DEMAR DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll and Norman Powell showed the way this time for the Raptors, who made it three straight wins with a 116-101 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday in Toronto (Sunday, Manila time).
Derozan scored 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting, while Carrol made seven of 13 field goal attempts to score 20 as the Raptors notched their 27th win in 40 games.
The Raptors led by 38 points, 96-58 in the third, and were never threatened.
Powell came off the bench to score 21 on 7 of 13 shooting in 24 minutes of action, while Jonas Valanciunas came up with a double-double of 12 points and 16 rebounds.
The Knicks could not get a win run going after a huge victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Carmelo Anthony went 7 for 14 and wound up with 18 points for the Knicks, who suffered their 23rd loss in 41 outings.
Justin Holiday has 17 points on 5 of 8 shooting, while Derrick Rose scored 16, making 6 of 12 field goal attempts.
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