- (Sports Network) - T.J. Ford scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and finished with 10 assists, as Indiana toppled Oklahoma City, 107-99, at Conseco Fieldhouse. Ford was 10-of-19 from the field with a pair of threes and collected seven rebounds and two steals for the Pacers, who won their second straight game. Danny Granger logged 20 points and seven boards while Jeff Foster and Marquis Daniels chipped in 15 and 14 points, respectively, for Indiana, which next travels to New Jersey to take on the Nets Wednesday. Kevin Durant netted a game-high 37 points on 13-of-27 shooting with eight boards for the Thunder, who lost for the sixth time in seven games to open the season and have now dropped four straight. Jeff Green had 14 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma City, which will next host the Magic on Wednesday.

Final Score: Portland 106, Orlando 99 Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Brandon Roy scored 27 points to pace Portland to a 106-99 victory over the Orlando Magic. Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw each scored 20, and Rudy Fernandez chipped in 16 points off the bench. LaMarcus Aldridge was a force with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who won their third consecutive game and won for the first time on the road in four tries this season. Dwight Howard finished with 29 points and 19 rebounds for the Magic, who had a four-game win streak broken. Hedo Turkoglu had 35 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three-point range.



Final Score: Boston 94, Toronto 87

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce's turnaround jumper with 1:39 to play took a 360-degree trip around the rim before dropping for the lead, and the Boston star forward added two more buckets down the stretch, as the Celtics rallied to down Toronto, 94-87, at TD Banknorth Garden. The Celtics, who improved to 7-1 on the young campaign, were carried by a vintage Pierce performance. The Kansas product scored 25 points in the final 15 minutes, 27 in the second half, and tallied a game-best 36 points while also pulling down nine rebounds. The scoring prowess was never more evident than in crunch time. Pierce's turnaround gave Boston the lead, 86-84, with 1:39 on the clock then connected again and capped the highlight-reel stretch with a nifty acrobatic layup in traffic with 34.4 ticks remaining, making the score 90-84 in favor of the home-standing Celtics. Kevin Garnett added 21 points with 10 rebounds and Ray Allen donated 19 points, despite a 1- of-7 effort from beyond the arc. The major turnaround occurred after Toronto dominated the initial 24 minutes. Jermaine O'Neal scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half, while Anthony Parker added 15 points and Jason Kapono scored 14 off the bench.



Final Score: Miami 99, New Jersey 94

Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade led a Miami comeback with 19 of his season-high tying 33 points in the fourth quarter as the Heat toppled the New Jersey Nets, 99-94, at AmericanAirlines Arena. Wade set a career-mark with four triples and had five assists while Michael Beasley kept up a torrid first-year pace with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Heat, who kicked off a three-game homestand Monday and will host both Portland and Washington later this week. Daequan Cook logged 15 points, hitting on a trio of three-balls to help Miami to wins in three of its last four. Miami forward Shawn Marion suffered a left groin strain in Saturday's setback to the New Orleans Hornets and sat out Monday's contest. Yi Jianlian had a team-high 24 points and 10 rebounds while Vince Carter netted 22 points but committed a costly turnover with New Jersey looking for a tying bucket in the final 30 seconds of the loss, the club's second straight and fourth in the last five games. Keyon Dooling notched 18 points, five rebounds and four helpers in taking starting point guard Devin Harris' spot for a second straight game due to a left ankle sprain.



Final Score: Phoenix 107, Memphis 102

Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Leandro Barbosa scored 27 points off the bench, making rookie O.J. Mayo's scintillating 33-point performance for naught, as Phoenix staved off Memphis, 107-102, at US Airways Center. Amare Stoudemire scored 18 points with six rebounds, Steve Nash totaled 12 points and six assists and Boris Diaw added 13 points. Shaquille O'Neal donated nine points and five rebounds, while new father Raja Bell collected 10 points for Phoenix, which has won five of its last six games. Phoenix has won nine straight in the series. Mayo was aided by Rudy Gay's 20 points and Marc Gasol's 15 points. Gay and Darrell Arthur each grabbed seven rebounds, while the rookie out of Kansas, Arthur, also scored 10 points.







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