BOSTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Shawn Marion tied a season high with 32 points Wednesday night to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 103-94 victory over the Boston Celtics.
Joe Johnson and rookie Amari Stoudemire each added 19 points for the Suns, who snapped a five-game road losing streak by outscoring the Celtics, 55-38, in the second half.
Boston played most of the second half without its coach. Jim O'Brien was ejected with 9:08 left in the third quarter, after star forward Paul Pierce was knocked to the ground by Stoudemire on a drive to the basket and no foul was called.
Pierce fell awkwardly to the FleetCenter floor and landed on his face, breaking two teeth. He finished with 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting.
Antoine Walker matched a season high with 31 points for the Celtics, who had won eight of their previous 10 games and three straight at home.
