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2B – Daily News – Saturday, March 27, 2010 GSP, Hardy headline UFC 111 Rondo has 18 assists, NEW YORK (AP) — Georges St. Pierre wears a fancy suit. Dan Hardy wears a mohawk. St. Pierre is the face of mixed martial arts. Hardy has the always-moving mouth. The two 170-pound fighters are about as different as can be, from their pedigree to their bravado, but they have the same thing on their minds: St. Pierre’s welterweight title. The two headline a loaded UFC 111 card from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Saturday night, along with former champion Frank Mir against unbeaten Shane Carwin in an interim heavyweight title fight. A sell- out crowd of more than 17,000 is expected. ‘‘There’s a lot I could say about Georges St. Pierre, but there’s not much I need to say,’’ said UFC presi- dent Dana White, grateful that the well-mannered and exceedingly popu- lar champion from Canada has become such an ambassador for mixed martial arts. ‘‘And then there’s Dan Hardy, he’s a strong, explosive athlete,’’ White added. ‘‘He came into this fight as an 8-to-1 underdog, and I don’t think he’s an 8-to-1 underdog now.’’ St. Pierre (19-2) is among the sport’s biggest attractions, with a resume that rivals anybody in MMA. He’s fought in the UFC’s cage the last six years, defeated Matt Hughes to win the welterweight belt, and is on a six-fight win streak that includes another victory over Hughes and a win over Hawaiian sensation B.J. Penn. He’s trained in karate and several Giants 5, Angels 3 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — It isn’t a devastat- ing development for right- hander Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants, but the cut that has opened up on the middle finger of his pitching hand is a cause for concern. The two-time defending National league Cy Young Award winner left Friday’s game against the Los Ange- les Angels after throwing 84 pitches in four innings — about two fewer innings than planned. He was trailing 1-0 when he departed, but the Giants rallied for three runs in the eighth inning for a 5-3 vic- tory. Lincecum gave up a run on six hits while walking two and striking out seven. other disciplines to go with a world- class wrestling and boxing back- ground. He’s worked with Renzo Gra- cie, a member of the first family of Brazilian jiujitsu, and will have a bit of a hometown advantage having trained in New York City. ‘‘A lot of my training partners who can’t come see me fight will be there to support me that night,’’ St. Pierre said. ‘‘I feel like I’m fighting a little bit in my second home.’’ Hardy, meanwhile, will rely on a small but vocal contingent of fellow Brits who came across the Atlantic earlier in the week. They showed up at an open press conference Wednesday at Radio City Music Hall, waving flags and singing his praises. The 27-year-old from Nottingham, the same hometown of the fictional character Robin Hood — from which Hardy derives his nickname ‘‘The Outlaw’’ — is unbeaten in four fights since joining the UFC. But this is only the third time in his professional career that he’s fought in the United States, and the first time in a major show. ‘‘I know a lot of people aren’t giv- ing me a shot in this fight, but I hope people are tuning in to watch,’’ he said. ‘‘When you fight someone of this stan- dard, you have to raise your game.’’ Like most fighters in mixed martial arts, what greets the eye is usually just the surface. Scratch away any sense of preten- sion, and Hardy reveals a number of layers: He’s a skilled artist, an ardent fan of punk music, and even spent two months training in China with Shaolin He is 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA in four starts this spring after signing a two-year, $23 million contract shortly before reporting to camp. He said he is at about 85 percent ready in terms of his confidence to start the sea- son, but didn’t mention the cut to reporters. Giants manager Bruce Bochy said the primary culprit is the dry Arizona air. Athletics (ss) 5, Cubs 2 MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Travis Buck hit a tiebreak- ing solo homer off Cubs closer Carlos Marmol in the ninth inning, leading an Oakland Athletics split- squad to a 5-2 victory over Chicago on Friday. Each starter, Oakland’s Dallas Braden and Chica- go’s Carlos Zambrano, pitched six strong innings. monks, after which he returned to England and eventually turned pro. Hardy (23-6) will have plenty stacked against him when he faces one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in the world, but he’ll also have some help. He’s been working with former champion Matt Serra, who handed St. Pierre his most recent loss in April 2007. ‘‘Matt’s a great guy. He’s been in there twice with Georges, and you can’t get better information than that,’’ Hardy said. While the welterweight match is sure to garner the headlines, the heavy- weight fight between Mir and Carwin might be the more intriguing matchup. Mir is back in the cage for only the second time since dropping his title to Brock Lesnar at UFC 100 last July, a loss he has struggled to put behind him. He recently told a Pittsburgh radio station: ‘‘I want to fight Lesnar. I hate who he is as a person. I want to break his neck in the ring. I want him to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries.’’ Mir (13-4) has since apologized for the comments, but that anger lingers. If he can get by Carwin (11-0), a 35-year-old mechanical engineer and former All-American wrestler and football player, Mir will almost cer- tainly get his chance to avenge that defeat. ‘‘To win the title back, I have to get the interim title first,’’ Mir said. ‘‘Any dreams to move on will end pretty quickly if I don’t take care of business on Saturday.’’ Lincecum cuts finger in Giants win; A’s win pair Braden gave up two runs and five hits, including Mar- lon Byrd’s solo homer. Zambrano gave up two runs, one earned, and three hits. Marmol, who will enter the season as the Cubs’ closer for the first time after three years as a setup man, entered with a 2.35 ERA but served up Buck’s homer on his third pitch. Cliff Pen- nington drove in a run against Marmol with a groundout and pinch-hitter Shane Peterson added an RBI single. Athletics (ss) 6, Rangers 3 SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — An Oakland Athletics split squad beat Texas 6-3. Ryan Sweeney doubled home Daric Barton, who walked four times, in the first inning for the A’s, and Jack Cust singled to score Sweeney. Anthony Recker homered in the second off Harden. Jake Fox hit a three-run homer off Neftali Feliz in the ninth for the other A’s runs. Right-hander Vin Maz- zaro, competing for the final slot in the A’s rotation, allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in four innings. Nelson Cruz sin- gled in a run in the first, while Vladimir Guerrero scored on a Mazzaro balk. ‘‘There were some times when I lost the strike zone a little bit with the fastball, but other than that I felt I threw the ball pretty well,’’ Maz- zaro said. ‘‘ Barton had his second four-walk game of the week and tops the Cactus League with 14. Scoreboard MLB Spring Training Glance AMERICAN LEAGUE WL Pct Cleveland 14 6 .700 Tampa Bay 16 7 .696 Detroit 14 9 .609 Minnesota 12 9 .571 Boston 12 12 .500 Kansas City 10 10 .500 A’s 11 11 .500 Toronto 9 11 .450 New York 9 13 .409 Baltimore 9 14 .391 Seattle Chicago 7 13 .350 Angels Texas 9 14 .391 7 13 .350 6 15 .286 NATIONALLEAGUE WL Pct GIANTS 19 7 .731 Atlanta 13 8 .619 Philadelphia 12 8 .600 Chicago 13 9 .591 Colorado 14 10 .583 Padres 13 10 .565 Houston 12 10 .545 New York 12 10 .545 Milwaukee 12 11 .522 Florida 11 11 .500 Arizona 11 12 .478 St. Louis 10 11 .476 Cincinnati 9 11 .450 Dodgers 8 11 .421 Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 Washington 6 16 .273 NOTE:Split-squad games count in the stand- ings;games against non-major league teams do not. ——— Friday’s results Oakland (ss) 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Oakland (ss) 6,Texas 3 San Francisco 5, L.A. Angels 3 Arizona 10, Chicago White Sox 1 Atlanta 5, Detroit 3 Boston 3, Toronto (ss) 2 Cleveland 5, Colorado 4 Florida 8, N.Y. Mets 8, tie, 10 innings Houston 6, Pittsburgh 4 Kansas City 8, L.A. Dodgers 4 Minnesota 4, Baltimore 3 Philadelphia 3, N.Y.Yankees 0 San Diego 9, Milwaukee 4 Seattle 6, Cincinnati 5 Tampa Bay 14, Toronto (ss) 10 Washington 7, St. Louis 4 Saturday’s Grapefruit League games Florida vs St. Louis, 9:05 a.m. Boston vs Baltimore, 10:05 a.m. N.Y.Yankees vs Detroit, 10:05 a.m. Philadelphia vs Minnesota, 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay vs Houston, 10:05 a.m. Toronto vs Pittsburgh, 10:05 a.m. Washington (ss) vs Atlanta, 10:05 a.m. Washington (ss) vs N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Saturday’s Cactus League games Oakland vs Kansas City, 1:05 p.m. San Francisco vs L.A. Angels, 1:05 p.m., MLBtape delay Arizona vs Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs San Diego (ss), 1:05 p.m. San Diego (ss) vs Chi.Cubs, 1:05 p.m., WGN Seattle vs L.A. Dodgers, 1:05 p.m. Texas vs Milwaukee, 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs Colorado, 1:10 p.m. Sunday’s Grapefruit League games Atlanta vs Washington, 10:05 a.m. Baltimore vs Toronto, 10:05 a.m. Detroit vs N.Y.Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Houston vs Florida, 10:05 a.m. Minnesota vs Boston, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh (ss) vs Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m. Pittsburgh (ss) vs Tampa Bay, 10:05 a.m. St. Louis vs N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m. Sunday’s Cactus League games Colorado vs Oakland, 1:05 p.m. San Diego vs San Francisco, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs Seattle, 10:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (ss) vs Texas, 1:05 p.m. Cleveland vs L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Kansas City vs Chicago White Sox (ss), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs Arizona, 1:05 p.m. Thursday’s late result San Francisco 6, Oakland 3 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL Pct GB x-Lakers 53 19 .736 — Phoenix 46 26 .639 7 Clippers 27 45 .375 26 KINGS Dallas 24 49 .329 29.5 WARRIORS 20 51 .282 32.5 Southwest Division WL Pct GB 47 25 .653 — San Antonio 43 28 .606 3.5 Memphis 38 34 .528 9 Houston 36 35 .507 10.5 New Orleans34 39 .466 13.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Denver 48 25 .658 — Utah 47 26 .644 1 Okla. City 44 27 .620 3 Portland 43 29 .597 4.5 Minnesota 14 59 .192 34 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB y-Boston 47 25 .653 — Toronto 35 36 .493 11.5 New York 26 46 .361 21 Philadelphia 26 47 .356 21.5 New Jersey 9 63 .125 38 Southeast Division WL Pct GB x-Orlando 51 22 .699 — x-Atlanta 46 26 .639 4.5 Miami 39 34 .534 12 Charlotte 38 34 .528 12.5 Washington 21 50 .296 29 Central Division WL Pct GB y-Cleveland 57 16 .781 — Milwaukee 39 32 .549 17 Chicago 33 38 .465 23 Indiana 27 46 .370 30 Detroit Utah at Washington, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 5 p.m., WGN Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s games Sacramento at Cleveland, Noon,CSNCA Golden State at Clippers,6:30 p.m.,CSNBA Memphis at Milwaukee, Noon Indiana at Atlanta, 12:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 3 p.m. Denver at Orlando, 3 p.m. Toronto at Miami, 3 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Boston, 5 p.m., ESPN Thursday’s late result Portland 101, Dallas 89 NCAA EAST REGIONAL Regional Championship — Saturday,CBS At The Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. 