BOSTON — The world's fastest man stopped by the new Boston Garden to see the NBA's best team streak to its 17th consecutive victory.

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt watched from courtside last night as the Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls, 126-108, and improved their record to 25-2.

Speedy point guard Rajon Rondo dished out 15 of Boston's 40 assists as the Celtics jumped to an 11-point lead in the first five minutes and nursed it while the starters sat out the fourth quarter.

"The conversation in the locker room was who would win a race, Bolt or Rondo," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "It's Bolt. Not even close. But Rondo, he was up for the challenge. ... If you put dribbling in, I think we've got a shot at it."

One game after 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps visited the Celtics' locker room and met the defending NBA champs, Bolt also stopped by.

"I told him I might see him in 2012," Rondo said.

Ray Allen scored 27 points and Kendrick Perkins scored a career-high 25 on 12-for-15 shooting for the Celtics, who could tie the longest winning streak in franchise history with a win tomorrow night against the New York Knicks. The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers won an NBA-record 33 in a row.

Kevin Garnett had 17 points for the Celtics, giving him 20,807 career points for 28th place on the NBA's scoring list.

HAWKS 115, WARRIORS 99

Flip Murray scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter when host Atlanta used a 13-2 run to open a 103-90 lead with 3:57 left to play to hand Golden State its fifth straight loss.

THUNDER 91, RAPTORS 83

Kevin Durant scored 24 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer for a 79-76 lead with 3:36 to play, rookie Russell Westbrook added 19 and Oklahoma City snapped an 11-game home losing streak with a victory over Toronto.

BUCKS 105, KNICKS 81

Michael Redd scored 21 points, including 12 in a decisive 25-7 run that spanned the two halves for a 64-44 lead, helping visiting Milwaukee beat New York for the third time this season.

76ERS 109, WIZARDS 103

Lou Williams came off the bench to score 26 points and visiting Philadelphia, without Elton Brand (dislocated shoulder), held on to beat Washington to improve to 3-0 under interim coach Tony DiLeo. The Wizards fell to 3-10 under interim coach Ed Tapscott.

NETS 121, MAVERICKS 97

Devin Harris dominated the team that traded him, scoring 41 points and handing out 13 assists, and Vince Carter added 34 points and 10 rebounds as host New Jersey ruined Jason Kidd's return with a victory over Dallas.

BOBCATS 112, GRIZZLIES 83

Boris Diaw had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and visiting Charlotte set a franchise record by making 66 percent (50 of 76 field goals) of its shots to beat Memphis and rookie O.J. Mayo, who scored only seven points, ending his streak of double-figure games at 25.

CLIPPERS 117, PACERS 109

Zach Randolph had 34 points and 16 rebounds, and Marcus Camby and Baron Davis also contributed double-doubles to help visiting Los Angeles beat Indiana in double overtime for its fourth win in five games after a 4-17 start.

HEAT 89, LAKERS 87

Dwyane Wade scored 35 points, including a desperation 3-pointer to close the third quarter, and host Miami held Los Angeles to its lowest scoring total this season in knocking off the reigning Western Conference champions.

ROCKETS 107, KINGS 96

Yao Ming scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Luis Scola had his seventh double-double (23 points, 10 rebounds) of the season as host Houston beat Sacramento.

JAZZ 120, PISTONS 114

Deron Williams scored 29 points and Kyle Korver hit a 3-pointer for a 116-112 lead with just under a minute left in the second overtime to help visiting Utah beat Detroit for the seventh straight time.

CAVALIERS 105, NUGGETS 88

In a showdown between U.S. Olympic teammates, LeBron James had 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to lead visiting Cleveland past Denver and Carmelo Anthony, who had 13 points, two rebounds and one assist.