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The Charlotte Bobcats bounced back from yesterday's embarrassing loss to beat the slumping Philadelphia 76ers 106-105.

Raymond Felton scored the go-ahead basket then Andre Iguodala missed a fadeaway at the buzzer for the 76ers, who blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to slip to a ninth straight loss.

It meant the Bobcats, beaten by New Jersey to end the Nets' record-worst NBA start at 0-18, stretched the Sixers' two-week winless run.

Chris Bosh shone with 25 points in the Toronto Raptors' 110-78 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

The Raptors led 37-16 after the first quarter and never looked back as they inflicted a seventh defeat in eight games on Chicago.

Ryan Gomes scored 23 points and Kevin Love 18 in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 108-101 victory over the Utah Jazz.

The result, only the Timberwolves' third win in 20 games this season, ended a season-best four-game winning streak for the Jazz.

Tony Parker netted 27 points as the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs for a third consecutive win - despite trailing by six at the midway mark.

Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams excelled as the Atlanta Hawks snapped a five-game winless streak in Dallas with an 80-75 victory over the Mavericks.

Johnson scored 31 points and Williams grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds as the Hawks put a run of 10 defeats in 11 games at the American Airlines Center behind them.

The Phoenix Suns finished strongest in the match against the San Antonio Kings - the game was tied at 93 midway through the final quarter but the Suns pulled away for a 115-107 success.

The Portland Trail Blazers lost center Greg Oden to a serious knee injury in the 90-89 defeat of Houston Rockets - Brandon Roy scoring 28 points including the winning basket.

Vince Carter scored 27 points while Mickael Pietrus managed a season-high 22 as the Orlando Magic beat the Golden State Warriors 126-118.

Monta Ellis (33) and Anthony Randolph (28) led the way for the Warriors - but they could not prevent the Magic sealing a fifth straight victory.

In the clash of two sides struggling for form, the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Indiana Pacers 88-72.

A season's-low point total meant a ninth defeat in 10 games for the Pacers, who trailed by just two after two quarters.