2) West Virginia vs.1) Kentucky, 4 p.m. SOUTH REGIONAL Regional semifinals — Friday’s results At Reliant Stadium, Houston 1) Duke 70, 4) Purdue 57 3) Baylor 72, 10) Saint Mary’s 49 Regional Championship — Sunday,CBS 1) Duke vs 3) Baylor, 1:30 p.m. MIDWEST REGIONAL Regional semifinals — Friday’s results At Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis 6) Tennessee 76, 2) Ohio State 73 5) Michigan State 59, 9) Northern Iowa 52 Regional Championship — Sunday,CBS 5) Michigan State vs 6) Tennessee, 11 a.m. WEST REGIONAL Regional Championship — Saturday,CBS At Energy Solution Arena, Salt Lake City 5) Butler vs. 2) Kansas State, 1:30 p.m. CBI Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday — Game 1 Saint Louis at Virginia Commonwealth, 4 p.m. WOMENSNCAA DAYTON REGIONAL 23 49 .319 33.5 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ——— Friday’s results Boston 94, Sacramento 86 Charlotte 107, Washington 96 Denver 97, Toronto 96 Indiana 122, Utah 106 Miami 87, Milwaukee 74 New Jersey 118, Detroit 110 Oklahoma City 91, L.A. Lakers 75 Orlando 106, Minnesota 97 Philadelphia 105, Atlanta 98 Phoenix 132, New York 96 San Antonio 102, Cleveland 97 Saturday’s games Dallas at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.,CSNBA At University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio Regional Semifinals — Sunday’s games Connecticut vs. Iowa State, 9 a.m., ESPN Florida St.vs.Mississippi St., 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 Regional Championship — Tuesday Semifinal winners, TBA MEMPHIS REGIONAL At FedExForum, Memphis, Tenn. Regional Semifinals — Saturday’s games Tennessee vs.Baylor, 9 a.m., ESPN San Diego State vs.Duke, 11:30 a.m., ESPN Regional Championship — Monday Semifinal winners, TBA SACRAMENTO REGIONAL At ARCO Arena, Sacramento Regional Semifinals — Saturday’s games Georgia vs. Stanford, 6 p.m., ESPN Gonzaga vs.Xavier, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2 Regional Championship —Monday Semifinal winners, TBA KANSAS CITY REGIONAL At Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo. Regional Semifinals — Sunday’s games Oklahoma vs.Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 Nebraska vs.Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Regional Championship — Tuesday Semifinal winners, TBA NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-SHARKS 45 19 10 100 239 193 Phoenix 46 23 6 98 204 185 Kings Ducks Dallas 42 25 6 90 215 195 35 31 8 78 208 226 32 28 14 78 211 234 Central Division WL OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 46 20 7 99 239 187 Nashville 43 27 5 91 211 209 Detroit 38 23 13 89 206 197 St. Louis 35 30 9 79 201 204 Columbus 30 32 12 72 198 238 Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 45 25 4 94 242 191 Colorado 41 25 7 89 220 197 Calgary 37 28 9 83 189 185 Minnesota 36 33 6 78 205 224 Edmonton 24 43 7 55 189 253 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 43 25 5 91 198 176 Pittsburgh 42 25 7 91 228 212 Philadelphia 37 31 6 80 215 205 N.Y.Rangers 33 32 9 75 195 200 N.Y.Islanders 30 34 10 70 192 229 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 40 23 10 90 205 186 Ottawa 40 30 5 85 202 214 Montreal 37 30 8 82 202 204 Boston 33 28 12 78 183 186 Toronto 27 35 12 66 195 243 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA y-Washington 49 14 11 109 289 209 Atlanta 32 30 12 76 219 236 Tampa Bay 30 32 12 72 196 230 Florida 30 32 11 71 191 214 Carolina 31 34 9 71 206 231 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Friday’s results Anaheim 3, Edmonton 2 Detroit 6, Minnesota 2 Ottawa 4, Buffalo 2 Saturday’s games Vancouver at San Jose, 7 p.m.,CSNCA Calgary at Boston, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m., CSNCA Atlanta at Carolina, 4 p.m. Florida at Ottawa, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 4 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 