DeMar DeRozan scores 36, Rudy Gay has 26 as Raptors beat Nets 93-87 for third straight win
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DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points, Rudy Gay had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors won their third straight game, never trailing in a 93-87 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
Amir Johnson had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Raptors, who hadn't won three straight since a five-game winning streak from Feb. 8 to 19.
DeRozan scored 14 in the fourth quarter and finished 9-for-9 at the free throw line, converting a vital pair in the final 15 seconds. He finished one point shy of his career high, set last Nov. 12 against Utah.
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Deron Williams scored 30 points, Brook Lopez had 16 and Andray Blatche 15 for the Nets, who remain two games back of third-place Indiana in the Eastern Conference.