Chicago bulldozes Boston
BOSTON – Marco Belinelli made a game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds left, Jimmy Butler scored six points in overtime and the Chicago Bulls extended their Friday night road show by beating the Boston Celtics, 100-99.
Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 20 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 14 points and 13 boards as the Bulls won their 14th straight road game on a Friday. They haven’t lost since April 2011.
Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 30 points for Boston before fouling out with 1:16 to play in overtime.
Kevin Garnett had 16 points and Paul Pierce passed former Celtics star Robert Parish for 22nd on the NBA’s career scoring list by chipping in 13 points. Pierce has 23,342 points and Parish 23,334.
Brandon Bass added 13 points for Boston, which lost for the second time in eight games.
Richard Hamilton had 20 points for the Bulls, who have won four of five.
Jason Terry’s jumper pushed Boston ahead 99-98 in OT before Belinelli’s game-winner just to the left of the foul line.
In New York, Deron Williams scored 24 points, making four free throws in the final 43.4 seconds, and Brooklyn beat Atlanta, 94-89, to earn a split of their home-and-home series.
Brook Lopez added 20 points for the Nets, who bounced back from a 109-95 loss in Atlanta on Wednesday that snapped their seven-game winning streak. Former Hawks guard Joe Johnson finished with 18 points and Reggie Evans grabbed 20 rebounds as the Nets beat the Hawks for the first time in seven meetings.
Jeff Teague had 21 points and 10 assists for the Hawks, who played without starting center Al Horford and lost key reserve Lou Williams to a serious-looking right knee injury. Former Nets guard Devin Harris scored 17 and Josh Smith had 12 points and nine rebounds in his return from a one-game suspension, but shot just 5 of 15.
The Hawks were only 5 of 22 from the field in the fourth quarter and lost for the seventh time in nine games.
In Indianapolis, Paul George scored 31 points and David West had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Indiana past Houston, 105-95.
The Central Division-leading Pacers (25-16) have won 11 straight home games - their longest streak since winning 14 in a row in 2002-03 - and tied New York for the second-most wins in the Eastern Conference.
Houston (21-20) has lost six in a row overall and five consecutive road games. The Rockets were led by Omer Asik with 22 points. James Harden added 17, but ended a career-best streak of 22 straight games with 20 or more points.
.In other NBA games, it was Philadelphia over Toronto, 108-101; Charlotte over Orlando, 106-100; Memphis over Sacramento, 85-69; San Antonio over Golden State, 95-88; Washington over Denver, 112-108; Oklahoma City over Dallas, 117-114.