Raptors crush Golden State
Pascal Siakam scored 36 points in three quarters and the Toronto Raptors routed the Golden State Warriors 130-77 Friday night, with the largest margin of victory in the NBA this season.
Toronto shot 53.4% in the game and won for just the second time in 15 games. The Raptors pushed their lead to 61 points when Malachi Flynn hit a short jump shot with 6:29 remaining.
Gary Trent Jr. finished with 24 points and OG Anunoby added 21.
The 53-point win was the biggest in the NBA this season. The last time an NBA game was decided by more: Dec. 8, 2018, when Boston beat Chicago 133-57.
Mavericks 99, Knicks 86 — Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dallas beat New York.
Doncic was one of five players to finish in doublefigure scoring for Dallas. Jalen Brunson had 15 points and Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. each added 14 against their former team.
Hornets 114, Pacers 97 — Reserve guard Miles Bridges scored a season-high 23 points and short-handed Charlotte overcame another injury and beat Indiana.
The Hornets got doubledigit scoring from seven players. Charlotte lost guard Gordon Hayward for the second half to a right foot sprain.
Grizzlies 120, Timberwolves 108 — Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 11 rebounds, eight Grizzlies scored in double-figures and Memphis used a second-half burst for a victory over Minnesota.
Grayson Allen added 15 points for Memphis, and De’Anthony Melton keyed the second-half rally with 14 points, going 4 of 6 from 3-point range in the game.