Raptors heat up, soar past Grizzlies
Kyle Lowry had 24 points and six assists, Fred VanVleet added 18 points, and Toronto used a 3-point shooting burst in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 122-114 on the road Tuesday night.
VanVleet made all six shots on the night, including three from outside the arc in the fourth, when Toronto was 7 of 12 from 3-point range. Lowry was 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. The Grizzlies led by 17 early in the second half before the Raptors got hot.
Kawhi Leonard finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka scored 16 points as the Raptors won their sixth straight.
The barrage of 3-pointers from Toronto in the middle stages of the fourth erased a Memphis lead, keying 17-2 burst.
NUGGETS 117, LAKERS 85 >> Paul Millsap, Jamal Murray and Malik Beasley scored 20 points apiece, and Denver rolled to its biggest victory ever over Los Angeles. The Lakers were outshot 48.5 percent to 39.5 percent and finished just 5 of 35 from 3-point range.
HAWKS 115, HEAT 113 >> Taurean Prince scored 18 points, Trae Young finished with 17 points and 10 assists, and Atlanta held off Miami to snap a sevengame road slide. PISTONS 115, KNICKS 108 >> Blake Griffin scored 30 points to lead Detroit. PACERS 109, SUNS 104 >> Bojan Bogdanovic sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds to play, helping Indiana escape with the win in Phoenix. The Heat’s Dwyane Wade tries to get a shot past the outstretched arm of the Hawks defender DeAndre’ Bembry.