In Boston, Raja Bell's jumper with 26.8 seconds left put Utah ahead for good.
Bell, who did not score until hitting the go-ahead bucket as the shot clock expired, scored the last four points of the game as the Jazz won for only the third time in 12 road games this season.
DeShawn Stevenson scored 22 points and Matt Harpring had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz, who led by as many as 18 in the third quarter. Andrei Kirilenko added 18 points, seven blocks, six assists and six rebounds.
Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 19 points and eight assists.
Grizzlies 97, Heat 83
In Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis moved five games over .500 for the first time in franchise history as Mike Miller scored 18 points to lead six players in double figures.
Miller was 6-of-10 from the field, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, as Memphis built a big lead before halftime and the Heat never cut it below double digits.
The win was Memphis's sixth straight at home, setting a new franchise mark. The Grizzlies also set a franchise record for wins (15) before the All-Star break.
Miami lost for the second straight time after a four-game winning streak.
Pacers 80, Pistons 75
In Indianapolis, Ron Artest scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 19 and Austin Croshere came off the bench for 12, all in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons, threatening to give the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers their first two-game losing streak this season, led by 13 points in the first half and by as many as 10 early in the final period before Indiana rallied.
Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 13 points, while Richard Hamilton and Ben Wallace each added 12.
Rockets 99, Clippers 85
In Houston, Yao Ming recorded his 12th double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
The Rockets never trailed after the first basket as they snapped the Clippers' four-game winning streak.
Cuttino Mobley added 22 points for Houston, followed by Steve Francis with 16, Jim Jackson with 12 and Maurice Taylor with 13 off of the bench.
Quentin Richardson led the Clippers with 20 points, while Corey Maggette had 16 and Elton Brand added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Spurs 87, SuperSonics 73
In Seattle, Tim Duncan had 27 points and 20 rebounds to lead San Antonio over Seattle for its ninth straight victory.
The defending NBA champions improved their record to 18-10, including 7-7 on the road. They can tie the Los Angeles Lakers for the longest winning streak in the NBA this season with a win at Portland on Saturday night.
Tony Parker scored 16 points and Manu Ginobili added 14 for the Spurs, who have their longest winning streak since they won 10 straight in the 2001-2002 season.
The Sonics, who lost their third straight game, got 15 points from Ronald Murray, who shot a paltry 6-for-26.
Lakers 101, Nuggets 99
In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant hit a 6m jump shot at the buzzer after arriving late from a court hearing in Colorado as Los Angeles edged the Nuggets.
Bryant took the inbounds pass from Devean George, drove left, pump-faked defender Jon Barry off his feet and sank the winning jumper from the top of the key before falling on his rear end. He was mobbed by teammates, and the crowd that had welcomed him with a loud ovation at the start of the second quarter went wild.
Shaquille O'Neal had 26 points, 11 rebounds and made 10 of 17 free throws to help the Lakers end a two-game losing streak. They are 13-1 at Staples Center.
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