Raptors win fifth straight, sweep Hawks in season series
TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 15, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 106-90 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
C.J. Miles added 14 points as the Eastern Conference leaders won for the 12th time in 13 games and completed their first season sweep of the Hawks since the 2001-02 season.
The Raptors are 27-5 at home, the best record in the NBA. Toronto, which trailed by one to begin the fourth quarter, improved to 4-16 when behind through three quarters.
Toronto outscored Atlanta 30-13 in the fourth. The Hawks shot 6-for-18 in the quarter and committed eight turnvoers.
“Whenever we get a chance to get stops and just get out and play, we’re at our best,” DeRozan said. “It took until the fourth quarter for us to bring that out.”
Kent Bazemore and John Collins each scored 15 points, but the Hawks lost for the sixth time in eight games.
WIZARDS 117, HEAT 113 (OT)
Bradley Beal scored 30 points as host Washington had its best 3-point shooting night of the year in a victory over Miami.
WARRIORS 114, NETS 101
Stephen Curry had 34 points and six rebounds, Kevin Durant added 19 points, and host Golden State beat Brooklyn.
76ERS 128, HORNETS 114
Rookie Ben Simmons had 16 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, and Philadelphia handed host Charlotte its fourth straight loss.
BLAZERS 111, KNICKS 87
Damian Lillard scored 37 points and made eight 3-pointers as host Portland topped New York.
PELICANS 121, CLIPPERS 116
Anthony Davis scored 41 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as visiting New Orleans beat Los Angeles.
MAVS 118, NUGGETS 107
Yogi Ferrell rode hot 3-point shooting to a season-high 24 points, and Dallas beat visiting Denver.