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WASHINGTON — DeMar DeRozan scored 21 of his season-high 35 points in the second half, Kyle Lowry had 21 points and 10 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 97-88 on Friday night.

The Raptors overcame a season-high 23 turnovers, taking control with an 18-4 run that gave them a 69-59 lead with 2:40 to play in the third quarter.

Cavaliers 125, Timberwolves 99: J.R. Smith scored a season-high 27 points, and Kevin Love had 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists in his return to Minnesota to help Cleveland to its sixth straight win.

LeBron James added 13 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Iman Shumpert had 23 points, and the Cavaliers outscored the Timberwolves 22-5 in transition to win for the 12th time in 14 games.

Smith made 5 of 6 3-pointers in just 19 minutes.

MAGIC 83, NETS 77: Victor Oladipo and Nikola Vucevic each scored 20 points to lead Orlando to a victory at Brooklyn.

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PACERS 91, PELICANS 86: Ian Mahinmi had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and visiting Indiana beat reeling New Orleans, which lost Anthony Davis to a lower back bruise early in the game.

SPURS 100, KNICKS 99: Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and host San Antonio held off Kristaps Porzingis and New York to remain undefeated at home.

GRIZZLIES 91, NUGGETS 84: Zach Randolph scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half, and Mario Chalmers made a pair of 3-pointers in the final 1:30 to lead Memphis to a victory at home.

BUCKS 96, MAVERICKS 95: Khris Middleton’s driving layup with less than 10 seconds to play carried Milwaukee to a victory over Dallas in Milwaukee.

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