Cleveland ? Paul Pierce put some fight into the Boston Celtics, and Antoine Walker finished off the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Walker scored 23 points to help the Celtics overcome the ejection of Pierce and a 19-point deficit in an 89-82 victory Saturday night.

“When Paul went out, coach called a lot of plays for me,” Walker said. “We came alive and played defense the way we’re supposed to.”

Cleveland shot just 1-for-17 in the fourth quarter, and Walker scored six consecutive points to turn an 80-79 deficit into an 85-82 lead with 40 seconds to play.

KU product Pierce and Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas were ejected for fighting with 11:15 remaining.

“What it did was give us a little bit of fire,” said Pierce, who had 26 points and 10 rebounds. “I just felt the foul was excessive. I let my emotions take over.”

Ilgauskas blocked a shot by Pierce, who was hit in the face by both the ball and Ilgauskas’ hand. Pierce, who had 26 points and 10 rebounds, whirled around and pushed Ilgauskas, who then lunged at the Celtics’ forward.

“I tried to make a play, he got upset, pushed me and it escalated from there,” said Ilgauskas, who had 15 points and eight rebounds.

Rookie Dajuan Wagner scored 25 points and Ricky Davis had 21 to lead the Cavs, who did not make a field goal over a 10:07 span of the third and fourth quarters.

“For a coach, this is the worst way to lose,” Cavaliers coach John Lucas said. “I’d rather lose by 30.”

Bulls 110, Pacers 103

Chicago — Jalen Rose scored all but three of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.

Rose also had seven rebounds and five assists against his old team.

Marcus Fizer had 18 off the bench and Donyell Marshall added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won six of their last eight.

Hawks 79, 76ers 77

Atlanta — Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 28 points, helping Atlanta overcome the absence of Glenn Robinson.

Allen Iverson, who played 48 minutes Friday in an overtime victory over the Lakers, shot just 6-of-28 to finish with 13 points.

Spurs 92, Wizards 81

San Antonio — Tony Parker scored 21 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minutes.

Tim Duncan added 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse led Washington with 19 points, while Michael Jordan had 16 points.

T’wolves 98, Houston 86

Minneapolis — Kevin Garnett had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. He scored 13 of Minnesota’s 21 points in the third quarter. Steve Francis led the Rockets with 24 points and Yao Ming finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds after struggling in the first half.

Nets 100, Pistons 92

East Rutherford, N.J. — Jason Kidd had 27 points, 12 assists and five steals to help New Jersey overcome the league’s longest winning streak.

Ben Wallace had 11 points and 14 rebounds for Detroit, which lost for the first time since Dec. 7.

Bucks 94, Knicks 90

Milwaukee — Sam Cassell scored 25 points, including two key jump shots in the closing seconds.

Cassell sank a jump shot from the top of the key with 58 seconds left and a 3-pointer 35 seconds later.

Michael Redd had 21 points for Milwaukee, Anthony Mason matched his season high with 16 and Joel Przybilla tied his career high with 14 rebounds.

Allan Houston led the Knicks with 17 points. Kurt Thomas had 16 and Latrell Sprewell 13.

Suns 110, Kings 101

Phoenix — Shawn Marion and Stephon Marbury scored 28 points apiece, negating Chris Webber’s first triple-double in nearly two years.

In the final 56 seconds, Marion had a basket and two free throws, a defensive rebound and a steal off an inbounds pass to snuff out Sacramento’s attempt to rally.

Webber had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. Mike Bibby added 19 points and Peja Stojakovic had 16 for the Kings, who lost for only the fourth time in 19 games.

Blazers 81, Sonics 80

Portland, Ore. — Derek Anderson hit a 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left for the Blazers.

The victory extended the Blazers’ winning streak to five. Rasheed Wallace had 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals.

The Sonics, who have dropped four of their last six, were led by Rashard Lewis’ 20 points and nine rebounds. Brent Barry added 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Clippers 92, Nuggets 89

Los Angeles — Rookie Marko Jaric scored 22 points and Michael Olowokandi added 18, helping the Clippers beat Denver.

Juwan Howard scored 30 points for Denver, the highest-scoring game by anyone on the Nuggets this season.