Durant leads bigger Rockets past Raptors 139-121
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Kevin Durant had 31 points as the Houston Rockets flew past the Toronto Raptors 139-121 on Wednesday.
TORONTO – Kevin Durant had 31 points as the Houston Rockets flew past the Toronto Raptors 139-121 on Wednesday.
Durant also had five rebounds and an assist as Houston (2-2) won back-to-back games. Jabari Smith Jr. added 25 points with five boards and five assists.
Alperen Sengun neared a triple double with 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Scottie Barnes also had 31 points as Toronto (1-4) dropped its fourth straight game. Barnes added five rebounds and two assists.
Brandon Ingram had 29 points, four assists and two rebounds.
Raptors starting centre Jakob Poeltl was ruled out hours before the opening tip-off with lower back stiffness.
Rookie Collin Murray-Boyles made his first career NBA start in just the third game of his career. He finished with 13 points and two assists over 25 minutes.
The game’s start time was moved up by an hour to allow fans to watch the Toronto Blue Jays play the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series. Scotiabank Arena had the critical baseball game up on in-arena screens following the final buzzer of the Raptors game.
Toronto Raptors star Scottie Barnes has cracked the top 20 in NBA all-star voting.
The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have waived centre Mo Bamba.
Collin Murray-Boyles has developed a simple philosophy in his rookie NBA season: work hard.
Centre Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points in a breakout performance in his rookie season as the Toronto Raptors topped the Atlanta Hawks 118-100 on Monday.
On Sunday in Dallas - after 15 days on the road - the exhausted Montreal Canadiens turned in one of their best games this decade, beating the Stars 4-3 in overtime.
Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Macklin Celebrini, who will be teammates on Canada's squad at the 2026 Winter Olympics, have been named the NHL's three stars for December.