Raptors' Bosh drains winner with rare three-pointer

(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-11-09 14:06

TORONTO - Chris Bosh hit a three-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Toronto Raptors a 106-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.


Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh celebrates their 106-104 NBA basketball game win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Toronto, November 8, 2006. Bosh scored the game clinching basket with seconds remaining in the game. [Reuters]

Bosh had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who got back to .500 at 2-2 while the Sixers lost their second game in two nights after starting the season 3-0.

It was just the second three-pointer of the season for Bosh, with his first coming earlier in the game, and his go-ahead shot just as the shot clock expired drew surprised laughter from his team mates and head coach Sam Mitchell.

Mitchell was just relieved after the game, saying his team made a lot of mistakes but came up big when they had to.

"They just kept fighting," Mitchell told reporters. "They found a way."

Joey Graham had 16 points off the bench for the Raptors and Fred Jones added 13.

Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 35 points and 10 assists. Samuel Dalembert had 13 points and 18 rebounds, and Chris Webber added 14 points and 13 rebounds.

*Vince Carter scored 30 points as the New Jersey Nets handed the Utah Jazz its first loss of the season after four straight wins with a 96-89 victory.

*In Orlando, Hedo Turkoglu hit a fallaway 20-foot shot with 0.4 seconds left to give the Magic an 88-87 win over the Seattle Supersonics.

*Paul Pierce and Wally Szczerbiak scored 35 points each as the Boston Celtics won for the first time in four games this season, downing the Charlotte Bobcats 110-108 in overtime. Emeka Okafor had 28 points and 18 rebounds for Charlotte.



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