Bosh injured, Cavaliers beat Raptors
Published:Wednesday | April 7, 2010 | 1:43 PM
The Toronto Raptors lost All-Star forward Chris Bosh to a broken bone in his face and saw their NBA playoff hopes dented with a 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers last night.
Bosh was accidentally struck by a stray elbow from Cleveland\'s Antawn Jamison in the third minute. Bosh, who had blood dripping from his nose and mouth as he was assisted from the floor, suffered a maxilla and nasal fracture to the right side of his face and was to stay in hospital overnight.
Jamison scored 20 points, 12 in the third when Cavaliers opened a double-digit lead and Anthony Parker had a season-high 18 as the team won an 11th straight home game.
Jarrett Jack scored 23 for the Raptors, whose defeat clinched a playoff spot for the Miami Heat.
In Salt Lake City, Deron Williams scored a career-high 42 points, including a go-ahead shot with 1.1seconds left in overtime as Utah Jazz pulled into second place in the Western Conference with a thrilling 140-139 victory over Oklahoma City.
Other winners last night were Charlotte Bobcats, Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets,New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards.