document: Hawks stop Celtics for 4th straight win ATLANTA -LRB- AP -RRB- The Atlanta Hawks are looking more like a postseason contender again after a renewed commitment to defense delivered a second straight win over a playoff-bound team . Fingertip control : Minnesota 's Darko Milicic puts up a shot in front of Miami 's LeBron James in the first half on Friday night . The Heat beat the Timberwolves 111-92 . AP PHOTO Al Horford capped his 35th double-double with a key tip-in with 7.9 seconds remaining , Jamal Crawford scored 20 points and the Hawks surged in the fourth quarter to beat the travel-weary Boston Celtics 88-83 on Friday night . Atlanta 's first win in three tries against Boston this season followed an 85-82 win over Orlando on Wednesday night , giving the Hawks four straight wins after losing 14 of 21 . '' `` I 've been waiting for this kind of quality effort , '' '' said Atlanta coach Larry Drew , who stopped short of saying his team had completely recovered from its funk . '' `` Certainly I see signs , but I 'm not going to go out on a limb and say they 're there . '' '' The Celtics fell to third in the Eastern Conference , one-half game behind Miami and three games behind Chicago . '' `` We would like to get one or two , '' '' said Boston coach Doc Rivers . Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 25 points . Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 10 rebounds , and Kevin Garnett had 10 points and 10 rebounds . Boston arrived in Atlanta at 4 a.m. on Friday following Thursday night 's 107-97 win at San Antonio . Celtics players appeared to tire late in the game after taking a 60-48 lead in the third quarter . Boston 's Jermaine O'Neal played for the second straight night after recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee - his first action since January . He had only one point and one rebound in 15 minutes . Joe Johnson scored 19 points for the Hawks despite making only 4 of 20 shots from the field . Horford had 16 points and 15 rebounds . Lakers 96 , Jazz 85 In Salt Lake City , Kobe Bryant scored 21 points , Lamar Odom added 16 and Los Angeles erased a 17-point first-half deficit to beat Utah and eliminate the Jazz from the playoff race . Rockets 119 , Spurs 114 -LRB- OT -RRB- In Houston , Kevin Martin scored 33 points , including nine in overtime , and the Rockets extended San Antonio 's losing streak to six games . The Spurs had n't dropped six in a row since April 10-20 , 1997 . San Antonio , down 11 points late in the third quarter , forced overtime on a free throw by Tim Duncan with 18 seconds left in regulation that tied it 108-108 . Tony Parker led the Spurs with 31 points . Duncan had 23 points and 13 rebounds , and Manu Ginobili added 23 points . Grizzlies 93 , Hornets 81 In New Orleans , Zach Randolph scored 28 points , Tony Allen added 17 and Memphis held the hosts to a season-low 12 points in the first quarter . The Grizzlies outrebounded New Orleans 40-28 and answered every run with easy baskets , pulling into a tie with the Hornets for seventh in the Western Conference . Suns 111 , Clippers 98 In Phoenix , Grant Hill scored 19 points , Aaron Brooks and Zabian Dowdell showed flashes of the ailing Nash , and the Suns ended a four-game losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles . Nash , the Suns ' scoring leader and the league leader in assists , was a late scratch because of flulike symptoms . This was the fifth game he missed this season , but the first time Phoenix won without him . Brooks finished with 17 points and six assists . Dowdell , a rookie , had a season-high 14 points and five assists . Nuggets 99 , Kings 90 In Sacramento , Raymond Felton scored 14 of his 17 points in the final quarter , and Denver won its fifth straight game . Bulls 101 , Pistons 96 In Auburn Hills , Mich. , Derrick Rose scored 13 of his 27 points in the first quarter and had a key assist in the final minute to lead Chicago to a win over pesky Detroit . Magic 89 , Bobcats 77 In Orlando , Dwight Howard had 26 points and 14 rebounds to power the Magic to victory over Charlotte . Heat 111 , Timberwolves 92 In Minneapolis , Miami 's Dwyane Wade scored 32 points and LeBron James added 27 points , 10 assists and boards . Pacers 89 , Bucks 88 In Indianapolis , Danny Granger scored 17 points while Roy Hibbert had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers , who moved two games clear of Charlotte and four ahead of Milwaukee with five to play . 76ers 115 , Nets 90 In Philadelphia , Thaddeus Young scored 22 points and Elton Brand had 21 as the Sixers returned to the postseason after missing out last year . Wizards 115 , Cavaliers 107 In Washington , Andray Blatche tied a career high with 36 points and had a career-best 19 rebounds as the undermanned hosts defeated lowly Cleveland . Blazers 98 , Thunder 91 In Portland , LaMarcus Aldridge scored 32 points and the Trail Blazers snapped Oklahoma City 's five-game winning streak with a victory . Rodman makes Hall AUBURN HILLS , Mich. -LRB- AP -RRB- Dennis Rodman has been voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame . A high-energy forward in the 1980s and '' `` 90s , Rodman says he was informed Thursday to be in Houston for Monday 's announcement before the championship game of the NCAA tournament . The five-time NBA champion and two-time defensive player of the year was honored Friday night by the Detroit Pistons , who retired his No. 10 jersey during halftime of their game against the Chicago Bulls . Rodman was among 12 finalists for the Hall of Fame this year along with Jamaal Wilkes , Maurice Cheeks , Chris Mullin and Ralph Sampson . 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