Charlotte Bobcats 94, Toronto Raptors 88

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    TORONTO (AP) -- The Charlotte Bobcats need everyone to contribute to win on the road.Brevin Knight had 19 points and 10 assists, and the Bobcats beat the Toronto Raptors 94-88 Sunday to snap a seven-game road losing streak.Jumaine Jones had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Gerald Wallace had 11 points and 14 boards as the Bobcats had four players with double-doubles."This is the way we win. All 12 guys in uniform have to be a part of us winning and every guy came out and did what they had to do," Wallace said. "We know we're the Bobcats. Unless we're up 50, and we don't have a game like that, we have to play every minute like it's the last minute of a game."Raymond Felton had 10 points and 12 assists while Primoz Brezec, with 17 points and eight rebounds, was the only starter not to earn a double-double.Knight had six points in the final minute, including four on free throws for the Bobcats, who entered the game tied with Portland for the NBA's worst road record.Mike James scored 32 points for the Raptors, who have lost eight in a row. Matt Bonner scored 14 points while little-used Loren Woods added 10.Knight snapped an 86-all tie with a layup through traffic with 42 seconds left in the game. Wallace then stole the ball when James made a sloppy pass to Morris Peterson. Wallace missed his layup, but Jones followed it up with a basket to give Charlotte a 90-86 lead with 32 seconds remaining."They were trapping me, they wouldn't let me get the ball over halfcourt and I was forced into making a play," James said. "There was no help. I'm not making excuses, but it's hard when you get no help and no one to pass to in the backcourt."The Raptors turned the ball over on their next possession, too. James missed a long jumper, Villanueva recovered it but had it stripped by Knight. Knight was then fouled and made both free throws to give the Bobcats a 92-86 lead.Peterson made a long jumper to cut the gap to 92-88, but Knight was sent back to the line with 16 seconds left, making both throws to close out the scoring."It's disappointing, we turned the ball over 19 times," Raptors coach Sam Mitchell said. "Everybody has got to be aggressive with the basketball, but we're not."The Raptors haven't won since losing All-Star forward Chris Bosh to a thumb injury March 26 in Milwaukee. Bosh, who has been shut down for the season, has missed seven games.James, who also had 10 assists, became the first Raptors player since Vince Carter from March 19-23, 2004, to score 30-plus points in three straight games.Peterson's 3-pointer with 8:41 left gave Toronto a 75-72 lead, its first since it was up 41-39 midway through the second quarter. The Raptors (26-51) extended their lead to 82-78 after Villanueva blocked Wallace's layup attempt and later James hit a 3-pointer.But Charlotte (22-55) later fought back to tie it at 84 on Wallace's follow with 2:32 to go.Wallace went down hard 1:40 into the fourth when he tried to defend Peterson on an open drive to the basket. Both players flew into the front row of seats. Wallace, slightly grimacing, was taken out but returned a minute later."Both teams have players with pride. We don't want to end on a losing note," Wallace. "Our goal is to get to 25 wins. We have 22 wins and five games to go, so we still have an opportunity to get there."Game notesCharlotte's Bernard Robinson has a fractured right index finger, joining Emeka Okafor (ankle) and Sean May (knee) on the Bobcats' inactive list ... Former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin sat courtside with Raptors chairman of the board Larry Tannenbaum ... The Raptors head to Florida this week for games against Miami on Tuesday and Orlando on Wednesday. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260409028
     

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