Bucks beat Celtics 86-84 in fourth quarter comeback

Carlos Delfino added 19 points for Milwaukee in a game that featured a heated on-court confrontation between Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings and the Celtics' Glen Davis midway through the fourth quarter.

The Bucks went on an 18-9 run from there, grabbing an 86-79 lead on Jennings' floating jumper in the lane with 2:42 left.

Rajon Rondo converted a three-point play, then Kevin Garnett hit a jumper to cut the lead to two with 53 seconds left. Paul Pierce missed a potential game-tying shot just before the final horn. Rondo had 20 points for Boston.

Lakers 109, Raptors 107 At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jump shot with 1.9 seconds left as Los Angeles rallied in the fourth quarter to snap its three-game losing streak.

Chris Bosh hit a 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left to level it for the Raptors, who outplayed the defending champions for most of the first three quarters before losing on another big shot by Bryant, who scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points and Pau Gasol had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who returned from a winless road trip to beat Toronto for the eighth straight time at Staples Center.

Bosh scored 22 points in his second game back from a seven-game injury absence, and Andrea Bargnani had 21.

Bobcats 83, Heat 78 At Charlotte, North Carolina, Stephen Jackson scored 17 points, Raymond Felton

added 15 points and 11 assists as Charlotte used a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Miami in a key game for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference.

The Bobcats (31-31) reached .500 at the latest point in their six-year history and moved level with Miami (32-32) as they both tussle with Chicago for the last two playoff spots.

Charlotte moved to 3-0 against Miami and clinched the tiebreaker by rallying from nine points down with 9 minutes left.

Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, but passed up a tying shot in the final minute, then clanged a tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds for the Heat, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.

Jazz 132, Bulls 108 At Chicago, Deron Williams got the better of Derrick Rose, finishing with 28 points and a season-high 17 assists, and CJ Miles scored a season-best 26 points to lead Utah.

Williams threw down a hard dunk on Rose during a 13-1 run late in the third quarter that broke a 77-all score and sent Utah to its 22nd win in 27 games. Miles scored 18 in the fourth, hitting four of his six 3-pointers, as the Jazz outscored Chicago 40-27 and secured at least a .500 record for the 26th time in 27 years.

With 25 points and 13 assists, Rose didn't exactly get dominated in a matchup of star point guards. But the Bulls equaled a season high with their fifth straight loss even though Brad Miller scored 20.

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