Kickin’ House party

On a night when the Celtics [team stats] seemingly did everything possible to give the historically bad Nets a chance to win, Eddie House came to the rescue.

The reserve guard has been mired in a season-long shooting slump, but has recently shown signs of breaking out. The latest example was last night’s 10-point fourth quarter as the C’s pulled away for a 96-87 win at the Garden.

“In the first half I kind of rushed some shots, took some quick ones,” House said. “I just tried to let the game come to me in the second half. When I get my shot, I make sure it was in rhythm, wasn’t rushed, take my time with it and I knocked it down.”

House was scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting from the field before the final quarter, but stepped up when the Celtics needed him. He was 4-for-6 from the field and 2-for-2 from 3-point range in the fourth.

“As long as we win, that’s all I’m trying to do - is help the team win,” House said. “If you get looks in the fourth or you get them in the first, I want to make all my shots. When you get the shots in the fourth quarter, you definitely want to make them.”

Last night’s shooting display followed a 16-point outburst in Wednesday’s 107-102 win over the Heat. Though House is shooting just 39.5 percent from the field and 37 percent from 3-point range - both the lowest averages in his three seasons with the C’s - he believes he could be getting into a groove.

“It’s like the shots I’ve been getting all season. I’m just sticking with it,” House said. “(I) never lose confidence and keep on shooting the basketball.”

House’s numbers would be even better recently if it wasn’t for a string of bad breaks on replays. House lost two points in last week’s 96-94 loss to Orlando when a pair of 3-pointers were overturned and ruled twos after replay review.

Last night, House had a fourth quarter 3-pointer disallowed during a timeout, though it appeared he released the ball before the shot clock expired.

“I thought I got it off looking at the replay they were looking at, but hey, (it’s a) judgment call,” House said. “No big deal.”