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Raptors beat Timberwolves 137-126 for 15th straight win

By The Associated Press NETS 106, PACERS 105
TORONTO (AP) — OG INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Anunoby scored a ca- Spencer Dinwiddie made
reer-high 25 points and a 21-foot jumper with 5 sec-
matched his career high onds left, lifting Brooklyn to
with 12 rebounds, Kyle the victory.
Lowry had 27 points and Dinwiddie finished with 21
11 assists, and the Toronto points.
Raptors extended their The lead changed hands
franchise-record winning three times in the final 27
streak to 15 by beating the seconds and wasn’t decid-
Minnesota Timberwolves ed until Malcolm Brogdon’s
137-126 on Monday night. 3-pointer at the buzzer
Pascal Siakam scored 14 came up short. Brooklyn
of his 34 points in the fourth has won two straight at In-
quarter, Rondae Hollis-Jef- dianapolis for the first time
ferson had a season-high since 2012-13.
21 and Fred VanVleet add- Domantas Sabonis had 23
ed 16 as the Raptors won points, 10 rebounds and 11
their 16th straight home assists for his fourth triple-
meeting with Minnesota. double this season. But the
Lowry returned after miss- Pacers dropped their sixth
ing Saturday’s win over straight game.
Brooklyn because of whip- MAGIC 135, HAWKS 126
lash, but center Serge Iba- ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Aar-
ka sat because of flu-like on Gordon scored 26 points
symptoms. Hollis-Jefferson for Orlando, and Nikola
started for Ibaka. Vucevic had 24 points, nine
D’Angelo Russell scored rebounds and nine assists.
22 points in his Minnesota The Magic shot 52.6% from
debut and Karl-Anthony the field and made a sea-
Towns had 23 points and 10 son-high 18 3-pointers in
rebounds. their highest-scoring game
BUCKS 123, KINGS 111 this season. Evan Fournier
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris added 22 points, and Ter-
Middleton and Eric Bledsoe rence Ross had 21.
scored 28 points apiece to Trae Young had 29 points
lead Milwaukee to the vic- Toronto Raptors forward Patrick McCaw (22) celebrates a three-point basket against the Minnesota and nine assists for Atlan-
tory without Giannis Ante- Timberwolves during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. ta. John Collins scored 22
tokounmpo. Associated Press points, and Dewayne Ded-
Antetokounmpo, the reign- year career he has scored 18, had two points and The second-year sensation, mon had 14 points and
ing MVP, missed the game 15 or more in a period. five rebounds in 17 minutes who has a sprained right nine rebounds .
after he and his girlfriend LeBron Davis had 17 points, against his former team. ankle, could return for the The Magic used a pair of
welcomed their first child, nine assists and eight re- Damion Lee scored 26 final game before the All- 11-0 runs in the fourth quar-
a son whose birth he an- bounds in 30 minutes for points with five 3-pointers Star break. ter to get past an Atlanta
nounced earlier Monday the Lakers, who have won for Golden State (12-42). NUGGETS 127, SPURS 120 team playing the second
on his Twitter account. four of their last five. The loss ends the Warriors’ DENVER (AP) — Jamal Mur- game of a back-to-back.
Milwaukee trailed 90-88 Mikal Bridges scored 18 five-year streak of finishing ray scored 14 of his 26 points The Hawks needed two
after three quarters, but points for Phoenix, which .500 or better. in the fourth quarter to help overtimes Sunday to beat
opened the final period has lost six of seven. Cheick JAZZ 123, MAVERICKS 119 the Nuggets rally from 23 the New York Knicks.
with 13 consecutive points. Diallo added 15 points while DALLAS (AP)— Utah’s ” down to get the win. HORNETS 87, PISTONS 76
Harrison Barnes had 23 Jevon Carter and Ricky Ru- Jordan Clarkson scored 25 Denver scored 74 points in DETROIT (AP) — Miles Bridg-
points and De’Aaron Fox bio scored 13 apiece. points before fouling out the second half, a season es scored 18 points, helping
added 17 for the Kings, HEAT 113, WARRIORS 101 and Rudy Gobert stayed high, and outscored San Charlotte stop a five-game
who had won four of their SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — perfect from the floor Antonio by 21 after half- slide.
previous five. Jimmy Butler had 21 points against Dallas this season. time. The Nuggets have The win was Charlotte’s
LAKERS 125, SUNS 100 and 10 rebounds in his re- Gobert was 7-of-7 shooting won three in a row and six 10th straight against Detroit,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rajon turn to Miami’s lineup, and after making all eight at- of their last seven. including two consecutive
Rondo scored a season- the Heat won in Andre tempts in Utah’s home vic- Paul Millsap, who finished 4-0 season sweeps. The
high 23 points, Anthony Da- Iguodala’s first game back tory last month. He finished with 22 points, helped spark Hornets are 13-36 against
vis added 25 points and 10 in the Bay Area, thumping with 17 points and 16 re- the comeback on his 35th the rest of the league and
rebounds, and Los Angeles Golden State. bounds. The 7-foot-1 center birthday. The reserve had had lost 13 of their previous
rolled over Phoenix. Jae Crowder added 21 has made 17 consecutive 16 points in the second 14 games.
The Lakers had dropped points and eight rebounds. shots against Dallas going half, including a go-ahead Malik Monk added 16
three of their last four at Sta- Bam Adebayo had 13 back to last Feb. 23. 3-pointer early in the fourth. points for the Hornets, and
ples Center but didn’t have points, 11 rebounds and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a Nikola Jokic had 19 points, Devonte’ Graham had 14
any problems against the seven assists. Kelly Olynyk season-high 33 points and 13 assists and eight re- points and 11 assists.
Suns. Los Angeles put the had 12 points and a ca- Kristaps Porzingis added 28 bounds while battling foul The Pistons have lost three
game away in the second reer-high 11 assists. for the Mavericks in their trouble trying to guard La- straight and nine of 11.
as Rondo scored 15 points Iguodala, a key member of seventh straight game with- Marcus Aldridge. The Spurs Thon Maker led Detroit with
in the quarter. It was only the Warriors’ three cham- out injured All-Star point forward had 33 points to 12 points and a career-high
the fifth time in Rondo’s 13- pionship teams from 2015- guard Luka Doncic. lead all scorers. 12 rebounds.q