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Bosh, Bargnani, Hedo power Raptors past Mavericks
“We came out ready and didn’t have any lapses,” Toronto guard Jarrett Jack, who had 11 points and seven assists, told reporters. “We were able to put a very good team away early.”
The victory lifted the Atlantic Division’s No. 2 team above the .500 mark to 21-20. The Raptors trail the idle Boston Celtics by seven and a half games.
Southwest leader Dallas (26-14) was led by Dirk Nowitzki’s 19 points and Jason Terry’s 18.
Toronto overcame a 23-20 first-quarter deficit to outscore the Mavericks by 16 points in the second quarter. The hosts were never threatened after that, leading by as many as 26 points late in the fourth.
“That was a great win for us against the second-best team in the West,” said Toronto’s Jose Calderon. “We played for 48 minutes, everyone was ready to play and do things on the court.”
Elsewhere in Denver,Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points and Chauncey Billups added 29 in the Denver Nuggets’ 119-112 win over Utah that snapped the Jazz’s four-game winning streak
Ty Lawson returned to Denver’s rotation after missing four games with a sprained ankle and helped steady a sometimes erratic offense, scoring 11 points with an assist.
Nene added 18 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 3-0 against Utah and won the season series. That could prove crucial for playoff seeding should these teams end up with the same record in the tight Western Conference.
Point guard Deron Williams led the Jazz with 23 points, Turkish forward Mehmet Okur added eight points with five rebounds, but Kirilenko scored just 7.
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