ATLANTA — Rajon Rondo had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 89-81 on Saturday night.
Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 26 points in the third quarter as the Celtics erased a 19-point deficit and went on to consecutive wins for the first time since late November against Oklahoma City and Orlando.
Boston, which beat Indiana 94-75 on Friday night, had lost four straight road games.
Lou Williams scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half for Atlanta, which has lost two straight. Jeff Teague added 17 points, and Josh Smith, who was 2 for 12 in the second half, finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Hawks got off to a fast start, then fell apart in the third quarter as Boston began doubling ballhandlers on the perimeter and clamping down on Atlanta inside.
The Celtics trailed by 19 with 6:20 left in the second, but went up 61-60 on Jared Sullinger’s alley-oop layup with 3:47 left in the third. It was their first lead since the game’s first minute.
Boston opened the third with a 14-1 run to pull within one. Hawks coach Larry Drew, whose team missed its first five shots from the field to begin the second half, called timeout at the 7:29 mark, but Teague lost the ball out of the bounds on the ensuing possession.
Atlanta was just 2 for 14 from the field in the third and trailed 71-62 heading to the final period.
PACERS 95, BUCKS 80
INDIANAPOLIS — Roy Hibbert had 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead Indiana to a victory over Milwaukee.
ROCKETS 112, CAVALIERS 104
CLEVELAND — James Harden scored 29 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter, and Houston defeated Cleveland.
Jeremy Lin added 20 points for Houston, which has won 11 of its last 14.
NETS 113, KINGS 93
NEW YORK — Brook Lopez scored 18 points in 17 minutes to lead six players in double figures, and Brooklyn got a nice effort from its reserves in beating Sacramento for its third straight victory.
KNICKS 114, MAGIC 106
ORLANDO, Fla. — Carmelo Anthony scored 16 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, helping the New York Knicks outlast Orlando.
BLAZERS 102, T’WOLVES 97
MINNEAPOLIS — Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews each made five 3s and scored 26 points to lead Portland over injury-depleted Minnesota.