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NBA: Toronto 97, Washington 96

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Published: April 13, 2009 at 10:39 PM

WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Chris Bosh, who had 25 points and 15 rebounds, hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left Monday to enable Toronto to beat Washington 97-96.

Jose Calderon took an inbound pass and dribbled to the left before passing an open Bosh. Caron Butler's reverse layup during Washington's ensuing possession hit off the bottom of the backboard.

Shawn Marion had 25 points and 15 rebounds for the Raptors.

Butler had 28 points and nine rebounds for Washington. Antawn Jamison added 23 points for the Wizards.

The Raptors were trailing by 13 points, 93-80, with 6:30 remaining in the game.

The Wizards have reached agreement with Flip Saunders to become their head coach, Yahoo! Sports reported Monday.

Saunders coached Detroit for three seasons, from the 2005 to 2008, with the Pistons reaching the East finals each season. He coached the Minnesota Timberwolves from 1995-96 to 2004-05.

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