For the second time in four days, the Charlotte Bobcats defeated the Orlando Magic, this time 108-94 on the road.

Emeka Okafor had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats.

The Magic have lost nine of their last 10 and are now a game and a half out of the playoffs.

``We need some leadership both from the coaching staff and our veterans to say 'Hey, listen, we still have a lot of games left,' `` said Magic coach Chris Jent, 1-3 since taking over for Johnny Davis. ``People are writing us off, but stranger things have happened. We have to not feel sorry for ourselves but go out there and play a game we love.''

``This game shows we're learning, we're evolving,'' Okafor said. ``We've been in situations like this before and learned from our mistakes. We never panicked, we never rushed, we stayed poised the whole way.''