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25/12/2010 16:40:00

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Bass scored 21 points and the Orlando Magic ended the Boston Celtics´ 14-game winning streak with an 86-78 victory Saturday.Hedo Turkoglu added 16 points while Jameer Nelson and J.J. Redick each made a jumper in the final minutes to help Orlando rally from 12 points down in the second half for back-to-back wins against the NBA´s best. The Magic also ended San Antonio´s 10-game winning streak earlier this week to win for the first time since orchestrating a pair of blockbuster trades.Kevin Garnett had 22 points, Paul Pierce scored 18 points but injuries finally caught up with the Celtics against the team they ousted in last season´s Eastern Conference finals. Boston had not lost since Nov. 21 at Toronto.The Celtics again seemed to frustrate Orlando for most of the game.They had Magic All-Star center Dwight Howard in foul trouble for the first three quarters. He didn´t even score his first field goal until a minute into the fourth quarter, a hook shot over Glen Davis to trim Boston´s lead to four.Knicks 103, Bulls 95NEW YORK (AP) - Amare Stoudemire and Raymond Felton each scored 20 points, and the New York Knicks limited the Chicago Bulls to two baskets in the first 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, pulling away for a victory.Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari added 15 apiece for the Knicks, the NBA´s highest-scoring team but 28th in defense. Yet they didn´t allow a field goal for more than 8 minutes after the game was tied in the opening minutes of the final period.Stoudemire anchored the defensive effort, grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking six shots. Rookie Landry Fields finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who improved to 21-25 on Christmas. Felton had 12 assists and Chandler also grabbed 10 boards.Wearing green uniforms for Christmas, the Knicks looked like a completely different team in beating Chicago for the second time this season, winning the series for the first time since 2000-01.Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 19 rebounds for the Bulls, who lost for just the second time in 11 games.