TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 12 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, O.G. Anunoby matched his season best with 27 points and added 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Houston Rockets 116-109 on Wednesday night.
Otto Porter Jr. scored 14 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Gary Trent Jr. 11 as the Raptors improved to 5-1 at home.
VanVleet made a season-high seven 3-pointers, topping the six he hit in Monday’s loss at Chicago. He shot 7 for 16 from long range against the Rockets.
Jabari Smith Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Porter Jr. had 12 points and 11 assists but the Rockets lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Jalen Green scored 21 points and Alperen Sengun had 17. Seven different Rockets players scored in double digits.
Toronto led 20-19 with 5:53 left in the first but KJ Martin scored five points as Houston closed the quarter with an 18-9 run to lead 37-29 after one.
The Rockets shot 14 for 20 in the first, then missed eight of their first nine field goal attempts to begin the second. Houston was 4 of 21 in the second, going 1 for 13 from 3-point range.
Anunoby and VanVleet each scored nine points in the second quarter, and Toronto led 57-54 at halftime.
VanVleet scored eight points in the third as the Raptors took an 86-82 lead into the fourth.
TIP-INS
Rockets: Had 11 assists in the first quarter. They finished with 29. … Dropped to 1-8 on the road. … Sengun had eight rebounds.
Raptors: F Precious Achiuwa left early in the fourth quarter because of a sprained right ankle. … F Pascal Siakam (strained right adductor muscle) missed his third straight game. Siakam, injured last Friday at Dallas, is expected to miss at least two weeks. … C Khem Birch (right knee) missed his fourth straight game. … Toronto had 20 rebounds in the second quarter and finished with 50.
UP NEXT
Rockets: Visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
Raptors: Visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
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