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Woeful Bucks fall to Raptors

Kyle Lowry scored 23 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat Milwaukee 116-94 in the NBA on Monday night to hand the struggling Bucks their sixth straight loss.

DeMar DeRozan added 19 points and Patrick Patterson 18 as Toronto won for the eighth time in nine games. The Atlantic Division leader ended a five-game home slide against the Bucks, beating them in Toronto for the first time since January 22, 2010.

The victory gave Toronto its first five-game home winning streak for over a year.

Ersan Ilyasova scored a season-high 27 points, Brandon Knight had 16 and Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 for the Bucks, who are winless since beating the Lakers in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. Milwaukee has lost 14 of 16 overall.

In New Orleans, Tony Parker capped a 27-point outing and the San Antonio Spurs won their fifth straight game 101-95 over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Elsewhere, Dwight Howard had 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets over Boston 104-92, while John Wall and Nene had 19 points apiece as the Washington Wizards beat the Chicago Bulls 102-88. The New York Knicks beat the Phoenix Suns 98-96 in overtime, the Dallas Mavericks thrashed the Orlando Magic 107-88 and the Utah Jazz outclassed the Denver Nuggets 118-103.

 




 

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