Chris Bosh had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Kobe Bryant missed a potential tying 3-pointer in the final seconds and the Toronto Raptors won their season-high fifth straight, 96-92 over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
Anthony Parker added 18 points and Andrea Bargnani had 14 for the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors, who have won seven straight at home and 14 of 18 overall.
Bryant scored 25 points for the Lakers, who dropped to 3-4 on their eight-game road trip.
Bosh's layup gave Toronto an 86-75 lead with 5:41 left, but the Lakers followed with an 11-0 run.
After trading leads in the last two minutes, the Raptors were up 95-92 with 11 seconds left following free throws by Bosh and Anthony Parker.
Bryant faked out Jorge Garbajosa before putting up a shot from top of the key, but the ball hit off the rim. Bosh grabbed the rebound with 0.2 seconds left and made one of two free throws.
Trail Blazers 108, Bobcats 100
At Charlotte, North Carolina, Zach Randolph had 40 points and Jarrett Jack added 12 of his 20 points in overtime to help Portland to beat Charlotte and snap a three-game losing streak.
After hitting one of two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to send the Blazers to their second straight overtime game and their fifth in nine games, Randolph scored the first four points of overtime to give Portland the lead for good.
Jack made nine of 12 free throws in overtime, including two with 10 seconds left that iced it for the Blazers.
Clippers 90, 76ers 89
At Philadelphia, Sam Cassell scored 22 points and Cuttino Mobley had 17 to lead the Los Angeles Clippers, who ended a nine-game losing streak in Philadelphia by winning here for the first time since March 10, 1996.
Chris Kaman added 15 points for the Clippers, who rallied from a 13-point deficit against the invigorated Sixers and improved to 2-3 on a seven-game, 12-day road trip.
Andre Iguodala carried Philadelphia with 22 points, Kyle Korver had 15 and Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Nuggets 102, Pacers 95
At Indianapolis, Carmelo Anthony celebrated his late addition to the Western Conference All-Star team by scoring 34 points and Denver stopped a three-game skid.
Anthony, added to the squad by commissioner David Stern as an injury placement earlier in the day, shot 11-for-24 from the field and 12-for-13 from the free throw line. Eduardo Najera added 18 points for the Nuggets, who played without injured starters Allen Iverson and Marcus Camby.
Mike Dunleavy contributed a season-high 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Nets 92, Celtics 78
At Boston, Vince Carter scored 21 points, Jason Kidd had 13 points and nine assists and New Jersey spoiled Paul Pierce's return to Boston's lineup by extending the Celtics' franchise-record losing streak to 17.
Reserve Marcus Williams added 17 points for the Nets, who won their second straight game.
Delonte West led the Celtics with 21 points, while Al Jefferson had 13 points and 17 rebounds.
Magic 106, Spurs 104
At Orlando, Florida, Dwight Howard leaped high to dunk a long inbounds lob from Hedo Turkoglu with 0.2 seconds left and Orlando edged San Antonio to halt a three-game losing streak.
Howard had 30 points and Jameer Nelson scored a season-high 31 for the Magic, who rallied from an 18-point deficit. Rookie J.J. Redick had a season-high 16.
Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 24 points, but was unable to stop Howard's jam in the final second.
Mavericks 95, Rockets 74
At Dallas, Josh Howard, chosen as a Western Conference All-Star earlier in the day, had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead Dallas past Houston for a team-record 17th straight home victory.
The franchise record of 16 in a row at home was set from Jan. 3 to March 3 last year, then matched this season from Dec. 9-Feb. 7.
Jason Terry added 18 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points and eight rebounds and reserve Jerry Stackhouse scored 14 points for the Mavericks, who stretched their overall winning streak to six games.
Cavaliers 103, Heat 79
At Cleveland, LeBron James ended a mini-scoring slump with 29 points and Cleveland did a better job containing Miami's Dwyane Wade in snapping the Heat's five-game winning streak.
James had averaged just 17.7 points -- almost nine under his average -- in the past four games. But going head-to-head against his good friend Wade brought out the best in James, who scored 16 points after halftime and added seven rebounds and six assists.
Wade finished with 27 points, but never got a chance to take over the way he did a week ago when he outscored Cleveland 24-23 in the fourth quarter.
Grizzlies 105, Timberwolves 97
At Memphis, Tennessee, Rudy Gay scored 19 points, including seven in overtime, to help Memphis snap a four-game losing streak and send Minnesota to its fifth loss in six games.
Six Memphis players finished in double figures. Mike Miller had 17, while Chucky Atkins added 15 points and six assists. Leading scorer Pau Gasol was held to 10 points on 2-of-13 shooting, but grabbed 17 rebounds, matching his season high.
Mark Blount led Minnesota with 25 points, while Kevin Garnett scored 20 points and had 17 rebounds. Davis scored 16 points and Trenton Hassell chipped in 10.
Hawks 120, Suns 111
At Phoenix, former Sun Joe Johnson scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lead Atlanta to victory over a Phoenix team sorely missing playmaker Steve Nash.
Johnson, who asked to be traded to Atlanta after the 2004-05 season, sank a pair of late 3-pointers, one in a decisive 8-0 surge. He made 10 of 25 shots but was 4-for-7 in the fourth quarter.
Josh Smith added 25 points in the Hawks' fourth consecutive road victory.
Warriors 123, Bulls 121, OT
At Oakland, California, Monta Ellis hit the go-ahead jumper with 43 seconds remaining in overtime, leading Golden State to its eighth straight home win over Chicago.
Al Harrington scored 24 points before fouling out in the extra period. Stephen Jackson added 23 points, including a pair of free throws in the final 26 seconds.
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