Raptors Win 50 Games, NBA Scores

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Published on March 31 2016 6:33 am
Last Updated on March 31 2016 6:33 am

This time, the Toronto Raptors wouldn't be denied in their quest for history.

Trying to win 50 games for the first time, the Raptors took the lead at the midpoint of the first quarter and never surrendered it in a 105-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

"For us, it's another great accomplishment," forward Patrick Patterson said after the Raptors bounced back from a 19-point home loss to Oklahoma City two nights earlier. "It's another thing we can take away from this season, building off of the 49 (wins) we had last season.

"Coming into the season with the mentality of wanting to beat that and actually doing it, having that under our belts, is a great feeling."

DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and nine rebounds as Toronto became the final franchise in the NBA to reach 50 in a season.

DeRozan added six assists and five rebounds, while Kyle Lowry finished with 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as Toronto (50-24) won for just the second time in five games.

"I thought they played really well," said Atlanta guard Kyle Korver, who had three points and five rebounds. "They came out with a lot of fire. They played better than us, they played harder than us and that's a bad combination."

Jeff Teague had 18 points for the Hawks (45-31), whose four-game winning streak was snapped.

Tim Hardaway Jr. added 15 points and Paul Millsap had seven points and nine rebounds for Atlanta, which has won 14 of its last 18 games.


Wednesday, March 30 Scoreboard

Toronto 105,  Atlanta 97

Denver 109, Memphis 105

Milwaukee 105, Phoenix 94

Los Angeles 99, Minnesota 79

Dallas 91, New York 89

San Antonio 100, New Orleans 92

Golden State 103, Utah 96 (OT)

Sacramento 120, Washington 111

Los Angeles 102, Miami 100 (OT)


Thursday, March 31 Schedule (All Times Central)

Brooklyn at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 5 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Portland, 8 p.m.


Friday, April 1 Schedule (All Times Central)

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Utah, 7 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Boston at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.


Saturday, April 2 Schedule (All Times Central)

Indiana at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 7 p.m.

Miami at Portland, 8 p.m.


Sunday, April 3 (All Times Central)

New Orleans at Brooklyn, 11:00 a.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 1:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 1:30 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 1:30 p.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m.

Memphis at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

Boston at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.