TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell ripped into

his players at halftime after they fell behind to an injury-ravaged

team that played a double overtime game the night before.

Whatever he said, worked.

Chris Bosh had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Mike James added 24

points as Toronto rallied for a 95-86 victory over the Charlotte

Bobcats on Wednesday night.

The Raptors seemed to take the undermanned Bobcats lightly as

they trailed by 12 points at halftime. Fans booed the Raptors in

the final seconds of the half as Charlotte finished the second

quarter on a 10-0 run that included four layups.

"The fans were booing us and we understood why," Mitchell

said. "It's not important what I said or how I said it. It's just

the fact our guys came out and played better and did what we needed

to do to win the game."

Morris Peterson had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors,

who have won six of eight.

Bosh said Mitchell ripped them for their slow start -- a trend

this season.

"He had his choice words," Bosh said. "They seemed like they

wanted the game more than we did, so we had to come out in the

second half with intensity."

Jumaine Jones had 17 points for the Bobcats, who were missing

Emeka Okafor (sprained ankle), Kareem Rush (sprained ankle), Sean

May (sore right knee) and Melvin Ely (sprained ankle).

Point guard Brevin Knight didn't play in the second half because

of back spasms.

Charlotte beat Houston in double overtime on Tuesday, and the

Bobcats seemed to tire in the final minutes as Toronto finished the

game on a 11-1 run.

"We don't have any excuses. We just didn't get it done at

winning time," Charlotte coach Bernie Bickerstaff said.

James started the run with two free throws, giving Toronto the

lead for good with 2:12 left

Peterson followed with a key 3-pointer that gave Toronto an

89-85 lead with 1:25 remaining.

After Bosh made two free throws, James had a steal and a

fastbreak layup to make it 93-85 with 58 seconds left.

Toronto outscored Charlotte 32-23 in the fourth quarter.

"It's real tough. We have been playing short-handed for a

while, but we still have come up with a couple of victories, so

that's no excuse," Jones said. "We just didn't make plays down

the stretch."

The Raptors went on a season-high five-game winning streak

before losing two in a row....

Game notes
The Bobcats have lost five of six. ... Okafor, the reigning

NBA rookie of the year, had to be helped from the floor in the

second overtime after scoring 21 points Tuesday night. Okafor, who

returned Tuesday after an eight-game absence with a sprained ankle,

reinjured himself when he stepped on someone's foot and was on

crutches after the game.