scored 28 points, but had a key turnover in overtime. Ray Allen scored 20 points on 7-of-20 shooting for the Celtics.
ALSO TUESDAY
MAGIC 89, WIZARDS 80: Hedo Turkoglu scored 22 points and host Orlando held off a late scoring burst by Caron Butler (29 points, all in the second half) to beat Washington.
76ERS 104, ROCKETS 96: Andre Iguodala scored 28 points and reeling Philadelphia returned home from a 1-5 road trip to beat visiting Houston.
TIMBERWOLVES 94, GRIZZLIES 87: Randy Foye scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and Minnesota weathered a late rally to beat host Memphis.
THUNDER 107, KNICKS 99: Kevin Durant had 27 points and 12 rebounds and Jeff Green scored 27 points as host Oklahoma City held off New York.
LATE MONDAY
NUGGETS 135, PACERS 115: Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and had a season-high nine assists despite fracturing his right hand in host Denver's win.
JAZZ 119, WARRIORS 114: Deron Williams had 25 points and 15 assists as host Utah held off Golden State.
NOTES
ANTHONY OUT 3 TO 4 WEEKS: Denver Nuggets All-Star guard Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks after breaking a bone in his shooting hand in a victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
He's been told by doctors he'll be out three to four weeks. Surgery would've sidelined him much longer.
"Hopefully the healing process will be a lot quicker," Anthony said.
SUNS' RICHARDSON APOLOGIZES: Phoenix Suns guard Jason Richardson apologized Tuesday for creating a "distraction" after being accused of driving under the influence of alcohol.
In other Suns news, the team has released Dee Brown less than two weeks after signing him to fill the team's need for a backup point guard.
NUGGETS' SMITH HAS COURT DATE: Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith is due to appear in a Freehold, N.J., municipal court next week to face traffic summonses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007.
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