Major milestone for Boston's Paul Pierce

BOSTON (AP):

Paul Pierce scored 12 of his 28 points in overtime to reach 20,000 points in his career, added a key steal with 27 seconds left, and helped the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 105-102 on Wednesday night.

Ray Allen had 23 points for the Celtics (4-1), Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 15 assists, and Kevin Garnett scored 13 and grabbed eight rebounds.

Andrew Bogut led the Bucks (1-4) with 21 points and 13 boards. Ersan Ilyasova and Carlos Delfino each scored 15 points and Brandon Jennings had 13.

Lakers 112, Kings 100

SACRAMENTO (AP):

Kobe Bryant had 30 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to help Los Angeles win its fifth-straight game to open the season.

Pau Gasol added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Lamar Odom scored 18 for the Lakers, who have won seven straight against their northern California rivals.

Bryant had his 17th career triple-double and first since January 21, 2009, against the Clippers. He had only two triple-doubles the past five seasons.

Tyreke Evans scored 21 to lead the Kings. Francisco Garcia, Carl Landry and Beno Udrih each added 17.

Hawks 94, Pistons 85

ATLANTA (AP):

Al Horford had six straight points in an 18-4 run to finish the game and undefeated Atlanta beat winless Detroit.

Josh Smith had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Hawks (5-0) remained the only unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference.

Ben Gordon had 22 points but it wasn't enough for Detroit.

The Pistons are 0-5 for the first time since the 1980-81 season, when they started 0-7. They won their fifth game after starting 0-4 in 1999-2000.

Magic 128, Timberwolves 86

ORLANDO (AP):

Dwight Howard had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots to help Orlando set a franchise record for most points in the first half in a victory over Minnesota.

Vince Carter had 20 points, Ryan Anderson scored 19 and the Magic shook up the starting line-up to score 78 points in the opening half for an easy win. Orlando started Anderson at power forward, moved Rashard Lewis to small forward and bumped Quentin Richardson out of the starting line-up.

Kevin Love had 22 points and Corey Brewer scored 12 for the Timberwolves, who lost on consecutive nights in Florida by 74 points. Minnesota fell by 32 a night earlier in Miami.

Mavericks 102, Nuggets 101

DENVER (AP):

Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 35 points and Caron Butler hit a pivotal three-pointer late in the game, helping Dallas hold off a Denver squad missing centre Nene.

Butler hit a three-pointer from the corner with two minutes remaining to give the Mavericks a 102-99 lead.

Carmelo Anthony answered with a dunk to trim it to one and after a Mavericks shot-clock violation, the Nuggets had one last chance.

But Anthony's 20-footer, with Shawn Marion in his face, rimmed out and the Nuggets couldn't track down the rebound in time.

Jason Terry scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and Butler finished with 16 points as the Mavericks won in a building that has traditionally given them trouble.

Bobcats 85, Nets 83

NEWARK (AP):

DJ Augustin hit two go-ahead free throws with 30.9 seconds to play and Charlotte won for the first time this season, overcoming a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat New Jersey.

Boris Diaw scored 24 points, Gerald Wallace had 20 and Stephen Jackson scored eight of his 12 in the final 5:12 to lead Charlotte, which survived two final shots by Travis Outlaw in the closing seconds.

Devin Harris shook off a sprained left shoulder to lead the Nets with 19 points and eight assists. Brook Lopez added 17 points, and rookie Derrick Favors and Anthony Morrow had 11 points apiece.

Other results: 76ers 101, Pacers 75; Hornets 107, Rockets 99; Jazz 125, Raptors 108;

Warriors 115, Grizzlies 109; Spurs 112, Suns 110; Clippers 107, Thunder 92.