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Celtics win on Pierce's buzzer beater
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Paul Pierce hit a fallaway jumper with 0.5 seconds left, scoring 34 points in all on Wednesday 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 took advantage of the home-court advantage to oust the Hawks in seven games.

Trail Blazers 104, Heat 96

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

Brandon Roy scored 22 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 for the Trail Blazers. Oden, the 2007 No. 1 overall pick who missed all of last season and sprained his right foot in this season's opener, finished with three points and two rebounds in 16 minutes in his first action since spraining his right foot in Portland's season-opener.

Dwyane Wade scored 36 points - his fourth straight game of 30 or better, a franchise record - for Miami, which failed in its bid for the first 4-0 home start in team history.

Magic 109, Thunder 92

At Oklahoma City, Dwight Howard recorded his first career triple-double with 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks and Orlando beat Oklahoma.

Howard had a double-double and matched his previous career-best of seven blocks in the first half then scored the Magic's first nine points after halftime to stretch the lead to 32.

Jeff Green had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 13 points and Earl Watson and Desmond Mason each scored 12 for the Thunder.

Wizards 95, Jazz 87

At Washington, All-Star forwards Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, and rookie JaVale McGee helped Washington avoided the first 0-6 start in franchise history by beating Utah.

Butler finished with 27 points and nine rebounds, while Jamison had 21 points and eight rebounds. They combined for 20 points in the final period.

First-round draft pick McGee, a 7-footer who left Nevada after his sophomore season, set personal NBA bests with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Carlos Boozer led Northwest Division-leading Utah with 20 points.

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