Albuquerque Journal

Miami snaps Toronto’s 12-game home win streak; Lakers top Kings

- ASSOCIATED PRESS TRAIL BLAZERS THUNDER 106: 117, MAVERICKS 114, MAGIC 99: LAKERS 99, KINGS 86:

TORONTO — Wayne Ellington made a go-ahead driving layup with less than a second remaining as the Miami Heat stopped Toronto’s 12-game home winning streak with a 90-89 victory over the Raptors on Tuesday night.

It was the only basket of the second half for Ellington, who finished with 15 points.

Goran Dragic had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Miami extended its season-best winning streak to five. Bam Adebayo had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and Hassan Whiteside collected 13 points and 15 boards for the Heat, which had dropped its previous five visits to Toronto.

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points as the Raptors lost for the first time in six games and failed to break the franchise record for consecutiv­e home victories.

In Oklahoma City, C.J. McCollum had 27 points and seven assists as Portland beat Oklahoma City in the opener of a fourgame trip.

Shabazz Napier added 21 points, and Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which moved past Oklahoma City into second in the Northwest Division standings with its seventh win in its last nine games against the Thunder.

Portland has won four of five overall despite playing most of that stretch without star guard Damien Lillard, who sat out for the seventh time in the past nine games with a left calf strain.

Russell Westbrook had 22 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City, which has dropped off after playing well for most of December. The Thunder has dropped four of six, with three of those losses coming at home.

In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki and rookie Dennis Smith Jr. each scored 20 points as Dallas stopped a three-game slide by beating Orlando.

Wesley Matthews had 16 points for Dallas, which got its first win since Dec. 31. Harrison Barnes and Yogi Ferrell scored 15 points apiece, and J.J. Barea had 12 assists and eight points for the Mavs.

Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle earned his 708th career win, moving past John MacLeod for 17th in NBA history. Next up for Carlisle is Gene Shue, who has 784 wins.

Aaron Gordon scored 19 points for Orlando, which has lost five in a row.

In Los Angeles, Julius Randle had a team-high 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead Los Angeles past Sacramento.

Lonzo Ball added 11 rebounds for LA, scoring five points on 2-for-10 shooting from the field.

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