Ramon Sessions hit a 16-footer with 28 seconds remaining, and the Charlotte Bobcats made a late defensive stand to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors, 98-97, Wednesday night for their fifth victory in the last six games.
Toronto had four shots to win it, but two resulted in blocks, and Andrea Bargnani's baseline jumper fell short as time expired.
Kemba Walker had 19 points and seven assists for the Bobcats, while Sessions and Camden native Michael Kidd-Gilchrist each scored 14 points.
Former 76er Kyle Korver hit a long three-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks beat visiting Washington, 101-100, extending the Wizards' franchise-worst start to 0-10.
Elsewhere: Andre Iguodala had 18 points and nine rebounds to spoil Kevin Love's surprise season debut in the Denver Nuggets' 101-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Five weeks after he broke his right hand, Love scored 34 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. . . . LeBron James had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added 28 more points, and the host Miami Heat scored the first six points of overtime in beating the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-106. . . . Tony Parker scored a season-high 26 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the host Boston Celtics, 112-100. . . . Andrew Nicholson scored 15 points as the Orlando Magic used a 21-0 run to open the third quarter of a 90-74 victory over the visiting Detroit Pistons.
Brooklyn Nets forward Reggie Evans is the first player to be fined by the NBA for flopping, penalized $5,000 for a second offense. He was punished after exaggerating light contact from the Lakers' Metta World Peace on Tuesday night. Evans had received a warning for going down with little or no contact while battling for a rebound against Boston on Nov. 15.
The Celtics waived center Darko Milicic, ending the No. 2 pick in the 2003 draft's brief stay with the team. General manager Danny Ainge said Milicic had asked for his release to deal with a personal matter.
Dallas forward Troy Murphy made his first start in 11 games since joining the Mavericks and played nearly 18 minutes, but didn't return after halftime because of an upper- respiratory illness.
Although Mike D'Antoni is still unsteady after knee surgery this month, he coached the Los Angeles Lakers to a 95-90 win Tuesday that snapped the Brooklyn Nets' five-game winning streak. Eight months after leaving the New York Knicks, he seemed thrilled to be making his sideline debut with the Lakers.
Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored 25 points.
- Associated Press
