Toronto ? The Boston Celtics can call themselves Atlantic Division champions for the first time since Larry Bird’s last season in the NBA.

Paul Pierce had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Celtics celebrated their first division title in 13 years after a 103-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.

“We accomplished one goal, getting into the playoffs, and now we’ve accomplished the second goal, winning the division,” said Pierce, who was sporting a division-title T-shirt.

The Celtics wrapped up their first division title since 1991-92 when Philadelphia lost to New Jersey just minutes before Boston finished off the Raptors. The Celtics’ 25th division crown gives them the No. 3 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Antoine Walker took pride in joining Boston’s winning tradition.

“When me and Paul were drafted, they built the team around us. They paid us a lot of money,” Walker said. “Every team has tradition. We just have unbelievable tradition. It’s great to write your own story. What Bird, (Robert) Parish, (Danny) Ainge and (Kevin) McHale were able to do back in the day will never be duplicated, but we have a lot of talented guys on this team. Maybe one day we’ll get to that level.”

The Celtics head to the postseason with a four-game winning streak and have won six of seven.

Pierce scored Boston’s final five points on free throws. He went 11-for-13 from the line. Raef LaFrentz added 18 points for the Celtics, who outrebounded the Raptors 41-33.

Nets 104, 76ers 83

Boston forward Paul Pierce, right, defends against Toronto forward Matt Bonner in the second-half of the Celtics' 103-98 victory. Pierce, a Kansas University product, had 25 points as Boston won Sunday in Toronto.

East Rutherford, N.J. — Vince Carter had 43 points, Jason Kidd registered his 67th career triple-double, and New Jersey took control of its playoff destiny with a victory that prevented the 76ers from clinching a postseason berth. Kidd finished with 11 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds.

SuperSonics 109, Timberwolves 94

Minneapolis — Ray Allen scored 34 points, and Rashard Lewis added 28, and Seattle eliminated Minnesota from the Western playoff race.

Pistons 90, Cavaliers 87

Auburn Hills, Mich. — Detroit overcame LeBron James’ 37 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to win their 10th straight.

Wizards 106, Bobcats 104

Washington — Antawn Jamison’s fortuitous layup with 1.3 seconds remaining gave Washington a comeback victory over Charlotte.

Heat 84, Pacers 80

Miami — Miami ended a four-game losing streak and beat Indiana for the first time in 12 regular-season games, playing most of the game without the injured Shaquille O’Neal.

Mavericks 114, Lakers 112

Los Angeles — Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and eight rebounds.

Hawks 139, Knicks 135, OT

New York — Tyronn Lue scored eight of his 32 points in overtime to lead Atlanta over New York in the NBA’s highest-scoring game this season.

Trail Blazers 100, Jazz 82

Portland, Ore. — Ruben Patterson scored 23 points to lead Portland.