BOSTON — Eddie House is all warmed up and ready for the 3-point shooting contest on All-Star weekend.

All he needs is an invitation.

The Boston sharpshooter scored 28 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers, going 8-for-9 from beyond the arc last night to lead the Celtics to their ninth straight win, 119-100 over the Sacramento Kings.

"He needs to be in the 3-point contest," forward Kevin Garnett said. "That's what this press conference is about: Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are here to say that we think Eddie House needs to be in the 3-point contest."

It was the seventh straight loss for Sacramento, which opened a 10-point lead in the first quarter. Boston scored the next six points and went on a 25-9 run to start the second quarter that turned a two-point deficit into a 14-point lead.

The Celtics led by 24 in the fourth, when House was 4-for-5 from 3-point range.

"I wish I could have thrown a net out there and held him on one end of the floor," Kings coach Kenny Natt said. "Give the guy credit: He is a great shooter and his teammates looked for him and he moved well without the basketball."

House has hit at least seven 3-pointers in three of the last four games and his teammates aren't the only ones campaigning for him to be invited to All-Star weekend. The crowd chanted "Ed-die! Ed-die!" whenever he touched the ball in the fourth and gave him a standing ovation when he left with 4:02 left and Boston leading by 23.

"Any given night it could be anyone," House said. "If they invite me, great. If they don't, it's a chance to rest up."

One of the players standing in the way of House's free weekend in Phoenix is teammate Ray Allen, who is second in the league with 112 3-pointers and also has a chance to make the All-Star game as a reserve. House, a bench player for the Celtics, has made 76 from 3-point range, but his average of 4.6 per 48 minutes is the second-best in the NBA.

HEAT 93, WIZARDS 71: Dwyane Wade had 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists before sitting out the entire fourth quarter, and host Miami used a 21-6 run to end the third quarter with 70-56 lead in beating Washington, which fell to an NBA-worst 9-36.

PACERS 107, BUCKS 99: T.J. Ford matched his career-high with 34 points, including a layup for an 8-6 lead, and host Indiana never trailed again despite playing without leading scorer Danny Granger (sore right knee).

RAPTORS 107, NETS 106: Jose Calderon had 17 points and 11 assists and Toronto held on to beat New Jersey when Devin Harris missed a jumper from the foul line at the buzzer. The Raptors have their first three-game winning streak since the start of the season

Knicks 112, Hawks 104: Backup guard Nate Robinson scored 20 of his 24 points in the final 10 minutes, including a personal 8-0 run to put host New York up 96-85 with eight minutes left in a victory over Atlanta.

Pistons 98, Timberwolves 89: Rasheed Wallace had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and visiting Detroit used an 8-0 run for a 91-86 lead with 1:15 left to play. Allen Iverson hit four free throws in the final 44 seconds to hold off Minnesota.

Hornets 94, Nuggets 81: Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points, Devin Brown added 18, Chris Paul had 12 points and 10 assists, and host New Orleans used a 14-0 run to take an 82-70 lead and never trailed again in beating Denver.

Thunder 114, Grizzlies 102: Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Jeff Green added 23 with five 3-pointers and host Oklahoma City rallied for an overtime victory over Memphis, which lost its 11th straight and fell to 0-2 under new coach Lionel Hollins.

76ers 95, Rockets 93: Andre Iguodala hit a baseline jumper with 36 seconds left and scored 20 points as visiting Philadelphia overcame a 14-point deficit in the second half to beat Houston, which has lost three of its last four.

Mavericks 117, Warriors 93: Jason Terry scored 22 points, and Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard each scored eight points during a 32-11 run over the final 7:45 of the second quarter for a 69-47 halftime lead as host Dallas routed Golden State.

Bulls 95, Clippers 75: Luol Deng had 23 points and nine rebounds, rookie Derrick Rose had 21 points and visiting Chicago used a 26-9 third quarter for a 73-53 lead in routing Los Angeles to end a five-game losing streak.

Trail Blazers 88, Bobcats 74: LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and nine rebounds, Brandon Roy added 17 points, and Greg Oden had 14 points and 14 rebounds as host Portland defeated Charlotte.