BOSTON: Paul Pierce scored 12 of his 28 points in overtime to reach 20,000 points in his career and added a key steal with 27 seconds left to help the Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee 105-102 Wednesday night. Ray Allen had 23 points for the Celtics, Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 15 assists, and Kevin Garnett scored 13 and grabbed eight rebounds. Andrew Bogut led the Bucks with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova and Carlos Delfino each scored 15 points and Brandon Jennings had 13. Lakers 112, Kings 100: At Sacramento, Kobe Bryant had 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help Los Angeles win its fifth straight game to open the season. Pau Gasol added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Lamar Odom scored 18 for the Lakers, who have won seven straight against their Northern California rivals. Bryant had his 17th career triple-double and first since Jan. 21, 2009.Tyreke Evans scored 21 to lead the Kings. Francisco Garcia, Carl Landry and Beno Udrih each added 17. Hawks 94, Pistons 85: At Atlanta, Al Horford had six straight points in an 18-4 run to finish the game and the undefeated Hawks beat winless Detroit. Josh Smith had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Hawks improved to five wins, remaining the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. Ben Gordon had 22 points but it wasn't enough for Detroit. The Pistons are 0-5 for the first time since the 1980-81 season, when they started 0-7. Magic 128, Timberwolves 86: At Orlando, Dwight Howard had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots to help Orlando set a club record for most points in the first half in a victory over Minnesota. Vince Carter had 20 points, Ryan Anderson scored 19 and the Magic shook up the starting lineup to score 78 points in the opening half for an easy win. Orlando started Anderson at power forward, moved Rashard Lewis to small forward and bumped Quentin Richardson out of the starting lineup. Kevin Love had 22 points and Corey Brewer scored 12 for the Timberwolves. Mavericks 102, Nuggets 101: At Denver, Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 35 points and Caron Butler hit a pivotal 3-pointer late in the game, helping Dallas hold off a Denver squad missing center Nene. Butler hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 2 minutes remaining to give the Mavericks a 102-99 lead. Carmelo Anthony answered with a dunk to trim it to one and after a Mavericks shot-clock violation, the Nuggets had one last chance. But Anthony's 20-footer with Shawn Marion in his face rimmed out and the Nuggets couldn't track down the rebound in time. Bobcats 85, Nets 83: At Newark, D.J. Augustin hit two go-ahead free throws with 30.9 seconds to play and Charlotte won for the first time this season, overcoming a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit. Boris Diaw scored 24 points, Gerald Wallace had 20 and Stephen Jackson scored eight of his 12 in the final 5:12 to lead Charlotte, which survived two final shots by Travis Outlaw in the closing seconds. Devin Harris shook off a sprained left shoulder to lead the Nets with 19 points and eight assists. 76ers 101, Pacers 75: At Philadelphia, Elton Brand had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Thaddeus Young scored 16 points to help Philadelphia to its first victory of the season. Hornets 107, Rockets 99: At Houston, Chris Paul scored 25 points and Marco Belinelli added 18 as New Orleans continued its unbeaten run and Houston remained winless. Jazz 125, Raptors 108: At Salt Lake City, Deron Williams came within two rebounds of a triple-double and Utah rolled to a huge early lead en route to a victory over Toronto. Spurs 112, Suns 110: At Phoenix, Richard Jefferson hit four fourth-quarter 3-pointers, including the go-ahead basket with 1:38 remaining, as San Antonio edged Phoenix. Clippers 107, Thunder 92: At Los Angeles, Eric Gordon scored 27 points, rookie Eric Bledsoe added 17 points and eight assists in his second career start, and Los Angeles held Kevin Durant to a horrific shooting night in its first victory of the season.
