Pacers use late flurry to beat Raptors
Malcolm Brogdon scored a career-high 36 points and Myles Turner scored 11 of his 21 in the final 8 1/2 minutes Monday night to help the Indiana Pacers pull away for a 129-114 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Brogdon also had nine assists and seven rebounds, a day after his poorest game of the season. Jeremy Lamb matched his season-high with 22 points as Indiana earned a split in the twogame set against the Raptors. The Pacers won this one despite losing All-Star forward Damontis
Sabonis to a bruised left knee in the first half. Toronto was led by Fred VanVleet’s 25 points and six rebounds. Norman Powell scored 24 points.
The Raptors rallied from a 70-60 halftime deficit and tied the score at 86-all in the third quarter. They eventually took a 102-100 lead on Kyle Lowry’s go-ahead dunk with 9:46 to go in the fourth. It didn’t last long.
Goga Bitadze tied the score on Indiana’s next possession, Turner broke the tie by making 1 of 2 free throws and then fueled a decisive 12-4 run with his late scoring flurry. Brogdon sealed the win with late free throws.
NETS 98, HEAT 85
NEW YORK — James Harden and Kevin Durant each scored 20 points despite three relatively quiet quarters, and the Brooklyn Nets broke away with a big run in the fourth to beat Miami.
Kyrie Irving added 16 points for the Nets, who completed a sweep of the Heat in two games that couldn’t have been more different. Brooklyn won 128-124 on Saturday, then took the rematch despite barely topping its lowest-scoring game of the season.
PISTONS 119, 76ERS 104 DETROIT —
Delon Wright scored a career-high 28 points and Wayne Ellington had another impressive shooting night for Detroit, leading the Pistons past Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia. Kyrie Irving added 16 points for the Nets.
MAGIC 117, HORNETS 108
ORLANDO, Fla. — Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points and rookie point guard Cole Anthony added a career-high 21 points as Orlando topped Charlotte.
Orlando snapped a two-game losing streak in the win.