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Rajon Rondo led the attack with 26 points as the Boston Celtics recorded a 124-105 victory over the New York Knicks.

Six others scored in double figures for the Celtics with Ray Allen contributing 18 points, Paul Pierce adding 17 and Kendrick Perkins picking up 12 points and 12 rebounds as the team shot a blistering 66% (50-of-76) from the field to match the club mark set in 1982.

Quentin Richardson scored 29 points and Nate Robinson added 23 off the bench for the Knicks (11-16), who shot 13-of-33 from the arc as they suffered their fourth straight loss.

The Celtics improved to 26-2 and maintained their two and a half game lead in the Eastern Conference over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat the lowly Oklahoma City Thunder 102-91.

LeBron James had 31 points and seven assists while Mo Williams and Delonte West combined for 38 points as the Cavaliers (23-4) shot 55% (42-of-76) to claim their 13th win in 14 games, improving upon the franchise's best start to a season.

Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 24 for the Thunder, whose 3-25 record is the worst in the NBA.

Mike Bibby scored 27 points and buried all six of his three-point attempts to lift the Atlanta Hawks to an 85-78 triumph over the Detroit Pistons.

It was the fifth win in six games for the Hawks (17-10) who moved two games clear of the Pistons (14-11) for fourth place in the East.

Finally, the Dallas Mavericks overcame a sluggish performance against the struggling Washington Wizards to post a 97-86 victory.

Jason Terry led Dallas (15-11) with 25 points off the bench while Dirk Nowitzki finished with 23 points and nine boards to hand the Wizards (4-21) their sixth loss in a row.