NBA Wrap: Raptors roll to 10th win; Pelicans soar

TORONTO — Kyle Lowry had 26 points and 10 assists, DeMar DeRozan also scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory, 103-93 over the New York Knicks on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

 

Jonas Valanciunas added 11 points and 17 rebounds for Toronto.

 

Arron Afflalo had 20 points for the undermanned Knicks, who matched a season high with a fourth straight defeat. New York was without starters Carmelo Anthony, Kristaps Porzingis and Jose Calderon.

 

The Raptors surpassed their nine straight victories between March 22 and April 9, 2002. They left the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic as the only NBA teams without a winning streak of 10 games of more, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

 

PELICANS 114, KINGS 105

 

NEW ORLEANS — Ryan Anderson tied his career high with 36 points and New Orleans beat Sacramento for its sixth victory in eight games.

 

The Pelicans won despite the absences of newly named All-Star Anthony Davis, who suffered a concussion on Monday night, and Tyreke Evans, who has right knee tendinitis. Jrue Holiday had 25 points and eight assists for New Orleans, while Norris Cole had 17 points and 10 assists.

 

Bryce Dejean-Jones, making his first NBA start, added 14 points.

 

DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost three straight. Ben McLemore added 26 points for Sacramento and Rajon Rondo 17 points and 15 assists.

 

Kings associate head coach Chad Iske stood in for head coach George Karl, who was out sick.

 

GRIZZLIES 103, BUCKS 83

 

MEMPHIS, Tennesee — Jeff Green scored 21 points, Marc Gasol added 15 points and eight rebounds, and Memphis pulled away in the second half to beat Milwaukee.

 

Courtney Lee, Tony Allen and Matt Barnes added 13 points for Memphis, with all Barnes' coming in the fourth, when he connected on four 3-pointers.

 

Greg Monroe led the Bucks with 21 points and Khris Middleton added 15 points and six assists. Michael Carter-Williams finished with 10 points.

 

Memphis shot 48 percent for the game, including 10 of 28 from outside the arc. Meanwhile, the Bucks missed 15 of their 16 3-point shots and finished at 37 percent overall.

 

NUGGETS 117, WIZARDS 113

 

WASHINGTON — Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and hit four of his five 3-pointers to lead Denver over reeling Washington.

 

After the Wizards, who have lost five of six, clawed back from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to tie the game at 99-all, Gary Harris and Gallinari hit consecutive 3-pointers for a 105-99 lead with 3:16 to go.

 

Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points for the Nuggets, who rebounded from Wednesday night's loss in Boston with a sharp performance from the 3-point line, going 9 for 18.

 

Garrett Temple had 20 points for Washington, which put seven players in double figures. John Wall, chosen an NBA All-Star for the third time in his career, had 17 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

 

Wall was just 5 for 17 from the field and missed five of his seven 3-point attempts.

 

PACERS 111, HAWKS 92

 

INDIANAPOLIS — Monta Ellis scored 25 points and Myles Turner added 20 in his first NBA start to lead Indiana past Atlanta.

 

The Pacers snapped a three-game losing streak by outscoring the Hawks 23-2 over the final 5 minutes, 34 seconds.

 

Atlanta was led by Indianapolis native Jeff Teague, who had 20 points, and Al Horford, who had 14. It was the Hawks' second loss in two nights.

 

After spending most of the final three quarters playing catch-up, the Hawks finally took a 90-88 lead when Horford made a nifty cut for a dunk with 5:55 left in the game.

 

But the Pacers retook the lead with a 12-0 run flurry and limited Atlanta to only one more basket.

 

BULLS 114, LAKERS 91

 

LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Butler had 26 points and 10 assists, and the Chicago Bulls opened their longest road trip of the season with a 114-91 victory over the spiraling Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.

 

Pau Gasol had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists while facing Kobe Bryant for the final time at Staples Center and the first time anywhere since the Spaniard left the Lakers as a free agent in 2014.

 

Bryant scored 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting after sitting out the previous game for the Lakers, who lost their season-worst eighth straight game to drop to 9-39.

 

Bryant and Gasol had a seven-year partnership that produced two NBA championships and three trips to the finals.

 

Kobe hadn't been healthy enough to suit up against the Bulls since the 2012-13 season.