SPORTS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2016 Lowry inspires Raptors to record 10th straight win

TORONTO: had 26 points and 10 assists, DeMar DeRozan also scored 26 points and the set a franchise record with their 10th consecu- tive victory, 103-93 over the on Thursday night. Jonas Valanciunas added 11 points and 18 rebounds for Toronto. Arron Afflalo had 20 points for the undermanned Knicks, who matched a season high with a fourth straight defeat. New York was without starters , Kristaps Porzingis and Jose Calderon. The Raptors surpassed their nine straight victories between March 22 and April 9, 2002. They left the , and as the only NBA teams without a winning streak of 10 games of more, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

BULLS 114, LAKERS 91 had 26 points and 10 assists, and Chicago opened its longest road trip of the season with a victory over the spiraling Lakers. Pau Gasol had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists while facing for the final time at Staples Center and the first time any- where since the 7-foot Spaniard left the Lakers as a free agent in 2014. Bryant scored 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting after sitting out the previous game for the Lakers, who lost their season-worst eighth straight game to drop to 9-39.Bryant and Gasol had a seven-year partnership that produced two NBA championships and three trips to the finals.

PELICANS 114, KINGS 105 Ryan Anderson tied his career high with 36 points and New Orleans beat TORONTON: Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry (7) drives toward New York Knicks’ Sasha Vujacic (18) and Robin Lopez (8) during Sacramento for its sixth victory in eight the first half of an NBA game. — AP games. The Pelicans won despite the absences of newly named All-Star Meanwhile, the Bucks missed 15 of their hit four of his five 3-pointers to lead 3-pointers for a 105-99 lead with 3:16 to , who suffered a concus- 16 3- shots and finished at 37 per- Denver over reeling Washington. After go. Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points sion on Monday night, and Tyreke Evans, cent overall. the Wizards, who have lost five of six, for the Nuggets, who rebounded from who has right knee tendinitis. Jrue clawed back from an 18-point, third- Wednesday night’s loss in Boston with a Holiday had 25 points and eight assists NUGGETS 117, WIZARDS 113 quarter deficit to tie the game at 99-all, sharp performance from the 3-point line, for New Orleans, while Norris Cole had 17 Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and Gary Harris and Gallinari hit consecutive going 9 for 18. Garrett Temple had 20 points and 10 assists. Bryce Dejean- points for Washington, which put seven Jones, making his first NBA start, added players in double figures. , 14 points. DeMarcus Cousins had 26 NBA results/standings chosen an NBA All-Star for the third time points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, in his career, had 17 points, nine assists who have lost three straight. Ben Indiana 111, Atlanta 92; Denver 117, Washington 113; Toronto 103, NY Knicks 93; and seven rebounds. Wall was just 5 for McLemore added 26 points for Memphis 103, Milwaukee 83; New Orleans 114, Sacramento 105; Chicago 114, LA Lakers 91. 17 from the field and missed five of his Sacramento and 17 points seven 3-point attempts. and 15 assists. Kings associate head Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlantic Division Northwest Division coach Chad Iske stood in for head coach PACERS 111, HAWKS 92 W L PCT GB Oklahoma City 35 13 .729 - George Karl, who was out sick. Monta Ellis scored 25 points and Toronto 31 15 .674 - Portland 21 26 .447 13.5 Myles Turner added 20 in his first NBA Boston 26 21 .553 5.5 Utah 20 25 .444 13.5 GRIZZLIES 103, BUCKS 83 start to lead Indiana past Atlanta. The NY Knicks 22 26 .458 10 Denver 18 29 .383 16.5 Jeff Green scored 21 points, Marc Pacers snapped a three-game losing Brooklyn 12 34 .261 19 Minnesota 14 33 .298 20.5 Gasol added 15 points and eight Philadelphia 7 40 .149 24.5 streak by outscoring the Hawks 23-2 rebounds, and Memphis pulled away in Pacific Division Central Division Golden State 42 4 .913 - over the final 5 minutes, 34 seconds. the second half to beat Milwaukee. Cleveland 32 12 .727 - LA Clippers 30 16 .652 12 Atlanta was led by Indianapolis native Courtney Lee, and Matt Chicago 26 19 .578 6.5 Sacramento 20 26 .435 22 Jeff Teague, who had 20 points, and Al Barnes added 13 points for Memphis, Detroit 25 21 .543 8 Phoenix 14 33 .298 28.5 Horford, who had 14. It was the Hawks’ with all Barnes’ coming in the fourth, Indiana 24 22 .522 9 LA Lakers 9 39 .188 34 second loss in two nights. After spend- when he connected on four 3-pointers. Milwaukee 20 28 .417 14 Southwest Division ing most of the final three quarters play- Greg Monroe led the Bucks with 21 Southeast Division San Antonio 39 7 .848 - ing catch-up, the Hawks finally took a points and Khris Middleton added 15 Atlanta 27 21 .563 - Memphis 27 20 .574 12.5 90-88 lead when Horford made a nifty points and six assists. Michael Carter- Miami 25 21 .543 1 Dallas 26 22 .542 14 cut for a dunk with 5:55 left in the game. Williams finished with 10 points. Charlotte 22 24 .478 4 Houston 25 23 .521 15 But the Pacers retook the lead with a 12- Memphis shot 48 percent for the game, Washington 20 24 .455 5 Orlando 20 24 .455 5 New Orleans 17 28 .378 21.5 0 run flurry and limited Atlanta to only including 10 of 28 from outside the arc. one more basket. — AP