NBA: Toronto 114, LA Clippers 92

Toronto, which is holding down the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, moved two full games in front of idle ninth-place Chicago for the final post-season berth. Both Toronto and Chicago have eight games remaining.

The Raptors remained two games behind seventh-place Charlotte, which defeated Philadelphia.

Bosh made 12-of-17 shots from the field and scored 34 points. The Raptors scored the final seven points of the third period to take a six-point advantage into the final quarter and then limited the Clippers to 17 points over the final 12 minutes.

Andrea Bargnani added 21 points for the Raptors and Sonny Weems made all of his eight attempts from the floor to score 17.

Los Angeles, which has lost three in a row and 13 out of 15, was led by 22 points from Chris Kaman.

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