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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Gerald Henderson didnt tinker with his
shot after making just 31 per cent from the field in his
first four games this season. "I started out the first
three games horribly shooting-wise, but looking at my
shots with Coach, I shot all good shots -- shots that I
regularly shoot -- they just werent falling," Henderson
said. That all changed Wednesday night. Henderson broke
out of his mini-slump with a season-high 23 points, and
the surprising Charlotte Bobcats defeated the Toronto
Raptors 92-90. Henderson had made only 15 of 49 shots in
the first four games since signing an $18 million, three-
year contract in the off-season. But he hit six of his
first seven against Toronto and finished 10 of 17 from
the field. Bobcats coach Steve Clifford never lost faith
in Henderson. "Everything he does on the floor makes
sense to me, on both ends of the floor," Clifford said.
"Hes a prideful guy and he wants to win. Hes not going to
blow a set. Everything hes supposed to do, he does."
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 14 points to help the
Bobcats win on back-to-back nights. They beat the Knicks
in New York on Tuesday. Second-year guard Jeffery Taylor
continued to give the Bobcats (3-2) quality minutes off
the bench, scoring 13 points. Josh McRoberts added 13
points and five assists. Rudy Gay led the Raptors with 20
points. Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Raptors had a chance to steal this one. They were
trailing 92-90 when DeMar DeRozan drove the lane, but his
shot was rejected by Bismack Biyombo and the Bobcats
grabbed the loose ball with 27 seconds remaining. "I
should have tried to be more aggressive," DeRozan said.
"At least tried to make the ref make the call. Ill take
that. Im kind of upset at myself for that decision, that
I tried to kind of shy away from the contact." Toronto
didnt foul the Bobcats on their final possession, and
when Hendersons long 3-pointer hit off the rim there
wasnt enough time for Toronto to corral the loose ball
and call timeout. "Yeah, I was surprised" they didnt call
timeout, Henderson said. The Bobcats have won five
straight home games dating to last season. Charlotte shot
75 per cent from the field in the first quarter to build
a 32-18 lead. Henderson led the way, knocking down six
jumpers in the opening 10 minutes, most of those around
the top of the key. The Raptors appeared to be playing
off Henderson, daring him to shoot. The former Duke star
responded again and again, going 7 of 10 from the floor
in the first half. "Our approach in the first quarter was
very unlike us," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "We did
not play the way we did the last three quarters. This is
a great learning lesson for us. Never leave winning the
game to the last couple of possessions." Charlotte cooled
off considerably in the second quarter and the Raptors
fought back to tie it 53-all at halftime behind nine
points from Tyler Hansbrough and a pair of 3-pointers
from DeRozan. With Kidd-Gilchrist on the bench with five
fouls, Taylor and McRoberts picked up the slack in the
third. After blowing a 16-point first-half lead,
Charlotte got a boost from McRoberts, who turned the
momentum of the game with a solid stretch that included a
dunk, a 3-pointer and two no-look passes for easy
baskets. The Raptors struggled at times with turnovers,
committing 13 that led to 18 Bobcats points. Kemba
Walker, who came in averaging more than 18 points per
game, had a quiet night. He played after an MRI on his
shoulder Wednesday revealed no damage from a collision
Tuesday night with Metta World Peace. Walker finished 2
of 13 from the field for five points but said after the
game his shoulder felt fine. "Anytime you can win a back-
to-back in this league, thats never easy," Clifford said.
"This is a good win." NOTES: The Bobcats played again
without centre Al Jefferson, their top free-agent pickup.
He is nursing an ankle injury. ... Henderson has scored
in double digits in 28 of his last 29 games for the
Bobcats. ... Gay has reached double digits in all five
games this season. ... It was Charlottes sixth straight
win at home against the Raptors.
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moment, Jason LaBarbera was heading to a Halloween party
with his minor-league teammates. Two hours of sleep and
two long flights later, he was in Denver to serve as a
backup for the Anaheim Ducks.And then, just before the
opening faceoff, he was told he would be starting in net
— his first NHL game since last December.The emergency
goalie came to the rescue, too, stopping 16 shots as the
Ducks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Sunday
night.This wasnt exactly what LaBarbera was envisioning
even 12 hours earlier.All of it is kind of goofy,
LaBarbera said. Ive been around a lot, but Ive never had
to deal with something like this.LaBarbera made an
unexpected start after he arrived earlier Sunday from
Norfolk of the AHL. He was supposed to be the backup in
place of Frederik Andersen, who was scratched due to leg
tightness.He got the start when John Gibson sustained a
lower-body injury in warmups. Things got so crazy that
goaltending consultant Dwayne Roloson even dressed, and
was the backup in case something happened to LaBarbera.No
need to worry, though. LaBarbera was on his game, even if
he allowed a fluky goal early. That was just
nerves.LaBarbera showed no signs of fatigue, even if he
was playing for a third straight night. He made 36 saves
and earned two wins for Norfolk over the weekend. He
carried that momentum to Sunday and earned his first NHL
victory since Oct. 7, 2013, when he was with Edmonton.Im
still in la-la land, LaBarbera said.Defencemen Hampus
Lindholm and Cam Fowler scored their first goals of the
season 1:44 apart in the second period to give the Ducks
a lead that LaBarbera protected. Corey Perry also scored
for the Ducks, who went 3-1 on a four-game trip.Dennis
Everberg scored his first NHL goal, and Nathan MacKinnon
added another for weary Colorado, which also lost at St.
Louis in a shootout on Saturday.Colorado didnt really
challenge LaBarbera all that often, especially in the
second period when the team was outshot 12-2.Two shots on
a guy, who obviously got called up at the last second,
isnt good enough, forward Matt Duchene said. We just lost
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had their chances to tie it late. Anaheims Francois
Beauchemin drew a high-sticking penalty with 3:07
remaining, and Semyon Varlamov went to the bench for an
extra skater, giving the Avs a 6-on-4 opportunity. But
Colorado couldnt capitalize.Its not always going to go
our way, and its when things are not going our way we try
to force plays, push plays, coach Patrick Roy said. This
is where we get into trouble.Varlamov was kept busy all
night, making one sprawling save after another. He
couldnt help the Avalanche procure a point, though, the
first time in seven games the Avalanche failed to get at
least one.Varlamov finished with 30 saves.Anaheim
dominated the second period, with Lindholm scoring on a
pass from Patrick Maroon, who was behind the net.Moments
later, Fowler gave the Ducks a 3-2 lead by driving in on
Varlamov, faking one way and tapping the puck into the
net with the goalie on the ice.Colorado got on the board
2:18 in when Everberg banked a shot off the boards and
back to himself in order to get around a defenceman. He
then lined a shot that squeezed past LaBarberas pads.A
quirky goal that could have rattled LaBarbera, but
didnt.Ive been around enough. You just kind of realize
the circumstances and go, OK, whatever. This is really
goofy, but keep playing. Dont worry about it, LaBarbera
said.As for what is next with LaBarbera, well, he wasnt
quite sure. Is he heading back to Anaheim with the team?
Im assuming so. But I dont know, he said.Ducks coach
Bruce Boudreau eased his mind.Until we get both goalies
healthy, hes with us, Boudreau said.NOTES: Anaheim D
Bryan Allen (lower-body injury) joined the team, but
remains on the injured list. He has been in Norfolk on a
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