FRIDAY’S NBA GAMES

Raptors 111, Hawks 98

TORONTO

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto beat Atlanta. Kyle Lowry scored 12 points, Delon Wright had 13 and Jakob Poeltl added 10 rebounds as Toronto finished December at 11-3, its best record ever in the month. Taurean Prince had a career-high 30 points and 10 rebounds, but Atlanta’s two-game winning streak ended. The Hawks posted consecutive victories for the first time this season by beating Dallas on Dec. 23 and Washington on Dec. 27. Dennis Schroder and Marco Belinelli each scored 14 points, and John Collins had 11.

Wizards 121, Rockets 103

WASHINGTON

Otto Porter Jr. scored 26 points, Bradley Beal and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 21 each, and Washington beat Houston for the high-scoring Rockets’ fifth straight loss. It’s the longest skid for Houston since dropping seven straight from Jan. 9-19, 2013. NBA scoring leader James Harden matched his season low with 20 points for the Rockets. Chris Paul returned after missing three games with a strained groin and had eight points and six assists in 26 minutes. A night after blowing a 26-point lead in Boston, the Rockets held their last lead midway through the first quarter en route to their worst defeat of the season. Houston has by far the most 3-pointers in the league this season but was held to 29.2 percent (14 for 48) from deep.

Bucks 97, Thunder 95

OKLAHOMA CITY

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, including the questionable game-winning basket with 1.3 seconds left, and Milwaukee ended Oklahoma City’s six-game winning streak. Replays clearly showed Antetokounmpo stepped out of bounds on his drive, but officials Derek Stafford, Ben Taylor and Leon Wood refused to review the play after the buzzer sounded, despite the pleas of Thunder coach Billy Donovan and several of his players. Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 40 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. The Thunder had gone 11-3 in December before playing Friday without one of its stars, Paul George.

Bulls 119, Pacers 107

CHICAGO

Rookie Lauri Markkanen scored a career-high 32 points, Nikola Mirotic added 28 and surging Chicago beat Indiana for the Bulls’ third consecutive win. Hot-shooting Chicago made 18 of 39 3-point attempts in its 10th win in 12 games. Robin Lopez and Bobby Portis each scored 12 points, helping the Bulls to their seventh straight home win for their longest such streak since a seven-game run spanning two seasons in 2013.

Nets 111, Heat 87

MIAMI

Joe Harris scored a career-high 21 points, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 18 and Brooklyn simply embarrassed Miami. Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each had 12 for the Nets, who were actually down 18-8 early — then outscored Miami 85-37 over the next 28 minutes. LeVert added a career-best 11 assists.

Mavericks 128, Pelicans 120

NEW ORLEANS

Dennis Smith Jr. had his first career triple-double and Dallas made a franchise-record 22 3-pointers in a victory over New Orleans. Smith had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and 8 of 12 overall. Wesley Matthews made 4 of 7 3-pointers and scored 18 points, and Devin Harris hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and added 17 points to help Dallas win three consecutive game for the first time this season. Dwight Powell scored 15 points, J.J. Barea had 14 and Harrison Barnes and Dirk Nowitzki 13 each. Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 33 points. DeMarcus Cousins had 32 points and 20 rebounds, Jrue Holiday added 23 points, and E’Twaun Moore had 16. The Mavericks made 13 of 18 3-pointers as they built a 17-point halftime lead. Holiday made two free throws to cut the deficit to six at the outset of the fourth quarter, but Yogi Ferrell made the record-breaking 20th 3-pointer to give the Mavericks a 118-107 lead midway through the fourth.

Associated Press