BOSTON - Reggie Jackson stood at his locker, getting dressed in Oklahoma City Thunder colours with orange pants and a blue sweat shirt. Cheap Jordan From China . His teammates were long gone.The way the Thunder have been going so far this season, hes quickly grown from a role player into one who garners plenty of attention.Jackson had 28 points and eight assists, and Anthony Morrow scored 28 to lift the injury-riddled Thunder to a 109-94 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.Im just trying to figure out how to play this role, Jackson said. But Im having fun with it, making the most of my opportunity until we get fully healthy. Until we get fully healthy, were just doing what we can to keep this team rolling.It was the second win in six games for the Thunder, who are missing stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.Reggie played well. He did a great job of controlling the tempo of the game, coach Scott Brooks said. I thought he was terrific.Jackson, a standout at nearby Boston College from 2008-11 before turning pro after his junior year, posted his big game a night after scoring a career-high 29 in a loss at Milwaukee.Rajon Rondo just missed his second triple-double of the season with 20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Avery Bradley added 17 points for Boston, which had won its last two.The Celtics went 9 for 33 from beyond the 3-point line.I told everyone before the game — at least I thought I did — that I thought it was going to be really tough for us, Boston coach Brad Stevens said.Leading by four entering the final quarter, the Thunder — behind Morrow and Jackson — hit eight of their first 10 shots from the floor and opened a 94-81 lead on Morrows floater from the right baseline with 6:13 to play.They kept up their strong shooting, opening a 105-88 advantage on consecutive 3-pointers by Nick Collison and Morrow.Alternating between zone and man-to-man defence, Oklahoma City seemed to frustrate the Celtics, who fired up a number of long-range jumpers — missing most of them.The way we play, we play with speed and back cuts, and all that good stuff, Boston forward Jared Sullinger said. It just changed the pace.The Thunder trailed 64-59 midway through the third quarter, but went on a 9-2 run to take their first lead on Steven Adams free throw. Jackson, who had 14 points and four assists in the quarter, swished a 3 from deep with 0.3 seconds left, giving Oklahoma City a 76-72 edge.In a first half filled with poor 3-point shooting, the Celtics owned a 51-42 lead at halftime. Boston missed 14 of 19 from beyond the arc, including at least four airballs. The Thunder went 3 for 10 on their 3-point attempts.Boston jumped out to an 18-3 lead in the opening 6 minutes en route to a 24-15 advantage after one despite going 1 for 7 on 3-pointers.___STAY HEREThunder centre Kendrick Perkins, a good friend and former teammate of Rondos, thinks the point guard should re-sign with Boston when his contract expires at the end of the season. He should, Perkins said. I think this is a great place for him. I think he wants to stay here. We talk regularly. I think he should stay. If I was him, I would stay. The pair won an NBA title together in 2008.CHANGE THAT SHOTBoston F Jeff Green saw his former coach before the game, gave Brooks a hug and the pair joked about how Green had changed his shot. Youre not taking that flat shot anymore, Brooks told Green, who went 4 for 14 from the floor.TIP-INSThunder: Brooks was asked if he was tired of giving updates on Durant (broken foot) and Westbrook (broken finger). I havent been asked that in like three weeks, Brooks said. No updates. The rehab is going along as planned. Well give updates when we know more. ... Four other Thunder players also were out: Perry Jones, Grant Jerrett, Andre Roberson and Mitch McGary. We have 10 finally. We can go 5-on-5 now (in practice), Brooks joked.Celtics: G Marcus Thornton missed the game with a sprained right ankle that he sustained in practice on Tuesday. He could very reasonably be available Friday, Stevens said. ... Boston entered second in the NBA in scoring, but fourth-worst in points allowed. The offence hasnt been as good in my eyes as the numbers say and the defence hasnt been as bad as the numbers say, Stevens said.UP NEXTThunder: Open a two-game homestand Friday against Detroit.Celtics: Host LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Wholesale Air Jordan . The Toronto Argonauts (11-7) look for an opportunity to repeat as CFL champions when they host the surging Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-8) on Sunday. Air Jordan Outlet .C. -- The Steve Smith era in Carolina is over. https://www.jordanchina.us/ . Al Harrington, another former Knicks forward, scored 22 of his 24 points after halftime for the Nuggets, allowing them to withstand Anthonys attempt to rally the Knicks after his poor shooting had them behind until