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Celtics bounce back from worse loss of season to beat Warriors BOSTON (AP) – Ricky Davis scored 21 points and added seven assists Monday night, and the Boston Celtics recovered from their worst loss of the season by beating the Golden State Warriors 109-98.

Paul Pierce added 19 points and nine rebounds for Boston, which had lost four of its previous five games, including a 32-point loss to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Marcus Banks scored 16 points in his first start of the season because point guard Delonte West was scratched with dizziness.

Troy Murphy had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors.

Raptors 92, Magic 90

ORLANDO, Fla. – Morris Peterson scored 19 points, including a clinching 3-pointer with 8 seconds left, as Toronto beat Orlando to snap a three-game losing streak.

Bobcats 106, Kings 103

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Primoz Brezec scored five of his 26 points in overtime to help Charlotte beat Sacramento.

The win was costly for the Bobcats, who lost forward Emeka Okafor and guard Kareem Rush to injuries during the game.

Okafor left with what appeared to be a seriously sprained right ankle late in the third quarter and Rush played just seven minutes before leaving with a strained left index finger.

They were crippling injuries to a team already playing without starting point guard Brevin Knight (arm injury) and forward Melvin Ely (flu). Okafor, Ely and Rush are all expected to miss Tuesday night’s game in Chicago.

Gerald Wallace finished with 15 points for Charlotte. Raymond Felton, making his second start of the season in place of Knight, returned from an early ankle sprain to contribute 14 points, nine assists and a 19-foot jumper to open the overtime period.

Shareer Abdur-Rahim finished with 32 points to lead the Kings, who lost their third consecutive game.

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