Fred VanVleet scored 32 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 29 and the Toronto Raptors snapped a two-game skid with a 117-111 win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
The Raptors took a commanding lead in the third quarter and were up by double-digits for most of the fourth. But five straight free throws by the Rockets cut the lead to 110-104 with about 30 seconds left.Both teams made two free throws before Daishen Nix made a basket for Houston to cut the lead to six again. VanVleet made one of two free throws before a 3 by Jabari Smith Jr. cut the lead to 115-111 with 1.2 seconds to go.
A 12-5 run, with five points from Martin, got the Rockets within 98-90 with about 5 1/2 minutes to play.Toronto had a seven-point lead at halftime and scored the first eight points of the third quarter, with 3s from Siakam and VanVleet, to make it 63-48. Gordon made a basket for Houston after that, but VanVleet made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to push the lead to 69-50 with about 9 1/2 minutes left in the third.
An 11-3 run by the Rockets later in the third cut the lead to 74-65. But the Raptors used a 9-4 spurt to push their advantage to 83-69 with less than three minutes left in the period.Raptors: OG Anunoby missed his fourth straight game with a sprained left wrist. ... Toronto made 15 of 39 3-pointers with 10 coming from Trent and VanVleet. ... Chris Boucher had 11 points and eight rebounds.
Rockets: Coach Stephen Silas said Green could return Saturday. ... Kevin Porter Jr. was out for an 11th consecutive game with a bruised left foot. ... Martin had 20 points. ... Josh Christopher added 15 points off the bench.Rockets: Visit Oklahoma City on Saturday night.
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