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 76ers 88, Raptors 120
Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and grabbed six rebounds as the
Toronto Raptors defeated the winless Philadelphia 76ers 120-88 on
Sunday for their fourth straight victory.
The Raptors are off to the best start in franchise history at 6-1
while the 76ers have lost all seven of their games.
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Jazz 97, Pistons 96
Gordon Hayward scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as
Utah squeaked past Detroit at The Palace.
Power forward Derrick Favors contributed 16 points and 12 rebounds
for the Jazz), who began a five-game road trip, all against Eastern
Conference teams.
 Center Enes Kanter and shooting guard Alec Burks added 14 points
apiece and reserve forward Joe Ingles chipped in 10.
Pistons point guard Brandon Jennings led all scorers with 23 points
but missed a 15-foot floater in the final seconds.
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Heat 105, Mavericks 96
Luol Deng scored a season-high 30 points as Miami cruised to a
victory over Dallas at American Airlines Center.
The Heat extended their winning streak over Dallas to seven straight
games, while improving to 2-1 on the road this season. Miami has won
two in a row after losing the previous two games.
Deng surpassed his previous best scoring output in a Miami uniform
by 12 points and reached the 30-point plateau for the first time
since Dec. 2, 2013, when he was with Chicago.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade and center Chris Bosh both notched 20-10
double-doubles. Wade had 20 points and 10 assists, and Bosh scored
20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in his hometown.
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Thunder 101, Kings 93
Reggie Jackson scored 22 points to lead Oklahoma City to victory
over Sacramento at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The win was the second of the season for the Thunder, who improved
to 2-5. Both wins have come at home against teams that were leading
their division at the time.
Guard Rudy Gay paced the Kings with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting.
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Suns 107, Warriors 95
Guards Gerald Green and Isaiah Thomas combined for 31 points in the
fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 12-point deficit
in the third to hand the Golden State Warriors their first loss of
the season, 107-95 on Sunday.
Thomas finished with 22 points and Green added 19 as the Suns denied
the Warriors their best start since moving to the Bay Area.
Guard Goran Dragic had 19 points and forward Marcus Morris added 17
for the Suns, who had lost three of their last four games but
avoided the fourth-quarter shooting woes that have plagued them,
outscoring Golden State 36-16 to win going away. (Editing By Simon
Evans/John O'Brien)
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