Raptors 101, Heat 81

Norman Powell scored 23 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and Toronto recovered in the second half after blowing a 21-point lead to beat Miami on Friday night.

Pascal Siakam had 15 points, 14 rebounds and five assists for the Raptors, who never trailed on their way to avenging a 111-102 loss to the Heat on Wednesday night.

"This was pretty much night and day," Toronto coach Nick Nurse said of his team's defensive effort. "We were definitely flying around on D. It's a good two-game scenario in that we learned a lesson. In the NBA, if you come out and you don't play, you're going to get beat."

Kendrick Nunn led the Heat (6-8) with 20 points, but the injury-riddled defending Eastern Conference champions made just seven of 31 3-point shots (22.7%) in losing for the fourth time in six games. Bam Adebayo had 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Raptors (6-9) led 34-13 when Powell's layup completed an 18-2 run with 2:52 left in the first quarter. They were 8 of 11 on 3-point shots in the period.

"I thought we did a good job of not getting stagnant. We kept moving, cutting, and we were able to make plays off that movement," Powell said.

Powell, starting in place of the injured Kyle Lowry, scored 19 points in the first half, and the Raptors survived another dose of Miami's confusing zone defense.

"We would have had a really good offensive night, too, without all those turnovers," said Nurse.

Toronto shot 46% overall with 22 turnovers.

Goran Dragic had two layups and a baseline jumper and Gabe Vincent added three layups in a 19-5 Miami run that opened the second half and tied it at 61.

But Powell answered with a layup, launching a 12-0 Toronto run, and the Heat never recovered.

Pascal Siakam had 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors, who never trailed on their way to avenging a loss to the Heat on Wednesday night.

Kendrick Nunn led the Heat (6-8) with 20 points, but the injury-riddled defending Eastern Conference champions made just seven of 31 3-point shots (22.7%) in losing for the fourth time in six games. Bam Adebayo had 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Raptors (6-9) led 34-13 when Powell's layup completed an 18-2 run with 2:52 left in the first quarter. They were 8 of 11 on 3-point shots in the period.

Powell, starting in place of the injured Kyle Lowry, scored 19 points in the first half.

Goran Dragic had two layups and a baseline jumper and Gabe Vincent added three layups in a 19-5 Miami run that opened the second half and tied it at 61.

But Powell answered with a layup, launching a 12-0 Toronto run, and the Heat never recovered.

Lowry did not play because of a toe infection. Raptors coach Nick Nurse said Lowry tried to play through the injury Wednesday night and is hopeful of playing Sunday.

Siakam played with a sore groin after a bad fall on Wednesday night.

The Heat played again without F Jimmy Butler and G Avery Bradley (coronavirus protocol), G Tyler Herro (neck spams) and C Meyers Leonard (left shoulder strain).

Miami coach Erik Spoelstra is trying to make the most of the many injury hits taken by his roster in the first 14 games of the season. Spoelstra stressed the minutes gained by younger players who would otherwise be watching. "We put this roster together based on (a next-man-up) identity," Spoelstra said. "Because of all the missing parts this season ... this is good for all of our guys."

Rockets 103, Pistons 102

Jerami Grant’s driving layup on the final play came too late, and Houston held on to beat Detroit.

Down one with 3.4 seconds remaining, the Pistons inbounded to Grant, who faked a handoff to Blake Griffin and then drove down the right side of the lane. Time clearly ran out before he laid the ball in, but he was also bumped by Houston’s P.J. Tucker. Replays showed that contact also came after time expired, and after a review, the game ended.

Eric Gordon scored 20 points for Houston. Grant scored 21 points for Detroit, which rallied from a 20-point second-quarter deficit and nearly erased a four-point gap late in the fourth.

Pacers 120, Magic 118 (OT)

Malcolm Brogdon hit the decisive 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left in overtime, lifting Indiana past Orlando.

Evan Fournier’s 3-point attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer for Orlando.

Brogdon led the Pacers with 23 points. Jeremy Lamb and Myles Turner each scored 22 points, and Domantas Sabonis had 18.

Fournier scored 26 points for the Magic. Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 12 rebounds.

Hawks 116, Timberwolves 98

Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points, Clint Capela had 13 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks and Atlanta topped Minnesota.

Young scored 25 points in the first half as the Hawks took a 19-point lead at halftime. He reached 40 points late in the third quarter with a step-back 3-pointer that put the Hawks up 84-59.

Capela had six blocks in the first half as Atlanta held Minnesota to 43 points on 16-of-35 shooting.

Malik Beasley was one of the few bright spots for Minnesota with 17 points. Minnesota has lost four straight and 11 of its last 12 after starting the season 2-0.

Bulls 123, Hornets 110

Zach LaVine continued his strong play with 25 points and nine assists, leading Chicago past Charlotte for its third straight victory.

Lauri Markkanen added 23 points, and Coby White had 18 points and eight assists.

Gordon Hayward led Charlotte with 34 points. The Hornets have lost four straight.

Clippers 120, Thunder 106

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, Paul George added 29 and Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City for its sixth straight victory.

Serge Ibaka had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the Clippers improve to 12-4, tying the Lakers for the NBA’s best record.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 30 points and eight assists against his former team.

Mavericks 122, Spurs 117

Luka Doncic had 36 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Dallas withstood a late rally to beat San Antonio,

San Antonio lost starting point guard Dejounte Murray in the opening minute. The severity of the injury is unknown.

DeMar DeRozan had 29 points for the Spurs, and LaMarcus Aldridge added 26s.

Dallas won its second straight after a three-game losing streak. San Antonio is 2-5 at home.

Nuggets 130, Suns 126 (OT)

Nikola Jokic scored 31 points, Gary Harris added 19 and Denver rallied to force overtime before beating Phoenix.

Will Barton pushed the Nuggets ahead 124-123 with 1:37 left in overtime on a driving layup and Jamal Murray’s 13-foot jumper put them up three points with 28.5 seconds left. Denver held on from that point, winning for the third time in four games to improve to 8-7 this season.

Devin Booker led the Suns with 31 points but took a hard fall late in overtime and didn’t play the final few possessions. Phoenix’s offense looked out of synch without its leading scorer on the floor and didn’t score a field goal after he left.

Suns forward Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 13 rebounds. Mikal Bridges added 24 points and 10 rebounds.