Celtics beat Heat to clinch Atlantic Division title

at Boston 112, Miami 108 (OT): Paul Pierce scored 36 points and the Celtics clinched the Atlantic Division title by beating the Heat, which played without NBA scoring leader Dwyane Wade, out because of a right hip flexor injury. Boston was without Kevin Garnett for the 13th straight game because of a strained right knee and Ray Allen, who hyperextended his elbow Tuesday night in a loss at Chicago.

at New Orleans 94, Minnesota 93: Chris Paul capped a 26-point, 10-assist, five-steal performance by setting up David West’s dunk with 12.6 seconds left that gave the Hornets the victory.

Orlando 106, at Milwaukee 80: Dwight Howard had 28 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to help the Magic to its eighth win in 10 games.

at Houston 106, Detroit 101 (2OT): Yao Ming scored 31 points and Ron Artest had 26 for the Rockets, who scored the first 10 points of the second overtime.

Denver 111, at Memphis 109: Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points, including the go-ahead three-point play with 33.2 seconds remaining, to help the Nuggets overcome a 17-point second-half deficit.

New Jersey 115, at New York 89: Vince Carter scored 29 points and the Nets salvaged the final game of a five-game trip.

at Charlotte 104, Sacramento 88: Gerald Wallace had 25 points and 12 rebounds and the Bobcats beat the Kings, who are 0-28 against teams from the Eastern Conference.

Chicago 103, at Oklahoma City 96: Derrick Rose scored 20 of his 25 points and didn’t miss a shot in the second half as the Bulls ended a road losing streak at seven games.

at Phoenix 126, Philadelphia 116: Jason Richardson scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half, and Shaquille O’Neal had 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Suns to their third straight victory.

at Clippers 123, Washington 108: The Clippers’ Baron Davis tied a career high with 20 assists.