Raptors Snap Losing Streak, NBA Roundup

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Published on March 3 2015 7:17 am
Last Updated on March 3 2015 7:17 am
Written by Millie Lange

Toronto needed a boost from any player to halt a miserable losing streak. DeMar DeRozan fit the bill with his best game of the season. DeRozan scored a season-high 35 points, Lou Williams had 21 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a five-game losing streak with a 114-103 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.


Nets 110, Warriors 108

Jarrett Jack made a tiebreaking jumper with 1.1 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets overcame Stephen Curry's stirring, fourth-quarter comeback attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors 110-108 on Monday. Curry brought the Warriors back from 10 points down with under four minutes left and tied it, but he couldn't get a shot off after Jack's jumper. Curry finished with 26 points, 18 of them in the final period. Nonetheless, Jack ran the clock down and shot over Curry as the Nets won their first home game since Feb. 6. Brook Lopez had 26 points and Deron Williams 22 for the Nets.


Heat 115, Suns 98

Making no effort to downplay how much this win meant to him, Goran Dragic thanked the Miami Heat for his birthday present. His birthday, by the way, is on May 6. Had it been any other opponent, Dragic said he wouldn't have played through the back spasms that have pained him for a few days. But this was the Phoenix Suns, the team that called him selfish after trading him to Miami last month, and Dragic's new teammates wouldn't let him down. Tyler Johnson scored a career-high 26 points off the bench, Dragic added 21 in just under 15 foul-filled minutes, and the Heat beat the Suns 115-98 on Monday night in a game that included two third-quarter altercations, three ejections, six player technicals and probably will merit some more punishments from the NBA office.


Mavericks 102, Pelicans 93

Richard Jefferson has made the most of his rare opportunities to start this season for the Dallas Mavericks. Jefferson tied his season high with 16 points, seven during a 16-0 Dallas run early in the third quarter, and the Mavericks raced past the New Orleans Pelicans 102-93 on Monday night. The 34-year-old Jefferson made his fifth consecutive start in place of small forward Chandler Parsons, sidelined with a sprained left ankle, and hit five of six field goal attempts. Jefferson has started nine games this season and scored in double figures seven times.


Clippers 110, Timberwolves 105

The road-weary Los Angeles Clippers were getting outrun by the younger Minnesota Timberwolves and found themselves in danger of splitting a tough four-game trip. That's when Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan locked in defensively to finish on a high note. Paul had 26 points and 14 assists, and the Clippers allowed only one field goal in the fourth quarter to outlast the Timberwolves for a 110-105 victory Monday night. J.J. Redick scored 18 points before getting ejected in the fourth and Jordan had 12 points and 18 rebounds, his ninth straight game with at least 15 boards. Glen Davis scored 12 points off the bench to help the Clippers get their seventh win in nine games.

NBA

Monday, March 2 Scoreboard

Toronto 114, Philadelphia 103

Brooklyn 110, Golden State 108

Miami 115, Phoenix 98

LA Clippers 110, Minnesota 105

Dallas 102, New Orleans 93


Tuesday, March 3 Schedule (All Times Central)

LA Lakers at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at New York, 6 p.m.

Houston at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Utah at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Denver, 8 p.m.