TORONTO – Chalk up another 30-plus night for DeMar DeRozan, and another victory for the Toronto Raptors.
DeRozan scored 33 points to lift the Raptors to a thrilling 118-107 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday.
DeRozan has had 30 points in eight of this season’s nine games, and Saturday’s sizzling performance came just a night after he dropped 34 points in a 113-111 victory at Charlotte.
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Norm Powell added 19 points, while Kyle Lowry finished with 16, Jonas Valanciunas finished with 13, Terrence Ross had 11, and Patrick Patterson chipped in with 10 for Toronto (7-2).
Carmelo Anthony had 31 points for New York (3-6), while Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis had 21 apiece.
The night was a fierce battle featuring a pair of teams playing the second night of back-to-back games – the Knicks arriving on the heels of a 115-87 loss at Boston.
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