the final minutes of regulation. Anthony finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds, missing 20 of 30 shots in the Knicks sixth straight loss.MIAMI – The Toronto Raptors havent defeated the Miami Heat since January 27, 2010, less than five months before the Big Three joined forces in Miami. Thats 14 consecutive losses to the two-time defending champs, and most of them were over before they even began. Result notwithstanding, Sundays game had a very different feel to it. The Raptors believed they had a chance, they felt like they should win and to their credit, they nearly pulled it out. The mentality has changed and so too have the expectations, evident in the visitors locker room after the teams 102-97 loss at AmericanAirlines Arena. "I like the way our guys fought," coach Dwane Casey said after the loss, his teams first in six games. "But, again, you dont get a win or any medals or anything for losing." "I like what our guys are building. I know where we are. Ive said it, I havent wavered from it. I like the direction were going. Were building something [but when] youre playing against the best, youve got to do the little things and there cant be any slippage." Riding a five-game winning streak, which included an impressive victory over the conference-best Pacers, the Raptors never looked out of place against the second-place Heat. They led by as many as nine in the third, up five going into the fourth quarter and had a chance to tie when Kyle Lowry missed a step-back triple with four seconds remaining. The performance validated the legitimacy of their recent success and proved they can compete with the leagues best. That may be a revelation to those who are just tuning in but it comes as no surprise internally, as Lowry firmly pointed out. "We played the Pacers a couple games ago and played them tough, we played the top two teams tough, theres no moral victories at all," said the Raptors point guard, who had 14 points and nine assists in the loss. "We just know we can play with anybody, weve been saying that for a long time. We could play with anybody." "It says a lot," added DeMar DeRozan after scoring a game-high 26. "It says no matter who we play were going to go out there and play hard. People are going to have to worry about us when we come in their building or they come in our building. Were not no scrub team." DeRozan - who was spectacular in the first half, shooting 8-of-10 - made just two of his eight fourth-quarter attempts, forcing tough jumpers. As a team, the Raptors shot 29 per cent in the final frame and went an uncharacteristically terrible 12-of-21 from the line on the night. Cheap Air Jordan Free Shipping. LeBron James, who was guarded primarily by sophomore Terrence Ross, went off for 30 points on just 18 shots. They gave up 14 offensive boards - including three on one possession - to the worst offensive rebounding team in the league. A month ago Casey may have focused on the positives, the fact that his team hung in with the champs. Its a process, he would say. Now he expects more, a true indication of their evolution and how far theyve come since they dropped a pair of games to the Heat at home in November. "You shoot 57 per cent from the free throw line, youre not going to beat too many people, I dont care if its [the] Miami Heat or Miami-Dade High School," he said. "The 30th offensive rebounding team in the league and they get 14. Thats not acceptable for us. Our interior people have to do a better job of finding bodies." He was especially critical of 21-year-old Jonas Valanciunas, who held his own in the second half after getting off to a slow start against a smaller Heat lineup. "Second half he played much better [but] first half he didnt do anything," Casey said. "A lot of those offensive rebounds were coming over his back. Hes got to dominate, especially against a smaller centre to be effective, to stay in the game." Still, Valanciunas was on the floor down the stretch, along with Ross and the rest of the Raptors starters. Casey comfortably stood his ground, forcing Miami to match-up with him rather than the other way around. Finally, the Raptors are well on their way to developing and, most importantly, maintaining an identity. "Weve all noticed," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Torontos improvement before the game. Theres no such thing as a "moral victory" in the NBA. In fact, Casey and company couldnt bear to hear the term after the loss but if Sundays game was a litmus test, as Torontos coach suggested pre-game, than the Raptors came out in pretty good shape. "Were a different team than when we played them before," Casey said ahead of Sundays meeting. "But still, we have to have a healthy amount of respect for the Miami Heat." "Were not thinking that were at the level of the team [we played] tonight, were not there yet, but that is our goal. Were striving to be like the Heat." ' ' '