NBA roundup: Raptors defeat Cavs
for ninth straight win
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[January 31, 2020]
Serge Ibaka scored 26 points and
the visiting Toronto Raptors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers
115-109 Thursday night to extend their season-best winning streak to
nine games.
Kyle Lowry added 23 points -- 14 in the third quarter -- for the
Raptors, who completed a three-game sweep of the season series with
the Cavaliers. Norman Powell scored eight of his 16 points in the
final 1:02 of the game for Toronto to help repel a Cleveland rally.
Pascal Siakam contributed 19 points for Toronto, Chris Boucher had
10 points and Fred VanVleet had eight points and a season-best 12
assists.
Kevin Love and Collin Sexton scored 23 points each for Cleveland.
Darius Garland had 16 points and eight assists, Kevin Porter Jr. and
Larry Nance Jr. added 13 points each, and Tristan Thompson had two
points and 12 rebounds.
Sacramento Kings 124 - Los Angeles Clippers 103
De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 34 points with eight assists and
four steals, sparking Sacramento to a surprising win over host Los
Angeles, which played without Kawhi Leonard.
Buddy Hield added 19 points off the bench for Sacramento, which set
a franchise record with 21 3-pointers. Hield converted 5 of 11 from
behind the arc. The Kings also made 50 percent of their shots from
the floor compared to 38 percent for the Clippers.
Paul George was back in the lineup for Los Angeles after being
sidelined for nine games with left hamstring tightness. However,
George managed just eight points on 2-of-10 shooting. Leonard was a
late scratch after being ruled out with lower back tightness shortly
before tip-off.
Denver Nuggets 106 - Utah Jazz 100
Nikola Jokic had 28 points and 10 assists, Will Barton scored 18,
and host Denver held on to beat Utah.
Jerami Grant added 15 points, Torrey Craig scored 13 and grabbed 10
rebounds, and Michael Porter Jr. added 12 points and 12 rebounds off
the bench for Denver, which overcame a huge fourth quarter from
Jordan Clarkson.
Clarkson scored 24 of his season-high 37 points in the final quarter
to nearly rally Utah from 17 down. Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 11
rebounds, Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points and Georges Niang had 10
points for the Jazz, who have lost three in a row.
Boston Celtics 119 - Golden State Warriors 104
Gordon Hayward scored 25 points, Marcus Smart added 21 and Boston
beat visiting Golden State.
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Cavaliers guard Kevin Porter Jr. (4) and Toronto Raptors guard
Norman Powell (24) reach for the ball in the third quarter at Rocket
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Jayson Tatum had 20 points in his return from a three-game absence
(groin), and Jaylen Brown chipped in 18 as the Celtics won for the
fifth time in their last six games. Tatum was named to the Eastern
Conference All-Star team as a reserve earlier in the day.
D'Angelo Russell had 22 points and Alec Burks 18 for the Warriors,
who have lost five straight and 15 of 16.
Atlanta Hawks 127 - Philadelphia 76ers 117
Trae Young exploded for 39 points and a career-high 18 assists and
host Atlanta stunned visiting Philadelphia with a 39-point first
quarter en route to a dominant win.
John Collins accumulated 17 points and a season-high 20 rebounds for
the Hawks, who avenged an earlier 105-103 home loss to the 76ers.
Ben Simmons paced the 76ers with 31 points.
Young had 14 points and 10 assists while De'Andre Hunter 10 of his
15 points in the first quarter, as the Hawks took a lead they never
relinquished in winning their third straight at home. Young finished
the first half with 29 points and 11 assists, becoming the first
player since Kobe Bryant in 2013 with 25 points and more than 10
assists in a half.
Washington Wizards 121 - Charlotte Hornets 107
Bradley Beal scored 34 points and Washington put together a strong
second half to defeat visiting Charlotte and snap a two-game skid.
Thomas Bryant added 21 points, Isaiah Thomas tallied 18 points, Troy
Brown Jr. supplied 12 points and Ish Smith had 11 points.
Charlotte was held to 47 second-half points after a big first half.
Miles Bridges led the Hornets with 23 points and Terry Rozier pumped
in 21. PJ Washington had 15 points, Willy Hernangomez added 12
points and Devontae' Graham, who was slow to get cranked up for the
second game in a row, finished with 11.
--Field Level Media
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