LOS ANGELES — For the first 47 1/2 minutes, Rajon Rondo was quicker, sharper and smoother than Baron Davis.

In the final seconds, the Boston youngster just couldn't match the bearded one's California cool.

Davis hit a long fallaway jumper at the buzzer after Rondo missed two free throws 1.5 seconds earlier, and the Los Angeles Clippers dramatically snapped the Celtics' nine-game road winning streak with a 92-90 victory last night.

Davis had 24 points and 13 assists for the Clippers, whose three-game losing streak ended when Davis took an inbounds pass with a second left, pivoted and hopped backward for a perfect 22-footer while drawing a little contact from Rondo, giving Los Angeles its only lead of the second half.

"I'm used to taking them and making them," Davis said with a shrug. "I've been in that situation before. Every time I get in that situation, I feel like I can make that shot. You've just got to prepare your mind for it when you go out there to take that shot."

On the verge of a fourth consecutive loss that would have dropped them a season-worst six games below .500, the Clippers erased an 11-point deficit against the team with the NBA's second-best record (23-6) and just one loss in its previous 15 games. Los Angeles tied it when Rasual Butler hit a 3-pointer off a drive-and-dish pass from Davis with 8.5 seconds left.

Rondo scored 20 points in another impressive offensive game for the Celtics, but his free throw woes — he's hovering near 53 percent for the season — cost the Celtics dearly. After drawing a foul from Davis, his two misses were actually three, including another shot that was waved off in between the two that counted.

"I made it tough," Rondo said. "We just didn't execute down the stretch. I felt confidence shooting them. I wasn't antsy or nervous. I took my time and I kept my follow-through up. But the first one was just long, and the second one was long."

Kevin Garnett had 12 points and eight rebounds while playing mostly on the perimeter with a sore back for the Celtics. Ray Allen added 13 points for Boston, which played without injured star Paul Pierce for the second straight game.

Chris Kaman had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers.

Mavericks 104, Nuggets 96: Drew Gooden scored 19 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 13 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas handed the league's best home team a rare loss. Kenyon Martin had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Denver, which fell to 13-2 at the Pepsi Center this season.

Cavaliers 108, Rockets 83: LeBron James scored 29 points, Mo Williams added 20, and the two combined for five 3-pointers early in the third quarter, stretching Cleveland's lead to 68-53. Aaron Brooks had 23 points for visiting Houston.

Spurs 95, Knicks 88: Tony Parker scored 22 points, Manu Ginobili added 17, and the duo combined for all of San Antonio's points after the game was tied at 84 with under 3 1/2 minutes remaining. David Lee matched a season high with 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for host New York.

Raptors 102, Pistons 95: Chris Bosh had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jarrett Jack scored 17 points and host Toronto extended its winning streak to a season-high four games. Richard Hamilton and Ben Gordon each scored 15 points for Detroit, which lost its seventh in a row.

Heat 114, Pacers 80: Dwyane Wade scored 25 points in only 28 minutes, Jermaine O'Neal added 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting and host Miami enjoyed its largest victory margin this season. Indiana rookie Tyler Hansbrough had 10 rebounds and scored 10 points on 0-for-5 shooting, becoming the first NBA player since Andre Miller on Nov. 28, 2005, to have a double-double without a field goal, according to STATS LLC. Hansbrough was 10 of 10 from the foul line.