Boston 100, Portland 90

BOSTON (AP) — Ray Allen impressed teammate Paul Pierce with his shooting. For Allen, satisfying himself proved to be a tougher task. Allen scored a season-high 35 points, Kevin Garnett had 26 and the Boston Celtics rebounded from their first consecutive losses of the season with a 100-90 win over Portland on Wednesday night.

Allen, who scored 26 points in the second half on 9-of-13 shooting, wasn’t about to get caught up in the excitement of his scoring.

“Every time I leave here I feel like I’ve left something out there on the table,” he said. “I feel that way right now. There were some shots I should have knocked down.”

The 12-year veteran had Pierce enjoying his work, though.

“It was great to watch. When you’ve got a hot player like that who’s done it so many times throughout his NBA career, you just try to ride the hot hand,” Pierce said “We just tried to get him the ball as much as we could. He made plays off the ball, on the ball and finished it with the shot.”

The Atlantic Division-leading Celtics, who had lost three of their last four games and two straight at home, also got 12 points from Pierce and 10 from Eddie House. Boston had lost its last two games, both to Washington.

Brandon Roy led the Northwest division-leading Trail Blazers with 22 points. Travis Outlaw and Jarrett Jack each had 17.

Portland, which lost for just the third time in 21 games overall, fell to just 6-12 on the road.

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