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Roundup: Wizards rallied past Kings, Celtics held off Pacers

Xinhua, March 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

John Wall had 31 points and 12 assists as the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 113-97 on Saturday night.

Paul Pierce scored 17 points. Reserve Rasual Butler and Bradley Beal added 14 points apiece for the Wizards, who have won three straight games.

DeMarcus Cousins had 30 points and Ray McCallum and Derrick Williams added 15 points each for the Kings. The starting forward Rudy Gay sat for Sacramento due to left patellar tendon strain.

Wizards trailed 64-46 at halftime and by 21 early in the third but finally stormed back.

Tyler Zeller scored 18 points as the Celtics held off late surge for a 93-89 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Brandon Bass and Avery Bradley scored 16 apiece, and Jae Crowder also added 16 off the bench for the Boston, who has won four straight game.

George Hill had a season-high 30 points with eight assists and five rebounds. C.J. Miles finished with 13 points and C.J.Watson and Rodney Stuck each added 12 points.

"It was just a tough game for us," David West said. "We weren't able to execute well enough to get a win." Endi