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CHARLOTTE -- Emeka Okafor had 19 points and 16 rebounds, Vladimir Radmanovic hit three fourth-quarter 3-pointers in his Charlotte debut, and the Bobcats pulled away from the road-weary Los Angeles Clippers for a 94-73 win Monday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Boris Diaw and Raymond Felton added 15 points apiece for the injury-riddled Bobcats, who depended on Radmanovic two days after he was acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Despite not having practiced with his new team, Radmanovic hit two long jumpers in a 15-2 run that broke open a close game. He added another 3 to put Charlotte ahead 88-70 with four minutes left.

After Baron Davis' jumper cut Charlotte's lead to 67-63, Radmanovic hit a three that began the Bobcats' surge. After missing his first two shots -- one an air ball -- he finished 5-of-10 from the field and was 3-for-5 from 3-point range.

The Bobcats, already missing starters Gerald Wallace (rib, lung) and Raja Bell (groin), were without forward Juwan Howard (sore toe).

It led to some strange sights, with DeSagana Diop starting at center and Okafor moving to power forward.

Radmanovic, seldom used by the Lakers of late, was traded Saturday for Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown. He became the 23rd player to appear in a game for Charlotte this season late in the first quarter.

Less than a minute later, the small crowd began to stir as Sean May took off his warmups and jogged to the scorer's table. The injury-plagued former first-round pick hadn't played since Dec. 11 because coach Larry Brown wanted him to lose weight.

"Sean May!" one fan near the court shouted in amazement.

May played seven minutes and didn't score.

L.A. CLIPPERS -- Thornton 3-13 0-0 6, Randolph 9-18 2-7 20, Camby 3-8 2-2 8, Gordon 7-13 3-5 17, B.Davis 1-7 1-1 3, R.Davis 1-6 2-2 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Jordan 1-2 0-0 2, Novak 5-8 0-0 13, Samb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 10-17 73.

CHARLOTTE -- Diaw 7-11 0-0 15, Okafor 8-14 3-4 19, Diop 2-6 0-2 4, Augustin 7-10 2-2 17, Felton 6-16 2-4 15, Radmanovic 5-10 0-0 13, May 0-1 0-0 0, Mohammed 1-1 1-2 3, Martin 2-4 2-2 6, Ajinca 1-2 0-0 2, Singletary 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-75 10-16 94.

L.A. Clippers 21 22 18 12 -- 73

Charlotte 22 24 21 27 -- 94

3-point goals--L.A. Clippers 3-16 (Novak 3-6, Randolph 0-1, Gordon 0-2, R.Davis 0-3, B.Davis 0-4), Charlotte 6-13 (Radmanovic 3-5, Felton 1-2, Diaw 1-2, Augustin 1-2, Martin 0-1, Ajinca 0-1). Rebounds--L.A. Clippers 45 (Camby 11), Charlotte 51 (Okafor 16). Assists--L.A. Clippers 20 (B.Davis 8), Charlotte 27 (Diaw 9). Total Fouls--L.A. Clippers 15, Charlotte 22. A--10,852 .