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BOSTON, Nov 3: The Boston Celtics, behind Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker, got their second straight victory with a 96-82 stroll past the winless Chicago Bulls on Friday.
Walker put up 19 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Pierce — the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer — added 16 points, five rebounds and five steals.
Ron Mercer scored 22 points against his former team to lead the Bulls, who got 19 from Marcus Fizer. Charles Oakley had eight points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Friday’s results
INDIANA 117 Orlando 107
TORONTO 109 Dallas 92
BOSTON 96 Chicago 82
CHARLOTTE 97 New York 93
Cleveland 90 MIAMI 83
DETROIT 102 New Jersey 88
MINNESOTA 111 Memphis 102
Phoenix at LA LAKERS
BUFFALO (New York): Miroslav Satan scored his first two goals in nearly three weeks and set up another as the Buffalo Sabres snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.
Satan helped set up Stu Barnes’ goal with 7:03 left in the first period that extended Buffalo’s lead to 2-0.
Tampa Bay scored its only goal of the night in the first period on a power-play goal by Martin St. Louis, but Satan scored twice on the power play in the third to seal the Sabres’ fifth straight home win against Tampa Bay.
Friday’s results
BUFFALO 4 Tampa Bay 1
CAROLINA 3 NY Rangers 2
Phoenix 2 WASHINGTON 2 (OT)
DETROIT 2 MY Islanders 1
MINNESOTA 4 Colorado 2
DALLAS 3 Nashville 0
Columbus 2 EDMONTON 1
Chicago at ANAHEIM—Reuters
