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Raptors beat Clippers for third successive win
2007-02-04
The Toronto Raptors hit a season high in points and won their third straight game, downing the Los Angeles Clippers 122-110 in National Basketball Association play on Sunday. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 27 points as Toronto (25-23) took a three-game lead in the Atlantic Division standings after New Jersey lost at home to Atlanta. The Raptors, who won their fifth straight home game and now also play five of their next seven at the Air Canada Center, took their biggest division lead this season after shooting 59 percent. Toronto also tied a franchise record for shooting in a half by shooting 70 percent from the field in the first half and scoring 66 points, a season high, to take a 66-54 lead at the intermission. The Raptors never surrendered that lead in an impressive performance that saw them make 12 of their 20 shots from 3-point range before an enthusiastic crowd of 17,214. Morris Peterson added 18 points for the Raptors, who had six players in double digits in scoring. T.J. Ford, Anthony Parker and Jorge Garbajosa all contributed 17 points for the winners. The Clippers (24-23) had won seven of their last eight games, but could not keep up with the Raptors' fast-paced attack for most of the game. Cuttino Mobley scored 24 points for the Clippers, while Elton Brand had 21 points and hauled down a game-high 10 rebounds. *The Atlanta Hawks are on their first three-game road winning streak since 2000 after they edged the New Jersey Nets 101-99 in overtime. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 37 points and Tyronn Lue hit a 23-foot shot at the jumper for the winning basket. *Chauncey Billups had 18 points and 10 assists as the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 90-78, Detroit's fifth straight regular season win over the Cavs. LeBron James had 21 points, six assists and five rebounds for Cleveland.
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