DeRozan leads rally by Raptors
DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points, marking the first time he’s had that many in consecutive games, and the Toronto Raptors pulled off their 19th double-digit comeback of the season to beat the Heat 101-84 last night in Miami.
DeRozan shot 14-for-25 from the field and 12-for-13 from the line. He needed 38 shots to score 42 against Chicago on Tuesday.
Norman Powell scored 14 and Delon Wright added 13 for Toronto, which never led until midway through the third quarter. The Raptors allowed 33 points in the first quarter, then held Miami to 35 points over the next 27 minutes.
Playing with 13 stitches in his right hand, Hassan Whiteside scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Miami. Rodney McGruder and Goran Dragic each had 13 points for the Heat, with Dragic shooting just 5-for-18.
Nets 126, Suns 98 — Brook Lopez scored 19 points, K.J. McDaniels had a season-high 16 and host Brooklyn beat Phoenix to secure consecutive victories for the first time this season.
Trevor Booker added 14 points for the league-worst Nets, who beat Detroit on Tuesday.
Devin Booker scored 28 points and Marquese Chriss had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns. Alex Len had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Suns will take on the Celtics tonight at the Garden. It will be Phoenix’ fourth game of a six-game road trip.
Spurs 97, Grizzlies 90 — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points, Kawhi Leonard added 19 and host San Antonio beat Memphis in a possible first-round playoff preview.
San Antonio opened a four-game homestand by moving two games behind idle Golden State for the league’s best record. The Spurs (55-16) close the homestand against the Warriors (57-14) next Wednesday.
Memphis (40-32) is seventh in the Western Conference, which would result in a first-round matchup with San Antonio if the standings remain.
Mavericks 97, Clippers 95 — Harrison Barnes made the go-ahead basket, then stole the ball from Blake Griffin with 3.9 seconds left as host Dallas beat Los Angeles.
Barnes made a 14-foot jumper with 1:06 remaining for the game’s 11th lead change, making it 96-95. After he stripped Griffin, Wesley Matthews made a free throw with 0.9 seconds to play before J.J. Redick missed a 3-point attempt that would have won it at the buzzer.
Griffin scored 21 points, including nine in a row in the fourth quarter, but the Clippers had their three-game winning streak snapped. Dallas, battling from behind for a playoff berth, had lost 4-of-6. Trail Blazers 110, Knicks 95 — Damian Lillard scored 30 points and host Portland never trailed in a victory against New York.
Lillard had 15 in the first quarter as Portland opened a 14-point lead. The Blazers led by as much as 23 and moved within a game of the Denver Nuggets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points for the Knicks, who played without Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose.