Nurseless Raptors prevail

Norman Powell scored 30 points, Kyle Lowry had a triple-double and the depleted Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 122-111 on Friday night.

The Raptors were without head coach Nick Nurse, five assistant coaches and starting forward Pascal Siakam in accordance with the NBA’s health and safety protocols regarding the coronavirus. Assistant coach Sergio Scariolo directed the team. He had been away from the Raptors while coaching Spain in FIBA’s EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers and just cleared quarantine Friday.

Lowry had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Raptors hand the Rockets their 10th straight loss.

Heat 124, Jazz 116 — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 33 points, Goran Dragic tied his season best with 26 and Miami help on to beat NBA-leading Utah, handing the Jazz their third loss in their last 25 games.

Clippers 119, Grizzlies 99 — Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, Lou Williams added 17 and Los Angeles beat Memphis to split a two-game series.

Suns 106, Bulls 97 — Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton each scored 22 points and Phoenix rallied to beat Chicago.

Thunder 118, Hawks 109 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 24 points and Oklahoma City beat Atlanta after changing uniforms at halftime because a mix-up left the teams wearing similar colors at the start.

Kings 110, Pistons 107 —

De’Aaron Fox scored 27 points and Sacramento beat Detroit to snap a nine-game losing streak.

Jerami Grant led Detroit with 30 points.