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Pierce, Allen lead Celtics past Rockets

The Columbian
Published: March 20, 2010, 12:00am

HOUSTON (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 26 points, Ray Allen hit five 3-pointers and scored had 19 points, and the Boston Celtics snapped Houston’s four-game winning streak with a 94-87 victory over the Rockets on Friday night.

Kevin Garnett added 15 points, and Rajon Rondo had 10 assists for the Celtics, who smothered high-scoring Houston point guard Aaron Brooks and held the Rockets to 39.5 percent shooting (30 of 76). Brooks, coming off back-to-back 31-point games, was held to 10 on 4-for-12 shooting and failed to hit a 3 for the first time in 40 games.

Boston remained tied with Atlanta for third place in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks beat Charlotte on Friday night.

Luis Scola and Kevin Martin scored 17 points apiece for the Rockets.

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