Nets beat Raptors to take 5th straight win
TORONTO >> Kevin Durant had 31 points, James Harden scored 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets won their fifth straight game, beating the Toronto Raptors 116-103 on Sunday.
Blake Griffin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Patty Mills scored 13 points to help Steve Nash earn the victory in his first game in his home country as an NBA head coach. Harden also had 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Durant was playing in Toronto for the first time since tearing his left Achilles tendon while playing for Golden State in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals. The 11-time All-Star shot 11 for 18, going 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 at the free throw line. He had seven rebounds and seven assists.
WIZARDS 101, BUCKS 94 >> Bradley Beal scored 30 points and Washington beat Milwaukee.
Kyle Kuzma added 15 points and 10 rebounds to help Washington snap an eight-game losing streak in the series with the Bucks. Montrezl Harrell also had 15 points.
CAVALIERS 126, KNICKS 109
>> Ricky Rubio scored a career-high 37 to help Cleveland beat New York.
Cleveland has won four in a row to improve to 7-4. Evan Mobley added 26 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 and Darius Garland 16. Rubio’s previous career high was 34 with Utah against San Antonio in 2018.
MAGIC 107, JAZZ 100 >> Cole Anthony scored 10 of his season-best 33 points in the fourth quarter and keyed a game-closing 2411 run in Orlando’s victory over Utah.
Wendell Carter Jr. added a season-best 22 points and 15 rebounds.
THUNDER 99, SPURS 94 >> Mike Muscala scored 20 points in 14 minutes and Oklahoma City rallied to beat San Antonio.
PACERS 94, KINGS 91 >> Caris LeVert scored 22 points and Indiana held off Sacramento after blowing a 15-point lead.
Domontas Sabonis had 17 pointsfor Indiana.