Celtics need a rally to defeat Warriors

BOSTON — Ray Allen scored 25 points, Rajon Rondo had a season-high 22 and the Boston Celtics overcame a 14-point, third-quarter deficit in a 119-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett had 21 points for Boston, which won its sixth consecutive game. Corey Maggette paced the Warriors with a season-high 32 points and Stephen Jackson had 30. Golden State has lost four in row.

The lead changed hands seven times in the final quarter before Boston took it for good on Tony Allen’s three-point play, making it 103-102 with 6:43 left.