Sunday Around the NBA

Raptors 116, Knicks 101

TORONTO

DeMar DeRozan had 23 points, Norman Powell added 21 and the Toronto Raptors used a dominant third quarter to beat New York. DeRozan also had five rebounds and five assists before coming out late in the third quarter. Toronto outscored New York 27-8 in the third to take a 96-62 lead. The Raptors improved to 27-13, taking the lead for good late in the first quarter. They led by 38 points in the third in winning their third straight game overall and fifth in a row against the Knicks. DeMarre Carroll added 20 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 16 rebounds.Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 18 points, Justin Holiday had 17, and Derrick Rose added 16. The Knicks are 2-10 in their last 12 to drop to 18-23.

Hawks 111, Bucks 98

ATLANTA

Kent Bazemore scored 24 points, Mike Dunleavy added 20 and Atlanta beat Milwaukee for its eighth victory in nine games. Dunleavy, in his second game since arriving in a trade last week with Cleveland, had his first 20-point performance since a first-round playoff game for Chicago on April 30, 2015. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points for Milwaukee.

Mavericks 98, Timberwolves 87

DALLAS

Wesley Matthews scored 19 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 17 to help Dallas beat Minnesota. J.J. Barea scored 15 points for Dallas, and Deron Williams had 13 points and 10 assists. Gorgui Dieng had 21 points, and Andrew Wiggins added 19 for the Timberwolves.

Rockets 137, Nets 112

NEW YORK

James Harden had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in his 12th triple-double of the season as Houston ended its first losing streak of the season. Held to 105 points in losses to Minnesota and Memphis, the Rockets bounced back with 104 after three quarters and handed the Nets their 10th straight loss. Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 24 points and Trevor Ariza added 23. Houston made 21 3-pointers and had five players with at least 16 points. Trevor Booker scored 18 points for the Nets, who were still without Jeremy Lin (strained left hamstring) on the night they gave out his bobblehead and also rested Brook Lopez.

Bulls 108, Grizzlies 104

MEMPHIS

Doug McDemott scored a career-high 31 points while Jimmy Butler had a pair of key baskets in the closing minute for Chicago. The Bulls broke a 104-all tie with 25 seconds left on a 15-footer from Butler and a pair of free throws by McDermott. Butler had 16 points to help Chicago win its second straight. Taj Gibson finished with 18 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls. Mike Conley led Memphis with 28 points and eight assists, and Marc Gasol had 24 points and 11 rebounds. Chicago was without second-leading scorer Dwyane Wade, who did not play on the second night of a back-to-back after the Bulls beat New Orleans at home Saturday. The game featured 16 lead changes and 11 ties, with neither team holding a double-digit lead.

Thunder 122, Kings 118

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 20th triple-double of the season for Oklahoma City. Westbrook had 19 triple-doubles last season. He entered Sunday averaging a triple-double and is trying to match Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson as the only NBA player to average a triple-double for a full season.

Enes Kanter had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder. Victor Oladipo had 17 of his 23 points in the first half and Alex Abrines had 13 points.

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