Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan (10) and Charlotte Bobcats' Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) chase a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, March 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
March 20, 2013 - 6:53 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Byron Mullens scored 25 points, Gerald Henderson had another solid all-around game and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Toronto Raptors 107-101 on Wednesday night to win consecutive games for the first time since mid-November.
Mullens scored 12 points in the fourth quarter. The reserve made his final eight free throws, including four with less than 13 seconds to go as Charlotte won its third straight at home.
Henderson scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and added seven rebounds and five assists, continuing the best stretch of his four-year NBA career. Henderson came in averaging 23 points on 49 per cent shooting over the past six games and has now scored at least 20 points in five of the last seven games.
Rudy Gay had 25 points for the Raptors.
News from © The Associated Press, 2013