Johnson leads Hawks past Boston 102-96
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Joe Johnson scored 36 points, shooting 5 of 7 attempts from 3-point range, to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 102-96 victory over the Boston Celtics yesterday.
The Celtics have lost only 10 games all season and three have been to Atlanta, which had lost seven straight to Boston coming into the season.
Rajon Rondo had 26 points and seven assists for Boston. Rasheed Wallace was a last-minute scratch because of a sore left foot, and Boston was already without Kevin Garnett.
Al Horford had nine points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta, and reserve Jamal Crawford scored 17 - including the last six of the game.
76ers 96, Hornets 92
At Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand scored 18 points each and Allen Iverson added 16 as Philadelphia snapped a four-game home losing streak.
Thaddeus Young and Lou Williams added 12 points each and Samuel Dalembert had six points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for the Sixers, who had lost nine of 10 at home.
Dalembert had 12 rebounds in the first quarter, the most in one quarter by a Philadelphia player since the Wachovia Center opened for the 1996-97 season.
Emeka Okafor had 20 points and 11 rebounds, David West added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Chris Paul had 13 points and 14 assists for the Hornets, whose season-best six-game winning streak was snapped.
Pacers 105, Raptors 101
At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 23 points as Indiana overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Toronto.
Troy Murphy had 20 points and 16 rebounds, A.J. Price scored 16 points and Mike Dunleavy added 15 for the Pacers, who had lost two straight. It was Indiana's first win since Granger's return from a heel injury that had kept him out for a month.
Chris Bosh had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Andrea Bargnani added 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Raptors, who played their third game in four days.
Bulls 120, Pistons 87
At Chicago, Luol Deng scored 27 points on 13-of-18 shooting as Chicago handed Detroit its 13th consecutive loss.
The Pistons matched their longest skid since losing 13 straight to end the 1993-94 season.
Derrick Rose finished with 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting for the Bulls, who shot 57.1 percent overall, including 70.6 percent in the third quarter.
Rookie Jonas Jerebko had 15 points and nine rebounds and Richard Hamilton added 17 points for the Pistons.
Thunder 106, Knicks 88
At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 30 points as Oklahoma City won for the eighth time in the last 10 games.
Durant, who entered the game with a 28.7-point average, had 15 in the first quarter as Oklahoma City built a double-digit lead it kept for most of the rest of the game. Durant has scored 30 or more points in nine of his last 11 games.
Nate Robinson had 19 points for New York, which suffered its worst loss since falling by 22 points in the season opener against Miami.
Russell Westbrook added 17 points and five assists for Oklahoma City, which with four games remaining until the season's midpoint, is two wins shy of matching last season's total.
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