Lin scores 35 as Hornets beat Raptors in overtime

Plenty of college teams just happened to be in the stands Friday night.

Bosh, in his 13th season and the sixth, since he left Toronto to join LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and form that super trio had faced his old team 12 times since leaving Toronto and was a flawless 12-0.

Charlotte improved to 15-10 while Toronto fell to 16-11.

Unfortunately for Toronto, the referees quickly waved off the bucket, as Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and coach Dwane Casey could be seen calling for a timeout as soon as DeRozan got possession of the ball. Each of Miami’s last seven three-game winning streaks has now been immediately followed by a loss, including three already this season.

The night began, like it was going to be one of those turn-back-the-clock nights for Scola who scored the Raptors first nine points and had 12 six minutes into the game.

In 33 minutes of play, Dragic collected 18 points (8-of-13 shooting) and five assists. Wade (18.4 points) and Chris Bosh (17.3 points, 8.4 rebounds) continue to put up solid numbers as the Heat waits for a third consistent scoring force. “We want to attack the paint, for whatever reason, we got caught up in that game”.

He’s conditioned well enough to have played over 47 minutes Thursday.

It hasn’t helped that they’re playing without starters Jonas Valanciunas (finger) and DeMarre Carroll (knee), the team’s third and fourth leading scorers.

In the win, Hassan Whiteside led the Heat with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Kyle Lowry of the Raptors had 15 points, six rebounds and eight assists in the loss.

“I’m not anxious about when this team is on edge after we’ve lost a couple or lost a close one or anything like that”, Bosh said.

With Lowry picking up his game, the Raptors moved to a 94-89 lead with 5:26 to play. It’s time to find what makes them successful from the get-go.

Lin is no longer just a pick-and-roll point guard with a turnover problem.

Everyone to step onto the court for the Heat had a negative rating last night except for Beno Udrih, who had a neutral rating of zero, meaning when he was on the court, the Heat scored just as many points as the Raptors, according to the league’s website. DeRozan got it and made a jumper moments later as part of Toronto’s big run.

Heat: Wade continued polishing his resume, with his first point of the second half moving him past Bob Lanier (19,248) for 46th on the NBA’s career scoring list. He started this season 54th…. Heat ended up having to go 10 deep in the first quarter. Sacramento had won three straight contests – all at home – before losing at Minnesota 99-95 on Friday for its ninth defeat in 11 road outings this season. It is exactly what he needed to do to establish himself once and for all as the kind of player who can contribute on a good team in a significant role.