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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paul George dives for the ball with Portland Trail Blazers forward Al- Farouq Aminu during an NBA game. 125 victory on Tuesday.
Leonard, who had averaged just over 17 points per game in his previous four appearances, went 50 percent from the field to lead the scoring for the Raptors. The win boosted the Raptors to 42- 16, to see them keep pace with the Milwaukee Bucks at the top of the Eastern Conference.
Leonard was one of six Raptors players to make double figures, with Serge Ibaka adding 18 points and Pascal Siakam 17 points. New arrival Marc Gasol added 16 points from the bench in his 22 minutes on court.
Brooklyn, who fell to 2929 with the defeat, were led by the in- form D’Angelo Russell with 28 points. Russell, who is gearing up for his All- Star debut next week, also had a mammoth 14 assists and seven rebounds but ultimately was unable to drag his team over the line.
Joe Harris had 24 points for Brooklyn while Allen Crabbe had 22 off the bench.
In Chicago meanwhile, Giannis Antetokounmpo warmed up for the All- Star week with a 29- point haul to help Milwaukee power to a 112- 99 win over the Bulls.
Antetokounmpo also had 17 rebounds and eight assists in the win which sees the Bucks remain on top of the Eastern Conference with 42 wins and 14 defeats. Oklahoma City Thunder meanwhile had a 47- point performance from Paul George at the centre of their 120- 111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Mumbai City FC’s Modou Sougou.