TORONTO — Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 25 points, DeMar DeRozan had 19 and the Toronto Raptors snapped the Los Angeles Lakers’ winning streak at four games with a 123-111 victory Sunday.

Kyle Lowry had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors closed to within one game of the Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference.

SPURS 113, KINGS 98: Bryn Forbes scored a season-high 23 points, helping San Antonio beat visiting Sacramento.

Kings Coach Dave Joerger exited the game in the opening minutes after suffering a dizzy spell. He slapped his hands together after a non-call, took two steps toward midcourt and then turned toward his bench and dropped to one knee. A San Antonio official said Joerger was experiencing lightheadedness and was kept in the locker room for precautionary reasons.

CAVALIERS 121, PISTONS 104: LeBron James had 25 points, 14 assists and narrowly missed his second straight triple-double, and Cleveland sent visiting Detroit to its eighth straight loss.

THUNDER 122, 76ERS 112: Russell Westbrook scored 37 points, and Oklahoma City beat visiting Philadelphia for its eighth straight victory.

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Paul George scored 31 points, and Steven Adams had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Thunder.

Joel Embiid had 27 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers.

BUCKS 110, BULLS 96: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and Milwaukee won at Chicago.

The All-Star forward added nine rebounds and eight assists to help the Bucks improve to 3-0 under interim coach Joe Prunty.

ROCKETS 113, SUNS 102: James Harden had 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Houston Rockets to a victory at home.

CLIPPERS 112, HORNETS 103: Blake Griffin had 27 points and 12 rebounds and made a crushing 3-pointer with 43 seconds left, leading Los Angeles to a win at New Orleans.

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Lou Williams added 22 points, and DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 19 rebounds for the Clippers, who erased a 21-point, first-half deficit.

Anthony Davis had 25 points and 17 rebounds for the Pelicans.

NOTES

CAVALIERS: Coach Tyronn Lue expects Dwyane Wade to return to the team for Tuesday’s game at Detroit.

Wade was excused from the team following the death of his longtime agent Henry Thomas and has missed two games.

THUNDER: Andre Roberson, an All-Defense second-team selection last season, is expected to miss the rest of the season because of a ruptured left patellar tendon.


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