Irving’s 3 lifts Cavs by Raptors
Kyrie Irving made a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 99-98 victory over the Raptors last night in Toronto.
Headed to his first AllStar Game, Irving added to his credentials by calmly
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draining a pull-up jumper from the top of the arc to send the Cavaliers to their third straight win.
Irving finished with 32 points and Marreese Speights had 17 for the Cavs. Tristan Thompson scored 14 and Wayne Ellington had 12.
Toronto had five players score in double figures, topped by Amir Johnson with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
76ers 97, Knicks 80 — Jrue Holiday scored a careerhigh 35 points, Nick Young had 20 and host Philadelphia cruised to victory over New York.
Evan Turner also added 20 points for the Sixers, who beat the Knicks for the first time in four tries and second in eight games.
Carmelo Anthony needed 28 shots to get 25 points.
Wizards 86, Bulls 73 — Emeka Okafor had 15 points and 16 rebounds to help surging Washington beat visiting Chicago.
John Wall and Nene scored 16 points for Washington, which has won consecutive games for the second time this season.
Trail Blazers 101, Clippers 100 — Nicolas Batum had 20 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists for his second triple-double in a week and host Portland handed Los Angeles its fourth straight loss.
Nuggets 121, Kings 93 — Ty Lawson scored 26 points, Andre Iguodala had 20 and host Denver used a strong first three quarters to rout Sacramento.
Danilo Gallinari added 14 points for the Nuggets, who led 71-49 at intermission to set a season high for points in a half. They shot 62 percent in the first two quarters and had three players in double figures.
Jazz 114, Pacers 110 — Al Jefferson scored 25 points and Paul Millsap had 21, leading Utah to an overtime victory over Indiana in Salt Lake City.
Utah scored the first six points in overtime after blowing a 97-89 lead with 2:44 left in regulation.
Bucks 109, Warriors 102 — Brandon Jennings scored 20 points to lead Milwaukee to a win over visiting Golden State. Milwaukee’s Monta Ellis scored 20 points against his former team. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 points.
Spurs 108, Suns 99 — Tony Parker had 31 points and host San Antonio collected its eighth consecutive win by shutting down Phoenix in the final quarter.
Manu Ginobili added 20 points for San Antonio, which has won 16 in a row at home.
Rockets 119, Nets 106 — James Harden scored 29 points, Chandler Parsons added 16 points and a career-high 11 assists and host Houston beat Brooklyn for its 12th consecutive win.
Nets star Deron Williams scored 27 points, but cooled off after a 20-point first quarter. He was ejected with 1:07 left after arguing a call with referee David Jones.
Bobcats 102, Timberwolves 101 — Gerald Henderson hit a 3-pointer from 25 feet with 4.6 seconds left to lift Charlotte to a win over visiting Minnesota.
The Bobcats snapped a 16-game home losing streak. Their streak was stopped two short of the NBA record held by the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks.