Valančiūnas has 22 points and 11 rebounds as Raptors beat Nets 91-74
Jonas Valančiūnas had 22 points (14 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Brooklyn Nets 91-74.
The Raptors took control with a 16-2 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 20.
Kyle Lowry had 17 points (12 in the paint), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and a season-high 5 steals.
For the Nets, Brook Lopez had 24 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks.
The Raptors went 17 for 18 at the line to the Nets’ 7 for 12 and held them to 74 points. The Nets got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nets outscored the Raptors 14-3 in 7 minutes with Lopez, Ellington, Sloan, Bogdanovic and Robinson on the floor together.