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NBA: Toronto 101, Houston 97 (2OT)

TORONTO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Chris Bosh had season highs of 25 points and nine rebounds Sunday as the Toronto Raptors rallied for a 101-97 double-overtime win over the Houston Rockets.

Bosh, the fourth overall pick in this year's draft, scored the game-tying points at the end of regulation and in the first overtime. The 6-11 forward scored nine of Toronto's last 11 points.

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He sank his first career three-pointer to pull Toronto into an 83-83 tie with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, and made a pair of free throws to forge an 89-89 tie with 38 seconds left in the first overtime.

Vince Carter finished with 18 points and nine assists and Antonio Davis added 13 points for the Raptors, who returned from a winless three-game road trip to improve to 5-0 at the Air Canada Centre.

Steve Francis had 25 points and seven assists and Yao Ming added 20 and 12 rebounds, but the Rockets lost for a fourth straight time to the Raptors.

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