Valanciunas leads Raps past Bulls
TORONTO Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 10 rebounds — and just the second three-point shot of his NBA career — as the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 119-114 on Tuesday.
DeMar DeRozan had 24 points for Toronto (6-4), while Kyle Lowry finished with 17 points and Serge Ibaka chipped in with 16.
Bobby Portis had 21 points to top the Bulls (2-7), while Robin Lopez had 20.
Valanciunas, who scored the first three-pointer of his five-season NBA career just last April, drilled the step-back three late in the first quarter, then calmly raised three fingers like he does it every day.
CAVALIERS 124, BUCKS 119
CLEVELAND — Kevin Love scored a season-high 32 points, LeBron James added 30 and the Cleveland Cavaliers withstood a 40-point performance by Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the Milwaukee Bucks.
PELICANS 117, PACERS 112
INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Davis had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Demarcus Cousins added 32 points and 13 boards and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers,
KNICKS 118, HORNETS 113
NEW YORK — Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:48 remaining, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets for their third straight victory.
MAVERICKS 113, WIZARDS 99
WASHINGTON — Harrison Barnes scored 31 points, rookie Dennis Smith Jr. had 22 and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a sixgame losing streak with a victory over John Wall and the Washington Wizards.