Raptors 87, Warriors 78TORONTO -- Vince Carter scored 23 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter after returning from a sprained left ankle, as the Toronto Raptors dealt the Golden State Warriors their seventh straight loss, 85-78, on Tuesday night.
Tracy McGrady added 20 points, and Kevin Willis had 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Raptors, which has won nine of 10.
Carter got tangled up with teammate Charles Oakley midway through the third quarter. He immediately fell to the floor and stayed there for three minutes before a trainer and two teammates helped him off the court.
He returned to a huge ovation at the start of the fourth quarter, with the Raptors down by five.
MAGIC 107, WIZARDS 98: At Orlando, Fla., Monty Williams scored 19 points, and Ron Mercer added 18 in his return from a five-game absence. Five players scored in double figures for Orlando, which has won four of five games.
Mercer missed four games with an ankle sprain and then was suspended by the NBA for a game for fighting with former teammate George McCloud on Saturday.
HEAT 108, BUCKS 104: At Miami, the Heat, sparked by first-time starter Bruce Bowen's two 3-pointers, tied a franchise record with their 12th straight home victory. Clarence Weatherspoon scored all 11 of his points in the fourth quarter.
MAVERICKS 111, PACERS 90: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points, 13 during a 15-0 run to open the second half. Steve Nash added 21 points, and Michael Finley had 16 points and 11 assists to help the Mavericks to their second-largest margin of victory this season.
SUNS 107, TIMBERWOLVES 100: At Phoenix, Penny Hardaway scored 26 points, and the Suns hit 24 fourth-quarter free throws. Hardaway was 12-for-12 from the line for the Suns, who won for the sixth time in seven games.
76ERS 98, CAVALIERS 97, OT: At Cleveland, Cleveland's Lamond Murray missed an off-balance 15-footer just before the overtime buzzer, and Allen Iverson scored 28 points on a dreadful shooting night.
SPURS 94, HAWKS 79: At San Antonio, Sean Elliott completed his comeback to the NBA, returning to play for San Antonio seven months after a kidney transplant. Elliott, who played 12 minutes and shot 1-for-3 from the field, missed a 22-foot jumper and a layup in the third quarter. Then, with a quick step around defender Roshown McLeod, he brought wildly cheering Alamodome fans to their feet with a dramatic dunk five minutes into the period.
KNICKS 91, ROCKETS 85: At New York, Latrell Sprewell scored 27 points, and Marcus Camby returned from the injured list for New York. Camby was activated after missing more than five weeks with a strained knee ligament.
CLIPPERS 110, NUGGETS 106: At Los Angeles, Eric Piatkowski scored a career-high 31 points, and Lamar Odom got 13 of his 25 points in the final six minutes.
TRAIL BLAZERS 96, KINGS 91: At Portland, Ore., Arvydas Sabonis had 20 points and 16 rebounds as the Trail Blazers, despite going scoreless for the first 5:13 of the fourth quarter, beat the Kings.