INQUIRER Sports

Boston ? Vince Carter led a 19-0 surge in the third quarter and finished with 20 points as the Orlando Magic beat Boston 96-89 on Sunday.
Carter scored nine points during a rally that began after Rajon Rondo?s 3-pointer gave the Celtics a 60-51 lead with 7:17 left in the third quarter ? Boston?s fourth and final field goal of the period.
The Magic put together an outstanding 12 minutes of offense and defense in the decisive quarter.
The Celtics had seven turnovers and only four field goals in the period, while the Magic had 12 baskets and two turnovers.

?In a matter of three days, I've seen the worst quarter we've had since I've been here in three years and the best now in three years," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said.
On Friday night, the Magic blew a 21-point lead and lost to the Washington Wizards 92-91 after being outscored 39-17 in the third quarter. On Sunday, they outscored the Celtics 36-11 in that period.
The Magic (34-17) moved into second place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the Celtics (32-17).

"We were upset about the way we played in the first half," said Howard, who had 16 points and 13 rebounds. ?After that we got stops and then we came down and hit some shots. We just kept it rolling."
The Magic turned a 51-40 halftime deficit into a 76-62 lead after the third and stayed in front by at least five points the rest of the way.

"We were getting what we deserved," Boston coach Doc Rivers said, "I love our team on paper, but we tend to be front-runners. When we get a good lead we relax and teams take advantage of it and then you're caught and it's tough to turn it back on."

Raptors 115, Kings 104

At Toronto, Chris Bosh had 36 points and 11 rebounds, and Andrea Bargnani scored 22 points as Toronto extended Sacramento?s losing streak to six games.
Hedo Turkoglu and Antoine Wright each added 16 points as Toronto topped 100 points for the 16th consecutive game and won its seventh straight at home.
Kevin Martin scored 24 points and Spencer Hawes had 14 for the Kings, who have won just three of their past 20 and are 3-22 on the road. ap