Pierce passes Bird in Boston's victory

Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the visiting Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night.

Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird's total of 21,791. He had seven points at halftime, then hit a 3-pointer with 10:23 left in the third quarter to pass Bird.

Suns 107, Bucks 105: Steve Nash hit a driving layup with 5 seconds left, lifting Phoenix at Milwaukee.

Timberwolves 86, Kings 84: At Minneapolis, Nikola Pekovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead Minnesota past Sacramento.

Pacers 104, Jazz 99: At Indianapolis, Darren Collison had 25 points to lead Indiana past Utah.

Heat 107, Cavaliers 91: Dwyane Wade scored 26 points and Miami beat visiting Cleveland.

Thunder 119, Warriors 116: At Oakland, Calif., Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead shot with 14.2 seconds remaining, and Oklahoma City beat Golden State.

Billups out for season: Clippers guard Chauncey Billups will miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left Achilles tendon during Los Angeles' 107-102 victory over the Magic in Orlando on Monday night.

Billups will return to Los Angeles on Thursday for further evaluation.

Anthony to miss a week or two: The New York Knicks said they expect Carmelo Anthony to miss a week or two with a strained right groin.

Anthony was hurt Monday, leaving after six minutes of a 99-88 victory over Utah and continuing an injury-plagued season.