Toronto — DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, Kyle Lowry added 25 and the Raptors handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their 13th straight loss in Toronto, 124-110 on Thursday night.
Lowry was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and had 11 assists, and Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his team-leading sixth double-double of the season.
Wizards 92, Nuggets 85
Washington — Overcoming a sluggish start in front of a sparse, silent crowd and with a malfunctioning scoreboard, Washington came back to beat the Nuggets, thanks mainly to Bradley Beal’s 26 points and Denver’s season-high 29 turnovers.
John Wall scored only 15 points one game after a career-best 52, but nine came in the fourth quarter for Washington, which trailed by as many as 14 in the first half.
Sixers 99, Pelicans 88
New Orleans — Ersan Ilyasova scored 23 points, Sergio Rodriguez added 16, and Philadelphia snapped a franchise record-tying 23-game road losing streak.
The Pelicans became the first team to lose at home to the Sixers since last season when Orlando fell to Philadelphia on Jan. 20.
Grizzlies 88, Blazers 86
Memphis, Tenn. — Marc Gasol scored 36 points and Toney Douglas made two free throws with less than a second left to lift Memphis past Portland.
Douglas had 11 points, scoring the game’s final six points to seal Memphis’ fifth straight victory.
