BOSTON (AP) -Center Brook Lopez scored 25 points and guards Devin Harris and Courtney Lee and Devin Harris added 23 and 21 points and the New Jersey Nets topped the Boston Celtics 104-96 Saturday.
The Nets, who entered the game 5-52 and 2-27 on the road, took a 27-25 lead on Keyon Dooling’s jumper at the end of the first quarter and never trailed again.
Kevin Garnett had 26 points and Marquis Daniels had 16 for the Celtics, playing their third straight game without Paul Pierce.
The Celtics cut an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to six on Ray Allen’s 3-pointer with 2:05 left, but Chris Humphries’ layup and two foul shots by Lopez ended the rally.
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