TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan had 25 points, Kyle Lowry added 23 points and nine assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-99 on Tuesday night.
Brook Lopez had 35 points, one shy of his season high, for the Nets, who lost the season series to the Raptors for the first time since 2009-10.
The Raptors rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to get back on track at home after their franchise-record, 12-game home win streak ended Sunday against Houston.
Toronto's 58-42 halftime hole equaled its biggest of the season, done in a loss at Golden State in November.
The Raptors got within two courtesy of a 22-9 run over the final 5:55 of the third quarter and finally jumped in front on Patrick Patterson's 3-pointer to open the fourth.
With the win, Toronto moves to within two games of Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland, which was idle Tuesday. (see full recap)
Spurs bounce back with win over Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS - LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and seven rebounds to help the San Antonio Spurs bounce back from a rare loss with a 116-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points and the Spurs (54-10) led by as many as 26 points in a game they played without Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and coach Gregg Popovich. David West scored 18 points as the Spurs shot 55.3 percent and only turned the ball over nine times.
Andrew Wiggins had 23 points and eight rebounds for the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and nine boards, and Zach LaVine scored 15 points. (see full recap)
Nuggets continue home dominance over Knicks
DENVER - Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets beat New York 110-94 on Tuesday night for their eighth straight win over the Knicks at the Pepsi Center.
Nikola Jokic scored eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Nuggets had six players in double figures.
Carmelo Anthony finished with 30 points against his former team. He's now 0-3 when playing at his old stomping grounds since being traded to New York in February 2011.
Kristaps Porzingis was limited to six points in his return after missing a game with a bruised left leg. The Knicks were dealt a blow before the game when forward Lance Thomas hurt his left knee in warmups. (see full recap)
Teague leads Hawks past Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY - Jeff Teague scored 24 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 91-84 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.
The Hawks moved to 1 game behind the Miami Heat for the No. 4 spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Jazz fell two games behind the Houston Rockets for the eighth and final spot in the West.
Teague added six assists, while Paul Millsap finished with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 22 points and Derrick Favors chipped in 16.
The Hawks held the Jazz to just 15 points in the third quarter, a season-low for the period. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored six straight to close the quarter and give the Hawks a 66-57 lead. (see full recap)