Raptors surge in third to top N.Y.
Anunoby’s 36 sparks Toronto; Barrett scores 27 for Knicks
OG Anunoby scored a career-high 36 points and the Toronto Raptors won their fourth straight by beating the New York Knicks 113-104 on Monday night in the 75th anniversary of the NBA’S first game.
Gary Trent Jr. added 26 points for the Raptors, who surged into the lead by outscoring the Knicks 38-22 in the third quarter. Fred Vanvleet had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
The Raptors took the lead for good during the period when Svi Mykhailiuk’s 3pointer made it 68-66 — the same score by which the Knicks beat the Toronto Huskies on Nov. 1, 1946, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Mykhailiuk finished with 15 points in place of Scottie Barnes, who was leading all rookies with 18.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. He has a sprained right thumb.
RJ Barrett scored 27 points for the Knicks, who were trying for their first 6-1 start since 2012-13. Julius Randle had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
The Raptors made seven 3-pointers in the third quarter after hitting just five in the first half.
Anunoby and Vanvleet each scored 10 in the period, and Toronto kept a doubledigit lead for most of the fourth quarter.
Bulls 128, Celtics 114: Demar Derozan scored 37 points and Chicago rallied from a 19-point, second-half deficit to beat Boston and improve to 6-1 for the season. Zach Lavine scored 26 points and Nikola Vucevic had 11 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Bulls, who outscored Boston 39-11 in the fourth quarter to turn a 14-point lead into a 14-point victory. Jaylen Brown scored 28 for the Celtics, who have lost three in a row and left their home court to boos after falling to 2-5 in new coach Ime Udoka’s first season. Al Horford had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum scored 20 for Boston.
Pacers 131, Spurs 118: Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Myles Turner added 19 points to lead Indiana past struggling San Antonio. It was a welcome change for the Pacers, who snapped a four-game losing streak and won for just the second time in eight games under new coach Rick Carlisle. Dejounte Murray finished with 16 points and Derrick White had 13 to lead San Antonio. The Spurs have lost four of their last five with the only win coming Saturday at defending NBA champion Milwaukee.
Cavaliers 113, Hornets 110: Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 16 rebounds as Cleveland held off a frantic fourthquarter rally by Charlotte and close out a five-game trip on a positive note. Lauri Markkanen scored 21 points, Evan Mobley added 15 points and 10 rebounds and Darius Garland had 16 points — including two clutch free throws with 14.9 seconds left — as the Cavaliers went 3-2 on the road. Lamelo Ball finished with 30 points to lead Charlotte.
76ers 113, Trail Blazers 103: Seth Curry stepped up in Joel Embiid’s absence (resting), scoring 23 points — including several key buckets late — to lead short-handed Philadelphia over Portland.
Hawks 118, Wizards 111: Trae Young scored 26 points, Clint Capela had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Atlanta beat Washington. Shenendehowa graduate Kevin Huerter didn’t play for Atlanta.