Pierce’s late basket leads Celtics to OT win

Paul Pierce made a 22-footer at the buzzer to help the Boston Celtics beat the Washington Wizards 116-115 in overtime on Tuesday night in Washington.

Pierce scored 31 points, including the Celtics’ last seven points in overtime, to secure the win.

Knicks 107, Pacers 92: At Indianapolis, Jalen Rose scored 21 points and Jamal Crawford added 16 to help New York defeat Indiana and win consecutive games for the first time in eight weeks.

Cavaliers 106, Raptors 99: At Cleveland, Flip Murray scored 24 points and LeBron James had 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as the Cleveland defeated Toronto for its third straight game.

Hawks 111, Warriors 106: At Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored a career-high 42 points to lead a win over Golden State.

Rockets 93, Timberwolves 87: At Minneapolis, Yao Ming topped 20 points for the eighth straight game, scoring 30 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to lead Houston’s win over Minnesota.

Bulls 95, Nets 87: At Chicago, Andres Nocioni scored a career-high 24 points and Kirk Hinrich added 22 points and nine assists in a win over New Jersey.

Mavericks 93, Trail Blazers 87: At Dallas, Jason Terry hit several key baskets late in the fourth quarter and Jerry Stackhouse made a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left in a win over Portland.

Clippers 98, Spurs 85: At Los Angeles, Elton Brand scored 30 points in a win over San Antonio.

Police interview Jones

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Damon Jones has been interviewed by Westlake, Ohio, police after an Arizona woman reported a possible sexual offense. Jones denied wrongdoing.

The alleged incident reportedly occurred late Friday or early Saturday and did not involve a weapon. Police would not identify the person who filed the complaint or say how or even if it involved Jones.