TORONTO (AP) -Chris Bosh had 31 points and the Toronto Raptors spoiled Mike Bibby’s season debut, beating the Sacramento Kings 116-91 on Wednesday night.
Carlos Delfino came off the bench to score a season-high 26 and Toronto won for the fourth time in five games.
Jose Calderon had 17 points and 14 assists, Anthony Parker had 12 points and Kris Humphries had 11.
Bosh, who added nine rebounds, has scored 20 or more in seven of Toronto’s past eight games.
Playing for the first time after missing 36 games with a torn ligament in his left thumb, Bibby’s season began when he came off the bench late in the first quarter. He finished with 19 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes.
Coming off a 39-point performance in Monday’s win over Dallas, Kevin Martin again led Sacramento, scoring 22 points.
Bobcats 99, Magic 93
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Gerald Wallace had 36 points and 14 rebounds, Jason Richardson hit a 3-pointer and four free throws in the final minute for Charlotte.
The Bobcats, who trailed by 19 points early in the third quarter, avoided a season sweep against the Orlando.
Richardson, who scored 26 points, hit a 3 with the shot clock running down with 31.2 seconds left to put Charlotte ahead 93-88. Raymond Felton and Richardson then combined to hit six straight at the foul line as the Bobcats won for the fourth time in six games, all against teams above them in the standings.
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 21 rebounds and Carlos Arroyo came off the bench to score 17 points for they Magic, who fell apart after point guard Jameer Nelson left because of a strained tendon in his right foot in the third quarter.
Pacers 125, Warriors 117
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Danny Granger scored 29 points and Indiana overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half.
Indiana’s Mike Dunleavy had 24 points and nine rebounds against his former team, and Kareem Rush scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the Pacers.
Baron Davis had 24 points, seven assists, seven steals and six rebounds, Al Harrington had 22 points and Stephen Jackson had 17 points and eight assists for the Warriors.
Indiana’s point total was a season high and its 46 points in the fourth quarter tied a season high. The Pacers stopped Golden State’s winning streak at three games.
Golden State set an NBA record for steals in a quarter with 12 in the opening period.
Bulls 126, Heat 96
MIAMI (AP) – Ben Gordon scored 24 points, Joe Smith added 23 and Chicago handed Miami its 11th straight loss.
Luol Deng had 21 points and Andres Nocioni rebounded from an injury in Tuesday’s loss at Orlando to score 20 points. Thabo Sefolosha scored a season-high 17 points for the Bulls, whose 126 points were a season high.
Shaquille O’Neal had 24 points and 10 rebounds in his return to the lineup for Miami, and fouled out for the sixth time this season. After making only two of his first nine shots, Dwyane Wade finished with 24 points.
O’Neal started for the first time since Dec. 26, when he aggravated a previous hip injury, missing eight games in that stretch. Jason Williams scored 17 points and Udonis Haslem had 15 for Miami.
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