5 p.m. Colorado at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Dallas at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s games Colorado at San Jose, 5 p.m.,CSNCA Calgary at Washington, Noon Toronto at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Edmonton at St. Louis, 3 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Thursday’s late result San Jose 3, Dallas 0 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Seattle 1 0 0 3 2 0 Colorado 1 0 0 3 1 0 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 QUAKES 00 0 0 0 0 Chivas 0 1 0 0 0 1 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 0 2 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ——— Friday’s result Colorado 1, Chivas USA 0 Saturday’s games Real Salt Lake at San Jose, 6 p.m.,FSC Houston at FC Dallas, 1 p.m. Toronto FC at Columbus, 1 p.m. Chicago at New York, 4 p.m., ESPN D.C. United at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m. New England at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. PGA Arnold Palmer Invitational,NBC At Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6 million, Yardage: 7,353;Par 72 Second Round Leader Board D.J.Trahan Ben Curtis Davis Love III Ernie Els Kevin Na 69-68 — 137 -7 70-67 — 137 -7 66-71 — 137 -7 68-69 — 137 -7 68-70 — 138 -6 Retief Goosen 71-67 — 138 -6 Phil Mickelson 71-67 — 138 -6 Edoardo Molinari 70-70 — 140 -4 George McNeill 69-71 — 140 -4 Steve Stricker Steve Marino J.B. Holmes K.J. Choi Chris Couch Mike Weir Jason Dufner Derek Lamely 71-70 — 141 -3 Robert Allenby 68-73 — 141 -3 Dustin Johnson 71-70 — 141 -3 Heath Slocum 69-72 — 141 -3 Jason Day Tim Petrovic J.P.Hayes National Basketball Association MIAMI—Signed G Kenny Hasbrouck to a second 10-day contract. National Hockey League ATLANTA—Recalled RW Tim Stapleton from Chicago (AHL). LOS ANGELES—Activated F Andrei Lok- tionov from injured reserve and assigned him to Manchester (AHL). MINNESOTA—Reassigned C Cody Almond to Houston (AHL). N.Y.RANGERS—Recalled F P.A.Parenteau and D Anders Eriksson from Hartford (AHL). Major League Soccer D.C.—Signed D Carey Talley and D Barry Rice. NEW ENGLAND—Signed MF Marko Per- ovic and MF Khano Smith.Waived D Gabriel Badilla. NEW YORK—Signed F Juan Agudelo. SEATTLE—Named Bill Crook and Sean Henderson youth academy assistant coach- es. TORONTO—Signed MF Martin Saric. Major League Baseball American League BALTIMORE—Named David Stockstill direc- tor of international scouting and John Stock- still director of player development. Optioned INF Josh Bell, INF Rhyne Hughes, INF Bran- don Snyder and INF Michael Aubrey to Nor- folk (IL) and INF Pedro Florimon to Bowie (EL). Assigned RHP Frank Mata, RHP Josh Perrault, RHP Dennis Sarfate and OF Jonathan Tucker to their minor league camp. BOSTON—-Optioned LHP Fabio Castro to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned OF Darnell McDonald to their minor league camp. Released LHP Brian Shouse. Agreed to terms with LHP Scott Schoeneweis on a minor league contract. National League SAN FRANCISCO—Traded INF Kevin Frandsen to Boston Red Sox for a player to be named or cash. ATLANTA—Suspended minor league RHP Duente Heath indefinitely. CHICAGO—Optioned RHP Jeff Gray, RHP Marcos Mateo, LHP John Gaub and OF Jim Adduci to Iowa (PCL). Assigned INF Darwin Barney, INF Bobby Scales and C Robinson Chirinos to their minor league camp. FLORIDA—Optioned LHP Andrew Miller, C Brett Hayes and RHP Chris Leroux to New Orleans (PCL). HOUSTON—Optioned LHP Wesley Wright to Round Rock (PCL). Reassigned RHP Shane Loux and INF Oswaldo Navarro to their minor league camp. ST. LOUIS—Optioned OF Jon Jay and INF Tyler Greene to Memphis (PCL). 