Boston still unbeaten at home

BOSTON — Ray Allen scored 21 points, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett had double-doubles, and the Boston Celtics beat the Golden State Warriors 105-82 Wednesday night for their sixth straight home victory.

Boston improved to 9-1 overall and has won its six home games by an average of 22 points. Garnett had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Pierce added 19 points and 10 boards.

Golden State three-game winning streak was snapped. The Warriors' starters began the night averaging 85.6 points but were held to 43. Leading scorer Baron Davis finished with 13 points on 3-of-13 shooting while recording only four assists.

Reserve Monta Ellis led the Warriors with 21 points, and Stephen Jackson had 15 points and five rebounds.

SPURS 128, MAGIC 110: At San Antonio, Tony Parker scored a season-high 32 points, and San Antonio beat Orlando for its third straight victory.

The Spurs (10-2) improved their home record to 7-0, while the loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Magic, who had won their first seven road games.

PISTONS 98, KNICKS 86: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Chauncey Billups had season highs with 25 points and 15 assists, directing Detroit.

New York has lost eight straight, the NBA's longest losing streak this season, and speculation is growing that coach Isiah Thomas' job may be in jeopardy.

CAVALIERS 97, TIMBERWOLVES 86: At Minneapolis, LeBron James had 45 points, eight rebounds and five assists to carry Cleveland. Despite playing the second game of a back-to-back, James topped 40 points for the second time in the past three games, and Drew Gooden added 17 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland.

Al Jefferson had 30 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota, which fell to 1-8.

WIZARDS 114, BOBCATS 111 (OT): At Charlotte, N.C., Caron Butler helped make up for the loss of leading scorer Gilbert Arenas at least for a night, scoring 39 points to lead Washington.

With the Wizards receiving the jolting news that their star will be out for about three months after Arenas underwent knee surgery earlier in the day, Butler scored seven points in overtime, including two free throws with 15.5 seconds left to give Washington a three-point lead.

MAVERICKS 100, ROCKETS 94: At Houston, Devin Harris scored 22 points and converted a key three-point play in the closing minutes, and Dallas rallied from a double-digit deficit for the second straight game.