TORONTO – Vince Carter had 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left, to help the Toronto Raptors improve to 3-0 with a 101-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
Carter scored nine points in the final 4:28, including the fadeaway 3-pointer that gave Toronto the lead for good.
Zach Randolph had 33 points and 15 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Randolph started the game despite missing the team flight to Toronto on Saturday. He was fined and had to pay his own way. He said he overslept after his alarm clock didn’t go off.
The attendance of 13,863 was the smallest home crowd in the Raptors’ 10-year history. Toronto went 33-49 last season, missing the playoffs for the second straight year and Carter, a five-time All-Star, asked for a trade this summer.
Toronto led by nine at halftime, but Randolph scored 14 of Portland’s 28 points in the third quarter to help the Blazers cut the lead to four entering the fourth. Randolph’s short jumper gave Portland a 95-93 lead with 1:07 left, and Jalen Rose made a layup to tie it at 95 with 50 seconds remaining.
‘Sonics 113, Spurs 94
SEATTLE – Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen added 24, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 113-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night.
The Sonics won their second straight at home, after losing their season opener by 30 points to the Clippers in Los Angeles last week.
Danny Fortson had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Sonics, who snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Spurs. It was Seattle’s first win over San Antonio since Match 29, 2002.
Antonio Daniels added 14 points off the bench for Seattle, 10 in the final quarter. Daniels’ 3-pointer gave Seattle a 99-85 lead with 3:36 left. Allen’s 3-pointer with 1:59 remaining put the Sonics in front 107-89.
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 21 points each. Brent Barry returned to Seattle after signing with San Antonio as a free agent during the offseason. He had eight points off the bench, including two 3-pointers.
Tim Duncan, who has led the Spurs to two NBA titles, had a subpar shooting game, finishing with 17 points on 4-for-16 shooting.
He also had 10 rebounds.
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