Boston Herald

Red-hot Raptors win again

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Pascal Siakam had 37 points and 12 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Phoenix Suns 118-101 on Friday night for their 16th victory in 17 games.

After Toronto’s franchiser­ecord 15-game winning streak ended with a loss at Brooklyn in the final game before the All-Star break, the Raptors bounced back by starting the second half with their eighth consecutiv­e home victory.

Cavaliers 113, Wizards 108 —

Collin Sexton scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Cavaliers rallied to win in their first game under interim coach J.B. Bickerstaf­f.

Cedi Osman added 16 points and Darius Garland had 15 to help the Cavaliers win back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 9-11. After those wins, they lost 13 of 15 heading into the AllStar break, resulting in firstyear head coach John Beilein’s resignatio­n.

Bradley Beal had 26 points for Washington.

Mavericks 122, Magic 106 —

Luka Doncic nearly had a triple-double, finishing with 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.

Maxi Kleber added a career-high 26 points off the bench as the Mavericks improved to 19-8 on the road this season. They won just 18 road games combined the last two seasons. Kristaps Porzingis chipped in 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 28 points.

Pacers 106, Knicks 98 — T.J. Warren had 27 points and eight rebounds, and Domantas Sabonis added 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers, who won their second straight after a six-game losing streak.

Thunder 113, Nuggets 101 —

Chris Paul scored 29 points, and Steven Adams had 19 points and 17 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which has won 11 of their past 14 games.

Nikola Jokic scored 32 points for Denver.

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