Vince Carter scored 26 points, Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics, 83-78, last night at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.

Dwight Howard grabbed 15 rebounds and Mickael Pietrus added 14 points for Orlando, which won the rematch of the Eastern Conference semifinal from last season for its fourth consecutive victory.

Paul Pierce scored 21 for Boston, which has lost three of its past four, and three of five at home. Kevin Garnett scored 13 points with 11 rebounds, and Ray Allen had 15 points for the Celtics.

Rasheed Wallace had 13 rebounds, but he was 0 for 8 from 3-point range and Boston was 2 of 19 from beyond the arc as a team to contribute to a 34.5 percent overall shooting percentage.

The game was the first meeting between the teams since the playoffs, when Orlando rallied from a 3-2 deficit to advance. It was the first time in franchise history that the Celtics lost a series after going into Game 6 with a chance to clinch.

Boston didn't have Garnett back then; he was recovering from a knee injury. And it didn't have Wallace, who signed in the offseason as a free agent.

Kendrick Perkins picked up his fifth foul -- and a technical to go with it -- with 7:25 left in third and played only 15 minutes in all. Wallace took most of his minutes, hitting from under the basket with 2:53 left to tie the score, 78-78.

• Hawks 105, Rockets 103: Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and host Atlanta won its seventh in a row to maintain the league's best record.

• Raptors 120, Heat 113: Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 24 points and 10 rebounds and host Toronto snapped a three-game losing streak.

• Cavaliers 105, Pacers 95: LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and Cleveland rallied to beat host Indiana, which lost its second in a row. James also had nine rebounds and seven assists.

• Grizzlies 102, 76ers 97: Rudy Gay tied his season high with 33 points, including a clutch jumper with 19 seconds remaining, Zach Randolph added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Memphis registered its first road win of the season.

• Thunder 127, Wizards 108: Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and host Oklahoma City had its highest-scoring output of the season in a victory against Washington.

• Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will be out two to four weeks after the former No. 1 pick was kicked in the left leg Wednesday in a win against New Jersey. An MRI Thursday revealed that he had strained a ligament on the outside of his left calf to go along with a bruise. ... Tracy McGrady, who had microfracture surgery on his left knee in February, insists he is recovered, but the Houston Rockets believe he would risk hurting his knee again if he comes back before having an MRI on Monday. ... The New York Knicks opted not to pursue free-agent guard Allen Iverson.

The Magic's Dwight Howard and the Celtics' Kevin Garnett fight for a rebound last night in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference final in Boston.

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