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TORONTO, Canada – DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high 42 points and matched a career best with 11 rebounds as Toronto beat Houston 99-96 Monday, March 30 (Tuesday in Manila) in a battle of NBA division leaders.
DeRozan, who netted 12 points in the fourth quarter, was 14-of-27 from the court and 12-of-17 from the free throw line to power the Raptors to their eighth home win in a row over the Rockets.
Atlantic division leader Toronto improved to 44-30, one game behind Chicago for the third-best record in the Eastern Conference.
Southwest division leader Houston fell to 50-24, level with Memphis for the division lead and the second-best record in the Western Conference.
Toronto’s Jonas Valanciunas scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds while Amir Johnson pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds for the Raptors.
The Rockets, who saw their four-game win streak snapped, were led by James Harden with 31 points.
Dwight Howard sat out after playing Sunday. He has been on limited duty since returning last week from a knee injury suffered in January. – Rappler.com
Rockets lose Beverley for rest of season
Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley will miss the remainder of the NBA season after undergoing surgery on his injured left wrist, the team announced Monday.
Beverley will have an operation on Tuesday to repair a torn wrist ligament that he suffered in last Monday’s 110-100 victory over Indiana.
OFFICIAL: The Houston Rockets announced that guard Patrick Beverley will have surgery to repair a torn ligament in his…
Posted by Houston Rockets on Monday, March 30, 2015
The Rockets lost Beverley just two days before they welcomed back center Dwight Howard following a two-month absence due to a right knee injury.
Beverley, 26, was averaging 10.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists over 56 games this season, but is important to the Rockets for his defensive skills.
Beverley began his pro career for Ukraine side Dnipro in 2008-2009 and played the next season in Greece for Olympiakos and the 2011-12 campaign for Russia’s Spartak St. Petersburg before joining the Rockets in 2013.
At 50-23, the Rockets have already clinched a berth in the Western Conference playoffs and are battling with Memphis (50-24) for first place in the Southwest division and the second seed in the West for the upcoming NBA playoffs. – Rappler.com
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