BOSTON (AP) Derrick Rose was out again for the Bulls' game against Boston on Sunday with what coach Tom Thibodeau called "stiffness" in his back and will see a specialist when the team gets back to Chicago.

The reigning MVP also missed Friday's win at Charlotte.

"It's not as cleared up as we would have liked right now," Thibodeau said before Sunday's game. "He's still got some stiffness. We thought it would be better to have him sit out."

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BOSTON (AP) Paul Pierce has been around long enough to know what Rajon Rondo's performance can mean for the aging Boston Celtics.

"The way he played tonight, we're a pretty tough team to stop," the Celtics' captain said Sunday after Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in a 95-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls, who were without star guard Derrick Rose. Read More...

TORONTO (AP) After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a four-point deficit with less than two minutes to play.

Metta World Peace wasn't worried about losing. He was trying to figure out how much the Lakers would win by. Having Kobe Bryant as a teammate gives you that kind of confidence. Read More...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) In his first three starts, Jeremy Lin's out-of-nowhere emergence all but saved the New York Knicks' season.

In his fourth, his teammates returned the favor. Read More...

DALLAS (AP) Delonte West took Jason Kidd's advice, giving the Dallas Mavericks a badly needed late lift.

West scored Dallas' first six points of the second overtime, and the Mavericks held on for a 97-94 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Read More...

CLEVELAND (AP) For the second time this week, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been hit with an injury to a key player.

Center Anderson Varejao, who is having the best season of his eight-year career, will be out indefinitely with a broken right wrist. Read More...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) The San Antonio Spurs were without their sparkplug for 38 days.

The New Jersey Nets might wish Manu Ginobili sat out for one more night. Read More...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Denver Nuggets found a way to hold off the Indiana Pacers and get a much-needed win.

Despite building a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets survived a late, fourth-quarter run by the Pacers to win 113-109 on Saturday night. Read More...

CLEVELAND (AP) The Philadelphia 76ers wanted no part of a three-game losing streak.

That was bad news for the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers. Read More...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Blake Griffin can't remember ever receiving an ovation from an opposing crowd after leaving a game.

But he got one Saturday night after an impressive performance that included several highlight-reel dunks in the Los Angeles Clippers' 111-86 rout of the Charlotte Bobcats. Read More...