The Boston Celtics have regrouped from their overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers to beat the New York Knicks 110-100 a day later.
Ray Allen scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, where the Celtics outscored the Knicks 38-24 to pull away for their 13th win in the last 14 contests.
Paul Pierce led his team with 26 points as Boston (42-10) returned to the court on Saturday New Zealand time less than 24 hours after losing 110-109 in overtime to the Lakers.
New York forward Al Harrington led all scorers with 27 points while David Lee scored 18 points and pulled in 18 rebounds.
