NBA - Calderon, Delfino lead Raptors blow past Bobcats

TORONTO (NBA) - The Toronto Raptors overcame the loss of All-Star forward Chris Bosh, starting point guard TJ Ford and forward-centre Andrea Bargnani to post a 98-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

The Raptors were playing without Bosh (strained groin), Ford (arm) and Bargnani (hyper-extended left knee).

Toronto used a balanced attack, with six players scoring in double figures, and a strong contribution from the bench as they led by as many as 21 points in the second quarter and never looked back.

The Raptors' bench outscored the Bobcats' reserves 48-22 led by swingman Carlos Delfino and forward Kris Humphries, who finished with 17 points apiece. Humphries tied his career-high scoring output.

Jose Calderon, the Spain international point guard, had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for Toronto.

"We had a really good game tonight and it was a good win for us," said Calderon, who had another strong outing in place of Ford for the seventh consecutive contest. 

"Without Andrea, without Chris and TJ, everybody plays together and everybody knows their role."

In another Eastern Conference game, Josh Smith scored 22 points as the Atlanta Hawks posted a rare win with an 88-79 victory at the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Sixers had won seven straight home meetings with the Hawks and eight of the last 10 overall entering this contest. But Atlanta won in Philadelphia for the first time since March 21, 2003 as Smith added seven rebounds, six assists and four blocks.

Keith Bogans scored 22 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 123-117 victory over the Golden State Warriors in overtime on Monday for their sixth win in seven games.

Jameer Nelson contributed 21 points for the Magic, who had seven players score in double digits, snapping the Warriors' six-game winning streak.

The Warriors took a quick 111-109 lead on their first possession in the extra session as Stephen Jackson hit a jump shot. But, after tying the game on a Dwight Howard dunk, the Magic scored the next six points to take a 117-111 lead.

Golden State narrowed the advantage to four, but Bogans sealed the victory with one of his four three-pointers with just over a minute left as the Magic held on for the narrow victory.

The Warriors couldn't overcome four turnovers in overtime, struggling to find consistency on offense after Baron Davis fouled out of the game in regulation. Golden State also struggled to find their stroke from three-point range, making just nine-of-40 shots from the arc.

In the Western Conference, Travis Outlaw's running six-footer as time expired in the fourth quarter earned the Portland Trail Blazers a dramatic 106-105 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Outlaw, a reserve forward from nearby Starkville, Mississippi, scored Portland's final seven points. He finished with 21 off the bench to help the Trail Blazers earn their first win this season when they've allowed 100 or more points.

With 2.8 seconds left and Portland trailing by one after a Rudy Gay tip made it 105-104, Outlaw took the inbounds pass, dribbled right and lofted a runner at the glass. The shot fell through, and was declared good for a second time after officials met at the scorer's table to watch a replay of the shot.

Memphis' Spain international Juan Carlos Navarro came off the bench to score 16 points on 10-of-18 (55.6%) shooting, including four-of-seven (57.1%) from behind the arc.

Elsewhere, The Dallas Mavericks continued their dominance of the Chicago Bulls after posting a 103-98 victory at the United Centre.

Josh Howard collected 27 points and 10 rebounds and has now scored 20 or more in 10 of his 15 games this season for the Mavericks, who have won 17 of their last 19 contests against the Bulls.

Germany national team star and last season's NBA MVP, Dirk Nowitzki, added 25 points for Dallas, who won for just the third time in their last seven games.

In Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams secured their first win over Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat as both put together a double-double and combined for 48 points in the Utah Jazz's 110-101 victory.

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