Revamped Raptors Win Fifth in Row

Vince Carter scored 22 points, Donyell Marshall and Jalen Rose each scored 20, and the new-look Toronto Raptors won their fifth consecutive game, 100-93 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night at Cleveland.

Rose scored 16 points in the second half -- 12 in the third quarter -- and the Raptors improved to 5-0 since acquiring Rose, Marshall and Lonny Baxter in a trade with Chicago.

Toronto’s winning streak is its longest since winning nine in a row from March 22 to April 9, 2002.

“The mark of a good team is winning in different ways,” Rose said. “We’ve won on the road, we’ve come from behind, we’ve won with defense and we can go out and score. I’m looking forward to having a lot of fun here.”

Philadelphia 78, Detroit 76 -- Aaron McKie, filling in for Allen Iverson, scored a season-high 21 points and blocked Mehmet Okur’s shot as time expired to lift the 76ers at Auburn Hills, Mich.

Iverson, the NBA’s leading scorer at 29.4 points per game, stayed home to rest his right knee, which he injured against Miami on Friday.

Houston 93, Portland 91 -- Cuttino Mobley had 24 points and Steve Francis made a 16-foot shot with 20 seconds left, dropping the Trail Blazers to 0-7 on the road.

Zach Randolph had 31 points and Damon Stoudamire led Portland’s rally, scoring eight of his 19 points in the fourth quarter.

Golden State 98, Minnesota 95 -- Jason Richardson, who finished with 30 points, made a wide-open three-point shot with two-tenths of a second left to lift the Warriors at Minneapolis.

Kevin Garnett tied a season-high with 33 points and had 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

Indiana 93, Washington 79 -- Ron Artest bounced back from his first ejection this season, scoring 16 points and grabbing seven rebounds for the Pacers at Indianapolis.

The Pacers led by 22 points early in the fourth quarter before the Wizards used a 14-2 run and cut the deficit to 83-73.

New Jersey 101, Seattle 88 -- Richard Jefferson scored a season-high 31 points, Kenyon Martin had 25 and the host Nets shot a season-best 55.1% to extend their winning streak to three games.

Ronald Murray had 27 points for the SuperSonics, who have lost three in a row and seven of 10.

Miami 92, Phoenix 72 -- Lamar Odom had 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds at Miami, and the Heat outrebounded the Suns, 51-30, to end a three-game skid.

Shawn Marion scored 27 points for the Suns, who have lost three in a row.

Atlanta 112, Denver 98 -- At Atlanta, Jacque Vaughn scored a career-high 23 points and the Hawks ended a four-game losing streak.

The Hawks played without Stephen Jackson, who was suspended for one game for a heated exchange with the coaches after a loss at Cleveland on Saturday.