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BOSTON -- Carmelo Anthonys ill feelings toward Kevin Garnett didnt last long. His streak of 20-point games goes on. In their first meeting since a verbal clash led to Anthonys one-game suspension, New Yorks All-Star forward scored 28 points and the Knicks ended an 11-game losing streak in Boston with an 89-86 victory over the Celtics on Thursday night. "No grudges between me and KG. Whatever happened, happened," Anthony said. "We spoke about it and its over." Did Garnett agree? "Yeah," he said simply, then stood and walked out of the losing locker room. Anthony scored at least 20 points for the 27th straight game, third most in franchise history behind Richie Guerins 29 and Patrick Ewings 28. "He responded exactly like he was supposed to," Knicks centre Tyson Chandler said. "The best way to get back is by getting a victory, especially in a place where we havent won in a long time." Rajon Rondo led the Celtics with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, his fourth triple-double of the season. Paul Pierce added 22 points. Garnett had only eight points but finished with a game-high 12 rebounds as Boston lost its fifth straight game. There were 17 lead changes in the game but none in the fourth quarter. "When you need buckets, when the game is tight, you cant turn the ball over," Pierce said. "Thats what we did down the stretch." The Celtics trailed 86-84 after Rondo hit two free throws with 2:58 to play. Then J.R. Smith sank his only 3-pointer after missing five and Rondo made a short jumper with 40 seconds remaining. But Boston turned the ball over on two of its last three possessions. Anthony was booed frequently but he showed no sign of hostility toward Garnett. At one point, Anthony even extended his hand to a fallen Garnett and helped the Celtic to his feet. "He fell. I helped him up," Anthony said. "I dont hold anything against a guy like that." The win came 17 days after they jawed at each other during Bostons 102-96 victory in New York. After that game, Anthony walked toward the Celtics locker room before security personnel stepped in and sent him back toward the Knicks side. Comcast SportsNet New England posted a video on its website showing Anthony waiting near Bostons team bus after the game, with coach Mike Woodson and New York City police nearby. The NBA suspended Anthony for the next game, an 81-76 loss at Indiana. In the first half Thursday, Anthony was booed nearly every time he touched the ball and cheered when he was called for fouls as fans reacted to the last meeting between the star forwards. One of the biggest cheers came when Garnett blocked Anthonys layup attempt with 3:15 left in the second quarter. "Im just trying to block everything out and do what I have to do to win the game," Anthony said. "This whole night was satisfying. To win in this building was a long time coming." The Celtics took their last lead, 66-65, on a 3-pointer by Jeff Green with 2:22 left in the third quarter. Then Chandler put the Knicks ahead with a three-point play and they scored the last seven points of the period, taking a 72-66 lead. "We gave them a 10-point lead (80-70)," Rondo said. "Youre fighting back the entire fourth quarter." The Knicks led 84-76 before the Celtics cut it to two on a basket by Garnett and two by Rondo. Amare Stoudemires tip made it 86-82 with 3:24 left and the Celtics never caught up, even after Jason Kidd missed a 3-pointer for the Knicks with 14 seconds remaining. Bostons last chance ended when Pierce lost the ball out of bounds as he was receiving a pass with 7.1 seconds left. "The play was broken up and I tried to flash to the ball," he said. "Really (I) didnt get a good hand on it." The Knicks defence was solid most of the night. "What we did defensively was great," Stoudemire said. "Garnett didnt score well. Paul didnt really have a huge game scoring." But Celtics coach Doc Rivers was pleased with his teams effort. "They know with that effort youre going to win most nights," he said. The Knicks led 50-48 at halftime but trailed 60-59 with just under five minutes remaining in the third quarter. Then they outscored the Celtics 13-6, with Anthony scoring six points. The loss dropped the Celtics to 20-22. "Were two games under .500," Pierce said. Theres "still a lot of season left so we believe we can climb back in this division race." For now, the Knicks (26-14) lead that by one game over Brooklyn. "I expected more hostility from the crowd and it wasnt as bad as I thought," Stoudemire said. "Its a rivalry game and we want to go into the All-Star break with a nice division lead." Notes: Chandler was chosen to the Eastern Conference All-Star team on Thursday, the first selection for last years Defensive Player of the Year. 