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Pierce, Walker lift Celtics.(The Providence Journal)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

| December 01, 2002 | Lee, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BOSTON _ It wasn't pretty. In fact, it was downright ugly. But a win is a win, and the Celtics will take one any way they can, especially against a team ahead of them in the standings.

Boston, led by Paul Pierce's 30-point, 7-rebound, 5-steal, 3-assist effort, and Antoine Walker's 28-point, 7-rebound and 4-assist performance, beat the New Orleans Hornets, 95-86, in front of 13,425 fans at the FleetCenter, Boston's smallest crowd of the season.

"Any time you can get a win against somebody that's ahead of you in the standings, it's a good win," Celtics coach Jim O'Brien said. "I thought we played a solid basketball game, with maybe the exception of ...

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