BOSTON (AP) – Paul Pierce scored 20 of his 35 points in the third quarter, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-83 Friday night to snap their season-high, six-game losing streak.

Boston won for the second time in eight games since acquiring Wally Szczerbiak from Minnesota in a seven-player trade on Jan. 26. Szczerbiak scored 21 points and Raef LaFrentz had 18 for the Celtics.

Zach Randolph led the Trail Blazers with 14 points and Travis Outlaw had 10.

Boston led 52-42 at halftime and got off to a quick start to open the second half when Szczerbiak nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key to trigger a 6-0 run. After a pair of baskets by Portland, LaFrentz hit three 3-pointers in a 2:28 stretch during a 15-4 run as the Celtics pushed their lead to 73-50.

Following Juan Dixon’s basket for the Trail Blazers, Boston scored the next seven points to break open the game. Pierce highlighted that run with a baseline drive for a dunk.

After that, Portland, which has won a Western Conference-low five road games, looked like an uninterested team, turning the ball over and giving up a number of easy drives to the basket. The Trail Blazers had seven turnovers in the quarter.

Pierce scored nine of Boston’s last 11 points in the third, helping the Celtics open a 91-61 lead. He had 35 points at the end of three quarters after shooting 7-for-10 in the period, and he didn’t play the fourth.

The Celtics cleared their bench, with all reserves playing the final 9:48.

Wizards 101, Cavs 89

WASHINGTON – Gilbert Arenas, still feeling snubbed despite his day-late All-Star selection, turned his frustration into 32 points Friday night and outshone All-Star starter LeBron James in the Washington Wizards’ 101-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Arenas also had 10 assists, eight rebounds and even a career-high three blocked shots. Antawn Jamison scored 28 points, including a huge nine-point stretch that stalled Cleveland’s momentum in the fourth quarter, as the Wizards won their fourth straight.

Brendan Haywood added 14 points and 10 rebounds and won a series of heated exchanges with Zydrunas Ilgauskas that got the Cleveland center ejected in the fourth quarter. The Wizards have won six straight at home and 12 of 16 overall.

Pistons 84, Magic 73

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rasheed Wallace scored 26 points, Richard Hamilton had 23, and the Detroit Pistons rode their four All-Stars to an 84-73 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.

Chauncey Billups had 11 points and 14 assists, while Ben Wallace contributed 10 rebounds for the Pistons.

Those four players all were chosen as All-Star reserves Thursday night.

Dwight Howard led Orlando with 19 points and 17 rebounds, while Hedo Turkoglu added 17 points.

Jazz 94, Timberwolves 80

MINNEAPOLIS – Reserve Matt Harpring scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, leading the Utah Jazz past the lethargic Minnesota Timberwolves 94-80 on Friday night.

Andrei Kirilenko had 19 points and Mehmet Okur added 19 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Jazz win for the fourth time in five games.

Raptors 88, Bobcats 73

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlie Villanueva scored 24 points, and All-Star Chris Bosh added 16 points and 10 rebounds Friday night to lead the Toronto Raptors over the undermanned Charlotte Bobcats 88-73.

Mike James scored 18 points for the Raptors, who opened the second half with a 20-2 run to erase a one-point deficit and snapped a two-game losing streak.

Matt Carroll scored a career-high 26 points for Charlotte, which shot a franchise-worst 31.8 percent. The Bobcats played without four starters, including their starting backcourt, and had their franchise-record three-game winning streak snapped.

Spurs 83, Nets 73

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Manu Ginobili scored 22 points, Tim Duncan returned after missing a game with flu-like symptoms to add 12, and the San Antonio Spurs pulled away in the fourth quarter Friday night to beat New Jersey 83-73 and snap the Nets’ 12-game home winning streak.

Tony Parker scored 19 points for the Spurs (39-10), who have won a season-high eight in a row and 12 of their last 13 games. He and Ginobili shot 15-for-28, while their teammates were only 18-for-47. Vince Carter led New Jersey (26-22) with 21 points, but shot 10-for-27 from the field. The Nets would have tied their franchise record for consecutive home wins.

with a victory. New Jersey’s last home loss had come against Charlotte on Dec. 14.