Tony Allen scored most of his 23 points in the pivotal second quarter, foiling Allen Iverson's home debut with the Detroit Pistons and helping the Boston Celtics to an 88-76 win on Sunday. Iverson was given a standing ovation when he was introduced for the first time as a Piston at The Palace, the frenzied fans so loud the public-address announcer couldn't be heard. A sold-out crowd stayed in the game during a closely contested first quarter before being quieted in the second, when Boston used four reserves to outscore Detroit 30-10. Ray Allen had 17 points, Kevin Garnett scored eight on 4-of-15 shooting and Paul Pierce added seven on 3-of-10 shooting for Boston. Rajon Rondo scored 13 points and Eddie House had eight points as one of four reserves with at least six points. Lakers 111, Rockets 82: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Pau Gasol added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers shot 65.8 percent in the second half against Houston. Jordan Farmar added 16 points and six assists and Andrew Bynum had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers, who have won their five games by an average of 22.4 points. Atlanta, also 5-0, is the NBA's only other unbeaten team. Aaron Brooks came off the bench to lead Houston with 20 points and four assists. Yao Ming, Luis Scola and Carl Landry added 12 points each for the Rockets. Kings 115, Warriors 98: At Sacramento, California, Kevin Martin scored 27 points, and Sacramento pulled away from Golden State in the second half for its third straight win after opening the season with four losses on the road. John Salmons scored 16 points for the Kings, who are in a stretch where they play six of seven at friendly Arco Arena. Spencer Hawes added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Andris Biedrins had 16 points and 18 rebounds for the Warriors, who have dropped two straight and three of four. Stephen Jackson had 15 points and six assists, Kelenna Azubuike had 12, Anthony Randolph scored 11, while both CJ Watson and Brandan Wright added 10. Clippers 103, Mavericks 92: At Los Angeles, Baron Davis had 22 points and 10 assists, foul-plagued Al Thornton got eight of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a season-opening six-game losing streak with a victory over Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki, who missed the final two meetings with the Clippers last season because of ankle and knee injuries, led the Mavericks with 33 points and seven rebounds. Nuggets 100, Grizzlies 90: At Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups had 16 points and 10 assists and Denver held on to beat Memphis. Rookie guard O.J. Mayo scored a season-high 31 and added eight rebounds for the Grizzlies. Knicks 107, Jazz 99: At New York, Jamal Crawford scored 32 points to lead New York past Utah and end the Jazz's undefeated start. Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 17 rebounds for Utah (5-1). Andrei Kirilenko had 18 points and Mehmet Okur 17 for the Jazz. Raptors 89, Bobcats 79: At Charlotte, North Carolina, Chris Bosh had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points and Toronto pulled away late to beat Charlotte. Jose Calderon added 13 points and Jamario Moon had 10 for Toronto, which snapped a two-game losing streak after opening the season with three straight wins. Bobcats rookie D.J. Augustin scored 11 of his 14 points in the second quarter. Hawks 89, Thunder 85: At Oklahoma City, Joe Johnson scored 25 points and Atlanta came from behind after a late Oklahoma City run to remain undefeated. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 20 points.
