Thursday’s OTHER NBA GAMES

Raptors 114, 76ers 109

PHILADELPHIA

DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high 45 points and the Toronto Raptors overcame a 22-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers. DeRozan also set a career high with six 3-pointers. His jumper with 4:13 left put the Raptors ahead to stay after they trailed 76-54 early in the third quarter. He hit two free throws with 53 seconds left after Philadelphia’s Robert Covington missed a go-ahead 3-point attempt, and then two more with 6.4 seconds left put it away. Kyle Lowry added 23 points to help the Raptors win their fifth straight.

Knicks 102, Celtics 93

NEW YORK

Michael Beasley scored 28 of his season-high 32 points in the second half, helping the New York Knicks shake off a dismal return by Kristaps Porzingis to beat the Boston Celtics. Porzingis was 0 for 11 from the field and finished with one point after missing two games. The “MVP! MVP!” chants he has heard this season instead went to Beasley, who also had 12 rebounds. He surpassed the 30 points he scored last Saturday against Carmelo Anthony and Oklahoma City with a jumper with 1:06 remaining to give New York an eight-point lead. The Knicks held on for their fifth victory in six games.

Associated Press