69-71 — 140 -4 70-70 — 140 -4 66-74 — 140 -4 71-69 — 140 -4 70-70 — 140 -4 67-73 — 140 -4 69-72 — 141 -3 71-70 — 141 -3 74-68 — 142 -2 70-72 — 142 -2 Nathan Green 69-73 — 142 -2 Paul Goydos Joe Ogilvie 70-72 — 142 -2 76-66 — 142 -2 Chris DiMarco 69-73 — 142 -2 Bo Van Pelt 72-70 — 142 -2 DEALS National Football League PITTSBURGH—Signed QB Charlie Batch to a two-year contract. College BOISE STATE—Named Leon Rice men’s basketball coach. FRESNO STATE—Named Pete Alamar assistant football coach. NEBRASKA—Announced junior F Quincy Hankins-Cole, sophomore G Myles Holley and freshman G Ray Gallegos will leave the men’s basketball program at the end of the semester. SAN JOSE STATE—Named Marie Tuite senior associate athletics director/chief oper- ating officer. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA—Promoted Tony Miller to men’s assistant basketball coach. VIRGINIA TECH—Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Seth Greenberg on the remaining four years of his contract and extended it two years. Celtics top Kings 94-86 BOSTON (AP) — Rajon Rondo had a career- high 18 assists, Paul Pierce scored 22 points and the Boston Celtics won for the sixth time in seven games with a 94-86 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. The Celtics led by 24 points late in the first half, but the Kings cut it to 87-81 with 3:12 left in the game on a 3-pointer by Beno Udrih. Then Boston scored the next five points and stayed in front by at least six after that. Rondo moved into second place on the Celtics’ single- season assists list with 696. He passed Sherman Douglas’ total of 683 in 1993-94 and trails only Bob Cousy’s 715 in 1959-60. Sacramento was led by Carl Landry with 30 points and Udrih with 16. Boston rolled to a 32-17 lead after one quarter behind Pierce’s 11 points, Kevin Garnett’s seven rebounds and Rondo’s six assists. The Celtics led by 20 at halftime after Ray Allen scored 12 points in the last six minutes before intermission. The Kings absorbed their fifth loss in six games after coming off a season-low point total in a 93-79 loss Wednes- day night to the New Jersey Nets. They are playing without star rookie Tyreke Evans, who missed his fourth straight game following a concussion. The Celtics played without starting center Kendrick Perkins, sidelined for the first time with a sore left knee, but didn’t need him. It was 41-31 after Landry’s jumper midway through the second quarter. That’s when Allen and Rondo took over to lead a 16-2 run. That made it 57-33, Boston’s biggest lead of the game, with 1:37 remaining in the half. Allen started the surge with a pair of layups on assists by Rondo, then sank a 3-pointer — all in a span of 48 seconds. Landry’s layup broke the streak, but the Celtics quickly start- ed another one on a layup by Rondo. The point guard then fed Allen for a 3-pointer and, after a steal by Rasheed Wal- lace, the roles reversed as Allen passed to Rondo for a layup. And when Garnett hit a long jumper — assisted by Rondo — the Celtics were up by 24. NOTES: Sacramento C Spencer Hawes left the game for good with a lower back strain with 9:36 remaining in the third quarter.... Sacramento fell to 7-30 on the road and plays at Eastern Conference leader Cleveland on Sunday. ... The Celtics beat the Kings for the sixth straight time. Wizards’ Arenas to spend 30 days in halfway house WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has ordered suspend- ed Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas to spend 30 days in a halfway house on gun charges stemming from a locker- room confrontation with a teammate. Prosecutors had recommended that Arenas serve three months in jail. Defense attorneys argued Arenas didn’t deserve jail time for what they described as a misguided prank on teammate Javaris Crittenton. Arenas pleaded guilty to violating the city’s gun laws in a Dec. 21 incident at Verizon Center. Following an argument over an unpaid gambling debt, Arenas brought several guns to the Wizards’ locker room and set them in front of Crit- tenton’s locker with a sign telling him to ‘‘PICK 1.’’