TORONTO Chris Bosh had 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and Rafer Alston ended a shooting slump with 14 second-half points, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 109-87 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.
Alston had missed his last 23 shots over three games before his layup sparked a 15-2 run in the third quarter. He made his next six shots as Toronto outscored Golden State 36-17 in the third quarter and went on its biggest win of the season.
Morris Peterson had 21 points and Alston added 15 for the Raptors, who led by as many as 30 points.
Clifford Robinson had 18 points for the Warriors, who have lost five straight without leading scorer Jason Richardson (sprained left ankle).
KNICKS 113, TRAIL BLAZERS 105: At New York, Allan Houston had his best game of the season with 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting to lead the Knicks.
Jerome Williams had 15 points, six rebounds and four assists as New York ended a season-high four-game losing streak to get back to .500 (17-17).
Houston made four 3-pointers while surpassing his previous season-high of 21, and Stephon Marbury had 20 points and 12 assists while outplaying his cousin, Portland rookie Sebastian Telfair.
Zach Randolph scored 27 and Ruben Patterson added 20 for the Trail Blazers, whose losing streak increased to three games.
SUNS 124, PACERS 89: At Phoenix, Shawn Marion scored 21 points and Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and 14 rebounds to help Phoenix with its sixth straight and NBA-best 30th game of the year, one more than it won all of last season.
Phoenix's 30-4 start ties the 1959-60 Boston Celtics and 1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks for the best start for a team with four losses in NBA history.
Joe Johnson added 15 points and Quentin Richardson 14 in the Suns' highest-scoring and most one-sided victory of the season.
Jamaal Tinsley scored 21 and Jermaine O'Neal 16 for the Pacers.
SUPERSONICS 108, HEAT 98: At Seattle, Vladimir Radmanovic scored 27 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, and the SuperSonics beat the Heat for the second time in six days.
Radmanovic hit three of his five 3-pointers in the final period and the Sonics ended a two-game losing streak by outscoring the Heat 13-1 in the final 4:40.
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