Boston ? The New Orleans Hornets aren’t used to playing without Baron Davis, and it showed.

Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Antoine Walker added 26 Sunday in the Boston Celtics’ 95-86 victory against the Hornets, who were without their All-Star guard for the first time in four seasons.

Davis, the team’s second-leading scorer, sat out because of back pain, ending his consecutive games streak at 248. Without him, New Orleans committed 24 turnovers and allowed Boston to make 10 steals.

“Normally they are a low turnover team, but with Baron Davis out we felt like we could put more pressure on them,” Pierce said.

It was the first time Davis has missed a game in his four-year career. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Courtney Alexander.

The loss was the second in a row for New Orleans. The Hornets are 2-6 on the road and 9-0 at home this season.

“Any time you can get a win against somebody that’s ahead of you in the standings, it’s a good win,” Boston coach Jim O’Brien said. “I thought we played a solid basketball game with the exception of missing nine foul shots.”

The Celtics were 22-of-31 from the free-throw line and hit nine of 28 three-point attempts.

P.J. Brown pulled down 14 boards as New Orleans outrebounded Boston 43-37. Jamal Mashburn paced the Hornets with 33 points, while David Wesley had 18.

“Mash was our go-to guy early and late,” Hornets coach Paul Silas said. “We really missed not having another scorer on the floor.”

The Celtics took an 80-69 lead on Pierce’s dunk with 8:24 to play. A 10-2 Boston run featuring three-pointers by Walker and Shammond Williams gave the Celtics their biggest lead, 92-78, with 1:30 left.

Toronto's Jelani McCoy, left, shoots over Drew Gooden of Memphis. Toronto defeated Memphis on Sunday in Memphis, Tenn. Gooden, a former Kansas All-American, scored nine points.

The Celtics held a double-digit lead twice early in the fourth quarter, but Mashburn cut it to 82-76 with 6:50 left. On the ensuing possession, Walker’s three-pointer triggered a 7-2 Celtics’ spurt.

“I wouldn’t say it was a knockout punch, but it had a significant impact on us,” Mashburn said.

The Hornets were held without a field goal for four minutes late in the fourth quarter.

Pierce and Walker each scored 15 points in the first half as the Celtics took a 51-46 lead at the break.

Raptors 92, Grizzlies 87

Memphis, Tenn. – Alvin Williams scored 20 points, including four in the final 40 seconds, and handed out eight assists to rally short-handed Toronto past Memphis.

Williams’ basket with 38.3 seconds to play gave the Raptors an 88-87 lead. He added two free throws with 15.5 seconds remaining as Toronto outscored Memphis 8-0 down the stretch.

Vince Carter, who sealed the game with a breakaway dunk with 2 seconds left, led Toronto with 27 points. Antonio Davis scored 14 and grabbed 12 rebounds. Toronto won its second straight after a six-game losing streak.

Pacers 92, Clippers 87

Los Angeles – Reggie Miller scored 13 of his 20 points in the final 4:51 to lead Indiana over the injury-depleted Los Angeles Clippers. Ron Mercer also scored 20 points for the Pacers (14-2). Ron Artest added 13 points and 12 rebounds as Indiana won its fourth straight.

Elton Brand led the Clippers, losers of eight of their last 11, with 20 points and 12 rebounds. Rookie guard Marko Jaric had 25 points.

Kings 103, Rockets 84

Sacramento, Calif. – Gerald Wallace had 22 points and eight rebounds as Sacramento extended its winning streak against Houston to nine games.

Bobby Jackson added 20 points and Chris Webber 19 for the Kings, who improved to 9-0 at home.

Sonics 96, Nets 95

Seattle – Brent Barry hit a three-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining, and Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak. The Sonics had lost six of seven.

Richard Jefferson could have sealed the victory for New Jersey, but he missed two foul shots with 10.5 seconds to go.

Gary Payton had 28 points and 10 rebounds for Seattle. Jason Kidd had 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Nets.

T’wolves 110, Lakers 107

Los Angeles – Kevin Garnett had 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists, and Anthony Peeler scored a season-high 17 points as Minnesota held off Los Angeles. The Timberwolves snapped a 16-game losing streak to the Lakers in Los Angeles dating to 1993.