Raptors clinch with OT win in Detroit

DETROIT DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points, then fed Fred VanVleet for the tiebreaking jumper from the left corner with 1.1 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 121-119 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

The Raptors became the first NBA team to clinch a playoff berth this season. Toronto trailed by 17 in the second quarter but was able to outlast Blake Griffin and the Pistons in a backand-forth thriller.

With the score tied late in overtime, Detroit’s Reggie Bullock missed from the perimeter. DeRozan pushed the ball up the court and found VanVleet open in the corner. His shot from just inside the 3point line gave Toronto the lead.

Griffin, who had tied the game with less than a second remaining in regulation, missed a 3-pointer on the final possession of overtime.

The game’s most spectacular highlight came after Griffin’s three-point play put Detroit ahead 112-111 with 10.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Toronto was out of timeouts, but the Pistons lost DeRozan near midcourt, and he went all the way in for a dunk with 4.6 seconds left, drawing a foul in the process.

His free throw put the Raptors up by two, but Griffin scored inside with 0.9 seconds left to tie it.

ROCKETS 110, BUCKS 99

MILWAUKEE — James Harden scored 26 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks for their 17th straight victory.

JAZZ 104, PACERS 84

INDIANAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Donovan Mitchell added 20 points and six assists in Utah’s victory over Indiana.

Myles Turner led Indiana with 24 points.

BULLS 119, GRIZZLIES 110

CHICAGO — Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn added 21 apiece and Chicago handed Memphis its 15th straight loss.