Celts beat Grizzlies in final seconds

Ricky Davis made sure the Boston Celtics avoided a season sweep by Memphis.

Davis hit a 12-foot jumper with 3.9 seconds remaining, lifting the Celtics to a 90-88 victory over the Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

“They were overplaying Paul and I couldn’t get the ball to him,” Davis said. “I wanted the opportunity to hit that shot and I’m happy I made it.”

The Grizzlies’ Mike Miller hit a 3-pointer with 9.8 seconds left to tie it at 88 before Davis hit an open jumper, but Miller’s 3-point shot fell short at the buzzer.

Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 19 points. Stromile Swift led the Grizzlies, also with 19 points.

Bulls 121, Raptors 115: At Toronto, Kirk Hinrich had 28 points and Ben Gordon scored 15 in the fourth quarter to lead Chicago over Toronto. Chris Bosh had 28 points for the Raptors.

Bobcats 94, Nuggets 88: At Charlotte, N.C., Kareem Rush scored 14 of his 20 points in the third quarter, and Keith Bogans added 18 points to lift Charlotte past Denver for its first win since Feb. 1. The Nuggets were led by Carmelo Anthony’s 21 points.

Pacers 95, Trail Blazers 87: At Indianapolis, Reggie Miller scored 27 of his season-high 36 points in the second half to lead Indiana to a victory over Portland.

Nets 96, Kings 85: At East Rutherford, N.J., Jason Kidd had his 64th career triple-double and Vince Carter scored 21 points to lead New Jersey past Sacramento. Mike Bibby had 25 points to lead the Kings, who lost for the sixth time in the last seven games.

Heat 113, Clippers 95: At Miami, Damon Jones had a career-high 31 points, and Dwyane Wade had a 28-point, 12-assist night to help carry Miami to a win over Los Angeles.

Pistons 93, 76ers 75: At Philadelphia, Chauncey Billups scored 20 points along with Richard Hamilton, leading the Detroit past Philadelphia.

Knicks 108, Bucks 90: At New York, Jamal Crawford scored 23 points to lead six Knicks in double figures, and New York pulled away in the fourth quarter for a victory over Milwaukee.

Cavaliers 111, Hawks 89: At Cleveland, LeBron James scored 28 points, fellow All-Star Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 18 and Cleveland notched a victory over Atlanta.

Spurs 101, Hornets 78: At New Orleans, Tim Duncan scored 19 points and San Antonio pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat New Orleans.

James unsure about dunk contest

Phoenix Suns forward Amare Stoudemire will take part in Saturday’s NBA slam dunk contest during All-Star weekend, but LeBron James is still making up his mind.

James, a starter for the Eastern Conference in Sunday’s All-Star game, was not one of the four players who committed to compete in the contest. He has a standing invitation from the NBA, but said he might take until Friday to decide.

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