...former Duke star who has yet to crack the rotation, scored six of his 12 points in the first quarter. Magic forward Tony Battie, making a comeback from a shoulder injury that cost him all of last season, grabbed seven rebounds but missed his...

...overtake the Magic. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 19 points, but he missed six free throws in the fourth quarter. Tony Battie added a season-high 14 points and eight rebounds while Jameer Nelson also had 14 points. Atlanta trailed 55-41...

...scorers, but each is only 6-foot-9. The Magic countered with three players 6-foot-10 or taller: Dwight Howard, Tony Battie and Hedo Turkoglu. Each of Orlando's big men scored in double figures, but Magic coach Brian Hill said the 6-foot-11...

...0-for-9 from 3-point range and Jason Terry was 13-for-41 from the field against Boston this season. Notes: Tony Battie was out of the Celtics' lineup with a sore right knee. ... Glenn Robinson missed his fourth game with a sore elbow...

...shots with 1.1 seconds left and the Celtics trailing by two points. Pierce missed the second intentionally, and Tony Battie couldn't convert the putback. The final sequence allowed the Nets to regain the homecourt advantage as they barely...

...sitting in the stands and cheering. "They give us a silent encouragement that we have to play up to par," center Tony Battie said Friday. "To impress those guys, you have to put up a banner. They're not impressed with any conference championship...

...since 1988. Kenny Anderson added 17 points, Antoine Walker, who fouled out, had 16, Rodney Rogers scored 14 and Tony Battie added 10 as the Celtics improved to 21-0 when playing a Game 5 with a 3-1 lead. Detroit's Chucky Atkins scored...

...3-pointer by Walker - his first points since late in the first quarter. The Celtics' cushion was never threatened. After Tony Battie missed the game's first shot from the field, the Celtics made their next three shots to take an 8-0 lead. The...

...0 pts). Boston - Antoine Walker (22.1 pts, 8.8 reb, 5.0 ast), Eric Williams (6.4 pts, 3.0 reb), Tony Battie (6.9 pts, 6.5 reb), Paul Pierce (26.1 pts, 6.9 reb), Kenny Anderson (9.6 pts, 5.3 ast). Key...

...quarter, took its first lead, 62-60, on a 3-pointer by Pierce 2:10 into the third. A turnaround jumper by Tony Battie made it 74-68, giving the Celtics their biggest lead. But a 12-2 run, capped by Iverson's 3-pointer with...