Raptors silence OKC Thunder.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-102 on Wednesday night.
DeRozan, the NBA’s leading scorer, made 13 of 22 field goals and 11 of 15 free throws. Kyle Lowry added 19 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds and Patrick Patterson had 13 points for the Raptors.
The Thunder entered the night with the NBA’s best record, but they couldn’t get their offense going. Russell Westbrook led the way with 36 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, but made just 9 of 26 shots and committed eight turnovers.
ROCKETS 101, SPURS 99
James Harden had 24 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds as Houston held off San Antonio to hand the Spurs their third straight home loss.
WARRIORS 116, MAVERICKS 95
Klay Thompson hit his first seven shots and scored 18 of his 20 points in the first quarter as Golden State cruised past undermanned Dallas.
Kevin Durant led Golden State with 28 points, Stephen Curry added 24 and Draymond Green had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Warriors used their outside shooting to build a 19-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
CLIPPERS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 80
Blake Griffin had 22 points and 13 rebounds and Chris Paul added 19 points as Los Angeles rolled past Portland to improve to an NBA-best 7-1 with its fourth straight win.
PACERS 122, 76ERS 115, OT
Paul George scored seven of Indiana’s 13 points in overtime as the Pacers beat winless Philadelphia.
KNICKS 110, NETS 96
Carmelo Anthony scored 14 of is 22 points in the third quarter and Kristaps Porzingis added 21 in New York’s victory over Brooklyn.
Rookie center Willy Hernangomez had a season-best 14 points, Derrick Rose also had 14 and the Knicks climbed out of a 14-point hole to take the first meeting of the season between the New York rivals.
SUNS 107, PISTONS 100
Eric Bledsoe scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Phoenix Suns rally to beat Detroit Pistons.
WIZARDS 118, CELTICS 93
Otto Porter scored a career-high 34 points as Washington beat Boston for its second victory of the season. Porter shot 15 of 19, had 14 rebounds and sparked the fast start with 20 points in the first half. John Wall had 19 points before being ejected for a flagrant foul in the final minutes.
HAWKS 115, BULLS 107
Thabo Sefolosha scored 20 points, Dwight Howard added 18 and Atlanta beat Chicago for its third consecutive victory. Paul Millsap added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks while Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 39 points and Dwyane Wade had 25.
TIMBERWOLVES 123, MAGIC 107
Zach LaVine scored 37 points and Andrew Wiggins added 29 as Minnesota beat Orlando for its first road victory of the season.
HORNETS 104, JAZZ 98
Kemba Walker scored 21 points to help Charlotte beat Utah for its fourth straight victory.