TORONTO (AP) -Chris Bosh had 38 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Portland 116-109 in double overtime Sunday to hand the Trail Blazers their second loss in 19 games.
Bosh, who played 55 minutes, scored six points in the second overtime to lead Toronto to its third straight victory.
Brandon Roy had a career-high 33 points and 10 assists for Portland, and made a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in the first overtime to tie it at 104.
Anthony Parker finished with 25 points for Toronto and Jose Calderon added 22 points and 10 assists to help the Raptors recover after blowing a six-point lead in the final 2 minutes of regulation.
Travis Outlaw had 18 points for the Trail Blazers, who opened a seven-game road trip by losing for just the second time in their past seven away from home.
Hawks 105, Bulls 84
ATLANTA (AP) – Joe Johnson scored 37 points, including 25 in the first half, and the Hawks beat the Bulls to end a 12-game losing streak in the series.
Atlanta had not beaten Chicago since a 116-101 victory at the United Center on April 9, 2004.
The Hawks built a 22-point lead in the first half and never let the Bulls mount a serious comeback.
Luol Deng led Chicago with 28 points in his return from missing three games with a sore Achilles’ tendon.
In an unanimous vote by Chicago’s players, rookie Joakim Noah was benched against Atlanta.
Noah had a confrontation with assistant coach Ron Adams in practice before Friday’s game at Philadelphia. He was inactive against the 76ers for what the team called internal discipline, and the players told interim coach Jim Boylan after Friday’s game they felt one game was not enough.
Hornets 87, Rockets 82
HOUSTON (AP) – Chris Paul had 19 points and 11 assists and made four free throws in the final 15 seconds to lift New Orleans to the win.
David West scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who snapped the Rockets’ five-game winning streak. The Hornets have won seven consecutive road games and seven of their last nine meetings with Houston, a divisional rival.
Yao Ming had 30 points, 16 rebounds and six turnovers for the Rockets, who lost for the third time in the 10 games Tracy McGrady has missed with a sore left knee. McGrady is expected to return for Saturday’s game against San Antonio.
Tyson Chandler grabbed 14 rebounds for New Orleans, now just a game behind Dallas in the Southwest Division.
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