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Turner's last-second shot lifts Celtics Boston's Evan Turner takes the game-winning basket over Atlanta on Wednesday. AP PHOTO Thursday Feb 12, 2015 at 2:00 AM The Associated Press BOSTON — Evan Turner made a running scoop shot with 0.2 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics sent the Atlanta Hawks to just their third loss of the calendar year, 89-88 on Wednesday night. Jared Sullinger had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won four of five but still remain out of playoff position. Turner had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. Al Horford scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who followed a 19-game winning streak by losing four of their last seven. WARRIORS 94, TIMBERWOLVES 91: At Minneapolis, Andre Iguodala and Leandro Barbosa led a dominant effort from the Golden State Warriors' reserves and Klay Thompson hit a big 3-pointer down the stretch to close out a long road trip with a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kevin Martin scored 21 points and Ricky Rubio had 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves (11-42), who rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game. MAGIC 89, KNICKS 83: At Orlando, Fla., Nik Vucevic had 28 points and 18 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the New York Knicks. Jason Smith led the Knicks with 25 points. The Knicks played without forward Carmelo Anthony, who sat out their final game before the All-Star break with of a sore left knee. RAPTORS 95, WIZARDS 93: At Toronto, DeMar DeRozan hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 12 seconds left and the Toronto Raptors headed into the All-Star break on a winning note, beating the Washington Wizards. Lou Williams scored 27 points, DeRozan had 23 and Kyle Lowry 13 for the Raptors, who have won seven of the past eight meetings with the Wizards, including all three this season. SPURS 104, PISTONS 87: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Danny Green scored 19 points and Tony Parker added 17, and the San Antonio Spurs easily brushed aside the Detroit Pistons. D.J. Augustin scored 22 points for the Pistons and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20. PACERS 106, PELICANS 93: At New Orleans, David West and George Hill each scored 17 points and the Indiana Pacers went into the All-Star break with their fourth victory in their last five games, pounding the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans played without All-Star Anthony Davis, who missed his second straight game with sprained right shoulder, and without sharp-shooting forward Ryan Anderson, who missed his second game in a row with a sore right elbow. THUNDER 105, GRIZZLIES 89: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 24 to help the Thunder defeat the Memphis Grizzlies. Zach Randolph scored 16 points and Jeff Green and Beno Udrih each added 11 for Memphis, which had won 10 of 11. BUCKS 111, KINGS 103: At Milwaukee, Brandon Knight scored 20 points, powering a third-quarter surge that helped the Milwaukee Bucks to a victory over Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and 19 rebounds for the Kings. CAVALIERS 113, HEAT 93: At Cleveland, LeBron James scored 18 points against his former Miami teammates and Cleveland had six others score in double figures as the Cavaliers beat the Heat for their 14th win in 15 games. Hassan Whiteside had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who were again without All-Star Dwyane Wade. Cavaliers forward Kevin Love sat out most of the second half after being poked in the right eye. MAVERICKS 87, JAZZ 82: At Dallas, J.J. Barea scored 15 of his season-high 22 points in the third quarter and the Dallas Mavericks went into the All-Star break by holding on for a victory against the Utah Jazz. Starting while Rajon Rondo recovers from a broken orbital bone, Barea got a mild surprise when Monta Ellis joined him in the backcourt a day after being called doubtful with a left hip injury. CLIPPERS 110, ROCKETS 95: At Los Angeles, DeAndre Jordan had 24 points and 20 rebounds, Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick each had 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets. The Clippers played their third game without Blake Griffin, who will be sidelined at least three weeks after surgery for a staph infection in his right elbow and will be re-evaluated after that. Chris Paul had 12 assists and 12 points.