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He understands his role and knows the Toronto Blue Jays will use him as they see fit.CINCINNATI, Ohio -- A folded piece of paper fell out of Scott Rolens pocket as he pulled on his pants after delivering one of his most important hits of the season. "Its a paycheque," Rolen said, scooping up the paper. "They handed me this when I came in. What a good day!" For the Reds, that was an understatement. Rolens tiebreaking bases-loaded single in the eighth inning set up a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night, leaving Cincinnati alone in first place in the NL Central. The Reds sixth straight win matched their longest streak of the season, moved them a season-high 12 games over .500, and bumped them a game ahead of Pittsburgh for the division lead. St. Louis fell 4 1/2 games back. Rolens two-out single off Mitchell Boggs snapped a 2-all tie and provided a satisfying moment for the 37-year-old third baseman, limited all season by a bad shoulder and back. Hes had trouble getting in the lineup lately because of back spasms. Against the hard-throwing Boggs, Rolen took a scaled-back approach, lining the ball to the opposite field. "I was just trying to get a good pitch and put a good swing on it," Rolen said. "I havent been doing a lot of that lately." It was the second straight day that a former Cardinal beat St. Louis. Ryan Ludwick hit a game-ending homer in the 10th for a 3-2 win on Saturday night. Jake Westbrook (7-8) set up the winning rally with a walk, a wild pitch and a hit batter. He walked Joey Votto with one out, threw a wild pitch and hit Brandon Phillips on the arm, ending his outing. "I hadnt walked a guy all night, and I walked him," Westbrook said. "Then I hit Phillips, which ultimately cost us the game." Homer Bailey (8-6) went eight innings during a fill-in start for Johnny Cueto, sidelined by a blister. Bailey gave up two runs -- one earned -- and nine hits while winning his third straight start. With the 39,280 fans on their feet chanting "sweep," Aroldis Chapman fanned the side in the ninth for his 13th save in 17 chances. The hard-throwing lefty pitched in all three games of the series -- only the second time hes gone three days in a row during his career. The otherr time was in 2010, when he helped the Reds on their push to the NL Central title.dddddddddddd "This was a big game, a huge game," manager Dusty Baker said. "We were trying to stay away from Chapman, but in a situation like that, thats his game." Bailey was scheduled to start Tuesday, but got pushed up two days after Cueto developed a blister on the index finger of his pitching hand during a bullpen throwing session. It was a break for the Cardinals -- Cueto leads the Reds with 10 wins and is third in the NL with a 2.39 ERA. Votto singled and had an RBI double, his first hits of the series. Votto hasnt gone more than two games without a hit this season. Yadier Molina had a single, a run-scoring double and his second homer of the series, getting loudly booed as he rounded the bases in the sixth after tying it at 2-all. Molina has been booed during every at-bat since his fight with Phillips in 2010 at Great American Ball Park. The solo shot made it 68 straight games with a homer at the ballpark, the longest streak since there were 80 consecutive games with a homer at Coors Field in 2002-03. Matt Holliday had a pair of hits and extended his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest by a Cardinal this season. Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman made his first start since tearing cartilage in his right knee on May 19. He reached on first baseman Vottos error in the first inning, then came all the way around to score standing up on Molinas double to the gap in left-centre. Berkman slowed to a walk once he crossed the plate and got teased by teammates when he reached the dugout after his first-to-home dash. Molina undercut the rally by getting caught trying to advance to third base on a pickoff throw. NOTES: The Reds lead the season series 5-4. ... The Reds sold out two of the three games, giving them eight this season. ... The Cardinals go to Milwaukee for a three-game series. The Reds continue a 10-game homestand with the first of four games against Arizona. ... The Reds arent sure whether Cueto will be able to start on Tuesday against Arizona. Theyll see how his finger is healing before making contingency plans. ... Reds C Devin Mesoraco extended his hitting streak to a career-best six games. ' ' '
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