LaFrentz adds double-double; Hornets lose 8 in row

— -- BOSTON (AP) -- It took the Boston Celtics a half to get used to playing without Gary Payton. After that, the New Orleans Hornets didn't have a chance. Paul Pierce had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth career triple-double and Boston recovered from an awful first half without its point guard to beat New Orleans 108-90 Monday night, sending the Hornets to their eighth consecutive loss. "We were a little bit stagnant, a little confused. In the second half we started to get things going," Pierce said. "With or without Gary, these are games we're supposed to win." Payton did not dress for the game because of a strained left hamstring, ending his streak of 305 consecutive games played -- the second-longest active streak in the league. Marcus Banks made his third career start and had five points and one assist after getting into early foul trouble. "Marcus has to play better," coach Doc Rivers said. Rivers complained of 16 first-half turnovers that led to 17 Hornets points. New Orleans also grabbed 13 offensive rebounds in the first half to muster a 46-46 tie at halftime. But the Celtics had 13 assists and six turnovers in the second half while allowing the Hornets only three more offensive rebounds. "The first half, I thought we were pretty much awful. No way around that," Rivers said. "It was a huge swing." Raef LaFrentz had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Ricky Davis scored 23 for Boston, which had lost four of its previous five games. Lee Nailon and Baron Davis scored 18 apiece for New Orleans, which fell to an NBA-worst 2-27. Rodney Rogers returned to the lineup after missing 24 games with a sprained left knee and had 10 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. P.J. Brown had 15 rebounds. "We don't know how to win. We don't know how to win. We don't know what it takes to win in this league," Hornets coach Byron Scott said. "For some reason, we got satisfied. We were happy. We played a pretty good first half. ... But in the second half, they turned it up a bit and we just folded like a cheap suit." The game was tied at the half and Boston led just 52-51 with 8:34 left in the third when Banks, on an assist from Pierce, made a layup that started a 10-1 run. Pierce finished it with a 3-pointer, on an assist from Banks, to make it 62-51. The Hornets closed within four points, 67-63, before the Celtics scored 24 of the next 28 points to put the game away.