<div><p>BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Celtics rebounded in the fourth quarter to beat the New Jersey Nets 96-87 on Friday and hand the NBA's worst team their 13th consecutive road loss.</p><p>The Nets held a one-point advantage going into the fourth quarter but the Celtics' Eddie House scored all 10 of his points in the final session as Boston ran out winners.</p><p>"That's our mentality. Feed the pig, whoever has it going," Rajon Rondo, who had 17 points and 11 assists, told reporters.</p><p>Coach Doc Rivers had put House, Glen Davis and Rasheed Wallace on the floor with Rondo and high scorer Ray Allen to ignite the Celtics. And it worked.</p><p>The unit went on a 14-4 run and had the game under control before starters Kevin Garnett, Kendrick Perkins and Tony Allen returned.</p><p>House had Boston's first five points of the quarter to put the hosts up by two and they never trailed again. The reserve guard made it 84-77 with his second three-pointer and 10th point in six minutes.</p><p>Ray Allen scored a team-high 26 points as the Celtics recorded their third win in a row.</p><p>"We thought that we could just outscore them," Celtics coach Rivers said. "I didn't say much at halftime. I basically said, 'I don't think I need to talk. We're a defensive team and tonight we want to outscore them.' And I said, 'Good luck.'"</p><p>Still, the Boston defense remained lackluster until the fourth, according to Rasheed Wallace.</p><p>"We didn't pick it up probably until about the six or seven mark in the fourth," he said.</p><p>New Jersey's fifth consecutive loss meant they dropped to 4-45 for the season.</p><p>Brian Lopez had 19 points and Devin Harris 17 for the visitors, who could wind up with the NBA's worst record in a season. Philadelphia holds the record at 9-73 for the 1972-73 season.</p><p>"I expect a lot more out of myself," Lopez said. "It's tough going against them because they're so physical and talented."</p><p>(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina. Editing by Patrick Johnston and Peter Rutherford)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68554056&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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