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TORONTO, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Baskets by Boris Diaw and D.J. White in the last minute Friday brought Charlotte a 98-91 win over Toronto and ended the Bobcats' club-record losing streak.
Charlotte had dropped 16 in a row, its most recent victory coming Jan. 14. Toronto joined Golden State, New York and Milwaukee as the only teams to have lost to the Bobcats this season.
Toronto had a one-point lead going into the fourth period, but trailed by two as the final minute began.
Diaw hit a jumper with 43 seconds left that gave Charlotte a 94-90 lead and White's layup with 16 seconds remaining pushed the Bobcats in front 96-91.
Jose Calderon then turned the ball over for Toronto and Corey Maggette's two free throws finished out the scoring.
Reggie Williams scored 22 points for Charlotte and Maggette had 16. The Bobcats made 50 percent of their shots from the field and took advantage of Toronto's 2-of-16 shooting from 3-point range.
The Raptors, who have lost four straight, were paced by DeMar DeRozan with 24 points. Charlotte will go after its first two-game winning streak of the season Sunday when it plays at Indiana.
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