(Houston) Gary Trent wowed with 42 points as the Toronto Raptors posted their eighth straight win on Thursday, beating the Houston Rockets 139-120.
Posted at 10:55 p.m.
Trent had a six-for-13 night on three-point shooting.
Pascal Siakam continued his momentum with 30 points. He has averaged 27.8 over his five games.
Chris Boucher had 16 points, OG Anunoby 13 and Dalano Banton 10.
Fred VanVleet was unavailable, bored in the groin.
The Raptors’ next game (31-23) is Saturday night in Toronto against the Denver Nuggets.
Beaten in their last four games, the Rockets have the worst record in the West, 15-40.
Boucher had a three-point shot as the third quarter ended, giving the team a 104-92 lead.
The Raptors stayed the course starting in the second quarter, where they had a 12-point cushion.
Houston struggled well in the first quarter: Toronto took the lead for the first time at 32-30. The result of a basket from Scottie Barnes after a blunder by the Rockets in putting into play, after a success from Trent.
Houston finished the game having committed 21 turnovers.
Yuta Watanabe had a spectacular block against Kenyon Martin, who had just received a masterful pass from Alperen Sengun.
Earlier Thursday, the Toronto Raptors sent Goran Dragic to the San Antonio Spurs, getting Thaddeus Young, Drew Eubanks and a second-round pick this year.
The Spurs also received a first-round pick this year (he’s protected to an unspecified rank).
The 35-year-old Dragic was acquired in the Heat trade involving Kyle Lowry.
He only played four games in October and one in mid-November.
Toronto has allowed him to stay away from the team since late November.
Spurs are expected to indemnify his contract.
A six-foot-eight, 235-pound athlete, Young is averaging 6.1 points per game this season.
He had six games of 10 or more points in November.
“The whole league knows what he can do,” Raptors general manager Bobby Webster said of the 33-year-old veteran.
“We paid attention to him over time. He is a high-level professional who will support our core team well.
“He is versatile in defense and he knows how to make the right moves in attack. »
Eubanks is averaging 4.7 points per game this season.
The Raptors chose to release him as soon as he was acquired.