Rookie Gomes scores 18 in Celts win over Raptors

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Paul Pierce scored 19 points and rookie

Ryan Gomes added 18 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 107-100 victory

over the Toronto Raptors in a preseason game Friday night.

Justin Reed scored a pair of baskets to give Boston a 104-100

lead with 26.1 seconds left in the game and then added a pair of

free throws with 20 seconds remaining. Mike James led Toronto with

20 points and Matt Bonner added 16 for the Raptors.

Toronto took a 32-17 lead with 2:04 left in the first quarter on

a 16-foot jumper by Chris Bosh. However, the Celtics cut the

deficit to 57-55 at the half after Raef LaFrentz sank a pair of

free throws with 5.9 seconds left in the second quarter.

Boston was without injured players Marcus Banks (left shin),

Tony Allen (right knee surgery), Al Jefferson (sprained left

ankle).