Baron Davis scored 22 points and the New Orleans Hornets outrebounded the Toronto Raptors by a wide margin in a 86-74 victory Friday.
"We didn't have to do anything but throw the ball down low and play good defense," Davis said.
P.J. Brown had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Jamaal Magloire added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who outrebounded Toronto 51-32 -- including 15-4 on the offensive glass. New Orleans has won two straight road games after losing its previous four.
"We've never had the size or the bulk to bang with those guys," Toronto's Alvin Williams said. "They took it to us on our own court. They came out very aggressive, we came out passive and missed shots. We became hesitant and it went downhill from there."
Vince Carter had 22 points for the Raptors, who never led in losing for the seventh time in 10 games. Jalen Rose went 1-for-8 from the field for just two points, while Donyell Marshall went 2-for-6 for nine points.
The Toronto Raptors traded Chinese center Mengke Bateer to the Orlando Magic for Scottish forward Robert Archibald on Friday.
The Raptors also sent Orlando the rights to 2003 second-round draft choice Remon Van de Hare and the option to swap second-round draft positions at the 2005 draft.
Bateer averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 rebounds in seven games with Toronto.
Archibald, the first native of Scotland to appear in an NBA game, has three points and two rebounds in two games this season. Orlando acquired Archibald from Phoenix on Dec. 26 for a future conditional second-round pick.
Toronto general manager Glen Grunwald said coach Kevin O'Neill wanted Archibald.
"He's a tough, rebounding big guy," Grunwald said. "Hopefully, he'll get an opportunity to play."
Grunwald also said he'll try to deal Lamond Murray, who wants to be traded because he's frustrated by his diminishing role.
Murray has taken just one shot since Toronto made a six-player trade with Chicago in late November. He's averaged 8.6 points in 17 games this season. The Raptors placed him on the injured list Dec. 30.
Grunwald met with Murray on Wednesday after Murray went public with his trade demand Tuesday.
"I don't think demanding trades in the media is necessarily the way to go about getting things done," Grunwald said. "If there is something that makes sense, then definitely we'll do something, but we're just not going to give him away."
Wizards 97, Warriors 79
In Washington, the man of the hour on Gilbert Arenas talking bobblehead night had nine points, nine rebounds and five assists.
Washington snapped a five-game losing streak by awakening its dormant transition game to take control in the third quarter. Arenas made a 3-pointer to start a quarter-ending 19-4 run that put Washington ahead to stay.
Jarvis Hayes came off the bench for only the third time this season and scored 20 points for the Wizards.
Jason Richardson scored 25 points for the Warriors, who have lost four straight overall and five in a row on the road, losing by an average of 19 points.
Heat 112, Magic 101
In Miami, Eddie Jones scored a season-high 33 points, including four of Miami's 11 3-pointers, and the Heat withstood a late rally.
Miami led 84-60 midway through the third quarter and 99-83 with 6 1/2 minutes left. But Orlando trailed just 103-101 before the Heat scored the final nine points.
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