TORONTO - Rajon Rondo [stats] had 22 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season, Rasheed Wallace scored a season-high 29 points and the Boston Celtics [team stats] beat Toronto 114-107 on Sunday for their seventh straight win over the Raptors.
Wallace made five of Boston’s 11 3-pointers. Ray Allen, Paul Pierce [stats] and Kendrick Perkins [stats] each scored 16 points for Boston, which had lost four of six coming in.
Toronto’s Chris Bosh fouled out with 31 points and 13 rebounds, with Andrea Bargnani adding 23 points.
Marco Belinelli scored 14 points and Jarrett Jack had 15 for the Raptors, whose six-game home winning streak was ended.
Jack’s layup and a 3-pointer from Bargnani made it 104-97 with 4:16 left. But Wallace made two free throws and Rondo scored a layup to push Boston’s lead back to 11.
Hedo Turkoglu made a 3-pointer and, after Perkins missed two at the line, Jack made a driving hook shot. Boston turned it over on a shot clock violation and Bosh cut it to 108-104 on a jumper with 1:46 remaining. Perkins was fouled again but converted both attempts before Bargnani’s turnover on the next possession led to Pierce’s jumper, making it 112-104 with 46 seconds to go.
Rondo had nine assists in the first half — as many as the entire Raptors team.
Wallace made three 3-pointers in the third and Rondo added nine points of his own as the Celtics made 12 of 18 field goal attempts and took a 93-80 lead into the fourth.
Notes: Boston G Tony Allen returned after missing Friday’s loss at Atlanta with flulike symptoms while F Kevin Garnett (hyperextended right knee) missed his fifth straight game. ... Raptors head coach Jay Triano received a technical foul for arguing in the third. ... Toronto’s last home loss was a 111-89 defeat to Atlanta on Dec. 11. ... Maple Leafs defenseman Mike Komisarek attended the game.
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