Point guard Kyle Lowry scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists to help the Toronto Raptors extend their winning streak to a franchise-record 10 games with a 103-93 victory over the New York Knicks Thursday. Toronto's' previous record winning streak was nine games from March 22-April 9, 2002. The Raptors (31-15) led by as many as 14 points in the second quarter and by 10 entering the fourth quarter before the Knicks crept to within seven before Toronto stretched the lead out to 11 on a three-pointer by Lowry with 1:45 to play. Lowry scored 10 points in the fourth quarter. Guard DeMar DeRozan also had 26 points for the Raptors. Center Jonas Valanciunas added 11 points and grabbed a season-best 18 rebounds, and reserve forward Patrick Patterson chipped in with 10 points while reserve guard Cory Joseph added 11 points. Guard Arron Afflalo scored 20 points and for the Knicks (22-26), who have lost four in a row. Guards Sasha Vujacic and Jerian Grant added 13 points each for New York and guard Langston Galloway had 12. Grizzlies 103, Bucks 83 Memphis cruised to a victory over Milwaukee at FedExForum as Jeff Green scored a team-high 21 points off the bench Thursday. Mario Chalmers led the Grizzlies' assist brigade (28) with 10 and also chipped in with seven points. Mike Conley handed out nine assists with five points. Greg Monroe scored a team-high 21 points, but also made a team-high five turnovers for the Bucks. Pacers 111, Hawks 92 Monta Ellis scored 25 points and rookie Myles Turner added 20 in his first career start to lead Indiana over Atlanta in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. George Hill added 18 and Paul George had 11 for the Pacers despite making only 2-of-11 field goal attempts. Jeff Teague had 20 for the Hawks and Al Horford added 14. Nuggets 117, Wizards 113 Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and Denver topped Washington. Emmanuel Mudiay had 20 points and Nikola Jokic finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who had lost two straight and four of six. Garrett Temple led the Wizards with 20 points. John Wall and Bradley Beal each scored 17 points. Pelicans 114, Kings 105 Ryan Anderson scored 30 first-half points in matching his career high of 36 and Jrue Holiday scored 25 points off the bench to lift New Orleans over Sacramento at the Smoothie King Center. Bulls 114, Lakers 91 Guard Jimmy Butler scored 26 points and dished out 10 assists, and center Pau Gasol had 21 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 114-91 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers. — Agencies
