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(SportsNetwork.com) - Jameer Nelson spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Orlando Magic and will face his former team Tuesday, as the Boston Celtics pay a visit to the Amway Center. Nelson played 23 games with the Dallas Mavericks this season and was a part of Rajon Rondo deal last week. He made his Boston debut in Sundays 100-84 loss to the Miami Heat and scored three points in 20 minutes. Im just taking it one day at a time. My job is to play, Nelson said. Ill give everything I have for my guys in this locker room. Ill try to help the coaches out once I get comfortable. Tyler Zeller scored 22 points and both Jeff Green and Kelly Olynyk scored 13 points apiece for the Celtics, who had a three-game winning streak stopped and turned the ball over 15 times. The 84 points were a season low. I didnt feel like we kept up with their speed all day, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. I thought that we looked a step behind all day. Celtics rookie Marcus Smart made his first start and recorded three points, four rebounds, four assists and a steal. Guard Avery Bradley is probable Tuesday with a head issue suffered in Mondays practice. Bradley is averaging 12.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 24 games. Boston has a 3-7 road mark this season. The Magic are 0-2 on a four-game homestand and have lost four straight and six of the last seven games, including Sundays 96-88 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia 76ers. Magic second-year guard Victor Oladipo led all scorers with 23 points and Nikola Vucevic contributed 19 points and 17 rebounds. Tobias Harris, who is questionable Tuesday night with a finger bruise, posted 17 points and leads the Magic with 18.6 ppg. I think the biggest thing for us, right now, what I think is of great importance, is we stay together, Oladipo said of the losing streak. If we dont stay positive, this thing can go negative really fast. Orlando will close the homestand Friday versus Cleveland and is 3-8 as the host this season. The Magic dropped a 109-92 decision in Boston last Wednesday, as Vucevic finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Brandon Bass scored 18 points off the Boston bench in that one for the Celtics, who went 3-1 in this series a season ago. Wholesale NMD . Born in Berkeley and raised in Oakland, where he later pitched for the As, Ross beat the Giants for the first time in six career appearances by throwing eight scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 victory Friday night. NMD Human Race Australia .com) - The Toronto Raptors set their sights on a second straight victory with the Oklahoma City Thunder visiting the Air Canada Centre tonight riding a two game streak of their own. http://www.nmdaustraliasale.com/ultra-boost-shoes-australia/3.html . -- C.J. Cron hit an RBI single on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues, doubled his second time up and hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Ultra Boost 1.0 Australia . DArnaud hit one of three doubles for the Mets as they took a 4-0 lead in the first. Then the catchers seventh home run of the season broke the game open in the fifth. The 41-year-old Colon (10-8) retired the first 20 batters in his last outing Wednesday against Seattle, eventually allowing two runs on three hits in 7 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win. Adidas Superstar Sale Australia . Five straight losses (and six in the past seven) now dot the schedule – matching their longest skid of the year – after they fell again in New Jersey on Sunday night, topped 3-2 by Cory Schneider and the Devils.BARCELONA, Spain - Cristiano Ronaldo needs one goal to match the Champions Leagues all-time leading scorer when Real Madrid hosts Liverpool on Tuesday.At the rate the forward is sweeping in goals, Ronaldo has a good chance to match and even break Raul Gonzalezs mark of 71 goals in front of the same Santiago Bernabeu crowd that used to chant Rauls name.Madrid would qualify for the knockout rounds with a second straight win over Liverpool in Group B.Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Barcelona, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and FC Porto can also advance from the group phase this week, leaving two games to spare.Here are some things to know about round four of the Champions League group phase:___RONALDO UNBOUNDRonaldo is doing his best to erase memories of Portugals poor showing at this years World Cup and boost his chances of winning a second consecutive Ballon dOr.Ronaldo has scored in 12 straight appearances in all competitions for Madrid. His goal on Saturday, which sparked a 4-0 rout at Granada on Saturday, made him the first Madrid player to score in eight consecutive Spanish league appearances.He leads the Spanish league with 17 goals and has 22 overall for his club, including the one he scored last month to set Madrid on its way to a commanding 3-0 win at Liverpool.Ronaldo will also have the extra motivation of not giving Lionel Messi the chance to reach Rauls record first. Messi has 69 goals heading into Barcelonas match at Ajax on Wednesday.Liverpool was outclassed in the first meeting and will face an even tougher task with Madrid playing its best football since the arrival of coach Carlo Ancelotti last season.We are on a good run, said former Liverpool defender Alvaro Arbeloa. We have won 11 in a row and we want to make it 12 against Liverpool.The European champion has outscored opponents 46-7 during its winning streak and hasnt lost at home in European competition since April 2011, winning 16 of 18 home matches. Also in Group B, Basel hosts Ludogorets.___SUAREZS HOMECOMINGLuis Suarez established his checkered reputation when playing for Ajax by scoring 81 goals from 2007-11 while also earning his first of three suspensions for biting an opponent.Now, fresh off his ban for biting an Italian defender at the World Cup, Suarez returns to Ajax with his new club Barcelona struggling.Im grateful to be able to go back, (Ajax) is a team that gave me a lot and helped me ggrow, Suarez said after Barcelona was upset 1-0 at home by Celta Vigo on Saturday.ddddddddddddThat was a second consecutive loss in the Spanish league with Suarez in the lineup, leaving first-year coach Luis Enrique under added pressure to win in Amsterdam. Also in Group F, PSG hosts APOEL.___STRUGGLING CITYWhile Chelsea and Arsenal could qualify with wins this week, its set to go right down to the wire for fellow Premier League team Manchester City.Citys struggles in the Champions League have continued this season as it has picked up just two points from three games, although Bayerns dominance of Group E leaves the English champions with a chance of qualifying as runner-up.A home victory over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday is imperative, though, if City is to overhaul Roma, which is two points ahead in second but facing a daunting trip to Munich.We have nine points more to play for, City manager Manuel Pellegrini said, and the game that will decide if we qualify for the next stage will be the game we have to play in Rome.Chelsea will advance from Group G if it beats Maribor away and Sporting Lisbon fails to defeat Schalke on Wednesday. An Arsenal win at home to Anderlecht on Tuesday will qualify Arsene Wengers team from Group D, providing Galatasaray doesnt beat Dortmund.___CONTRASTING FORTUNESComplacency appears to be the biggest danger facing Bayern as it coasts through the start of the season.Unbeaten in the Bundesliga, the German powerhouse appears to have the domestic title sown up after just 10 games, while the Champions League has seemed even easier so far.Bayerns 7-1 thrashing of Roma last week was its biggest away victory in European competition, and the Italian side comes to Munich on Wednesday. Bayern can clinch qualification from Group E with another win.We have to keep trying to improve things and cannot let up, Arjen Robben said after scoring the winner in Saturdays 2-1 win over Dortmund. We won 7-1 in Rome and have now beaten Dortmund. Were on the right path but we shouldnt think it all comes naturally.Dortmund is looking to the Champions League for relief after its worst start to a Bundesliga season left it languishing in the relegation zone.Dortmund can ensure it advances from Group D with a victory at home over Galatasaray on Tuesday.___AP writers Steve Douglas in Manchester and Ciaran Fahey in Berlin contributed to this report. ' ' '