Chris Bosh scored 22 points to become the leading scorer in Raptors history and lead Toronto to a 91-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
Bosh, who also had 15 rebounds, made a jumper from the top of the key with 1:39 left in the third quarter to eclipse Vince Carter's mark of 9,420 points. Bosh, who now has 9,428 points, was honoured with a video tribute and standing ovation at the end of the quarter.
Jarrett Jack scored 16 points, Andrea Bargnani had 15 and DeMar DeRozan 11 for Toronto, which has won six of seven and ended the Spurs' winning streak at five games.
Tony Parker scored 23 points, and Tim Duncan had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a rare reserve appearance. Richard Jefferson scored 12 for the Spurs, who had won 11 of 13.
San Antonio finished 16 for 27 at the free throw line, with Parker missing five and Duncan four.
Toronto led 67-55 heading into the fourth quarter, but Duncan cut the lead to 81-78 on a three-point play with 2:32 left. Jack and Parker each scored before Bosh's driving layup made it 85-80 with 56 seconds remaining.
Duncan missed a pair from the line but San Antonio got the ball back after a Jack miss and Keith Bogans hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, cutting it to 85-83. Bosh, Marco Belinelli and Antoine Wright sealed it at the line, each making two free throws in the final 11 seconds.
Toronto avenged a 131-124 loss to the Spurs on Nov. 9, San Antonio's highest scoring game of the season. Parker and Duncan missed that one with injuries but Manu Ginobili scored 36 points. Ginobili was held in check in this one, scoring just five points and making only one of eight attempts.
Duncan, San Antonio's leading scorer, came off the bench for just the second time in his career and the first time since 2004. He scored 23 points in 36 minutes in Saturday's win at Washington.
Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu missed the game with flulike symptoms and was replaced by Wright.
Parker shot 6 for 7 and scored 12 points in the first quarter, but the rest of the Spurs went 3 for 17 as Toronto led 27-19 after one.
San Antonio's shooting woes continued in the second. Duncan made two free throws to snap a 6:37 scoreless streak, and the Spurs went more than nine minutes between field goals, missing their first seven attempts before a Duncan turnaround hook shot with 4:53 left.
Toronto led 48-34 at the half.
NOTES: Raptors coach Jay Triano said he expects point guard Jose Calderon will return to the lineup Wednesday at Orlando. Calderon (sore left hip) has missed 12 of the past 13 games. ... DeRozan converted a second quarter alley-oop after Jack's pass bounced off the backboard. ... Nursing a sore left knee, Duncan had 22 points and 10 rebounds off the bench in a March 18, 2004, victory over Minnesota, the only other time in his career he didn't start.
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