Associated Press
NBA roundup …
TORONTO ó Paul Pierce scored 30 points, Ray Allen had 23 and the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 93-79 on Sunday night.
Glenn Davis added 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as Boston won for the 10th time in 11 meetings with Toronto.
Hawks 107, Clippers 98
LOS ANGELES ó Joe Johnson scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Josh Smith added 22 and Atlanta rallied for the win.
Johnson, who returned to the lineup on Dec. 17 after missing nine games following right elbow surgery, was 7 for 20 from the field after going 18 of 51 over his previous three games. In Fridayís loss at Oklahoma City, the four-time All-Star guard missed 14 of 20 attempts ó including all six from 3-point range. Smith was 5 for 14 after missing his first eight shots.
Knicks 98, Pacers 92
NEW YORK ó Amare Stoudemire scored 26 points, including six of New Yorkís last seven points, and Danilo Gallinari had 19 to lead the Knicks.
Danny Granger had 25 points and 17 rebounds, and Darren Collison had 22 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Pacers, who lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
Mavericks 104, Cavaliers 95
CLEVELAND ó Shawn Marion scored 22 points and DeShawn Stevenson added 21, helping Dallas end a three-game skid.
The Mavericks, playing without starting forwards Dirk Nowitzki and Caron Butler, used a balanced attack. Jason Terry scored 18 points, Tyson Chandler added 14 points and 14 rebounds, and Jason Kidd had 10 points and eight assists.
Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with a season-high 35 points, and Ramon Sessions added 19.
Grizzlies 104, Lakers 85
LOS ANGELES ó Rudy Gay scored 27 points, Zach Randolph added 21 points and eight rebounds, and Memphis pulled away in the second half.
O.J. Mayo scored 15 points for the Grizzlies, who bounced back from two losses to wrap up their three-game road trip with a stunningly easy blowout of the two-time defending champions.
Trail Blazers 100, Rockets 85
PORTLAND, Ore. ó LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Nicolas Batum added a season-high 21 points and Portland won its eighth straight at home.
Patrick Mills had a career-high 14 points, five assists and five steals for Portland.
Wesley Matthews added 14 and Marcus Camby had 13 rebounds and season-high eight assists.
Kings 94, Suns 89
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ó DeMarcus Cousins scored 13 of his career-high 28 points in the fourth quarter and Sacramento closed with a 19-2 run.
Francisco Garcia had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Omri Casspi added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings. Carl Landry had 11 points and 12 rebounds.