Deron Williams hit a fadeaway jumper with 2.2 seconds left to lead the Utah Jazz to an 88-86 win over the Los Angeles Lakers and back into the first-round playoff series on Thursday. Carlos Boozer tied a franchise playoff record with 22 rebounds and scored 23 points as the Jazz pulled within 2-1 in the series. Game 4 is Saturday night in Utah. Williams finished with 13 points and nine assists, winning it with only his third field goal of the night. The Lakers had a chance to win, but Kobe Bryant's 3-pointer at the buzzer was way off and the Jazz celebrated their first win of the postseason. Lamar Odom led the Lakers with 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Bryant scored 18 despite going just 5-for-24 from the floor. Pau Gasol added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers. Celtics 107, Bulls 86: At Chicago, Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Rajon Rondo added 20 as the defending champion Boston beat Chicago to take a 2-1 lead in their NBA first-round playoff series. The teams split two dramatic games in Boston, but this one never really was in doubt. The Celtics led by 11 after one quarter and 22 at the half on their way to an easy win. Rondo looked just fine after spraining his right ankle in Game 2 and missing practice Tuesday, turning in another dominant postseason performance. Besides hitting eight of 15 shots, he had 11 rebounds and six assists. He's now averaging 22.7 points, 9.7 assists and 10.7 rebounds in the series. The Bulls committed 22 turnovers, shot 37.5 percent from the field and were 17-of-27 at the line after going 46-of-51 in the first two games. Ben Gordon scored 15 on 5-of-13 shooting after pouring in 42 in Game 2, while John Salmons added 14. Mavericks 88, Spurs 67: At Dallas, Erick Dampier and Dallas Mavericks overcame San Antonio with tight defense and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round series. Dampier drew the scrutiny of the league office for saying he would pop Tony Parker on his first drive of this game. Dampier ended up going the whole game without colliding with Parker.
