Albuquerque Journal

Raptors tie club mark with 11th win in row

- ASSOCIATED PRESS

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan made the gamewinnin­g basket in overtime as the Toronto Raptors rallied to match the longest winning streak in franchise history, extending their season-best run to 11 by beating the Dallas Mavericks 122-115 on Friday night.

DeRozan scored 29 points and Jonas Valanciuna­s had 21 points as the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors won for the 18th time in 19 games. They improved to an NBA-best 29-5 at home.

Dallas had won three of four. Harrison Barnes scored 27 points for the Mavericks, Dennis Smith Jr. had 19 and J.J. Barea 18.

HEAT 92, LAKERS 91: In Los Angeles, Goran Dragic, who had a game-high 30 points, hit a short jumper with 15.2 seconds left to give Miami a victory over Los Angeles.

The Lakers had taken a 91-90 lead with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter when Kyle Kuzma hit a 3-pointer.

KINGS 98, WARRIORS 93: In Oakland, Calif., Buddy Hield made three free throws over the final 27.5 seconds and Willie Cauley-Stein had a late dunk as Sacramento won for the second time this season on Golden State’s home floor, beating a Warriors team missing its top three scorers.

Hield finished with 22 points off the bench. He also had seven assists and seven rebounds.

76ERS 120, NETS 116: In Philadelph­ia, Joel Embiid had 24 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, and Robert Covington hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 35.4 seconds left to lead Philadelph­ia to a victory over Brooklyn.

J.J. Redick added 23 points and Ben Simmons had 21 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for the 76ers, who pulled a half-game behind idle Washington for the fifth seed in the East.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored 21 points for the Nets (21-48), who lost their 19th in the last 22 games.

CELTICS 92, MAGIC 83: In Orlando, Fla., Terry Rozier and Greg Monroe each scored 17 points, helping Boston beat Orlando.

Boston stopped a two-game losing streak despite shooting just 37.8 percent from the field. Al Horford had 15 points for the Celtics, and Abdel Nader finished with 11.

Orlando lost for the sixth time in seven games. Reserve Shelvin Mack scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. Jonathon Simmons and D.J. Augustin had 13 apiece.

Boston opened a 26-point lead early in the second half before Orlando closed ground.

THUNDER 121, CLIPPERS 113: In Oklahoma City, Corey Brewer scored 22 points to help Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles.

Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his 22th triple-double of the season and the 101st of his career. Paul George scored 19 points and Steven Adams added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder.

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