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NBA: Boston 93, Cleveland 90

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Published: Jan. 31, 2012 at 11:48 PM

CLEVELAND, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce scored 20 points Tuesday and the Boston Celtics hung on to defeat Cleveland 93-90 despite squandering a big second-half lead.

The Celtics led by 22 points at one point, but the Cavaliers narrowed it to two with a minute remaining.

Kevin Garnett turned back the Cleveland rally with a fadeaway jumper and Boston barely managed to post a win and earn a split in its home-and-home series with the Cavs.

The Celtics had also blown a sizable fourth-quarter lead in Sunday's first game, ultimately losing to the Cavs 88-87 on Kyrie Irving's layup with 2.6 seconds left.

Garnett and Brandon Bass each finished with 13 points as Boston notched its fifth victory in six games.

Irving collected 21 points while Anderson Varejao added 20 points and 20 rebounds for Cleveland.

Topics: Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett
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