TORONTO Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard dunks against the San Antonio Spurs in the final minute of their NBA game Friday in Toronto (Saturday in Manila). AP
TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard had a go-ahead dunk with 15 seconds left and scored 25 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat his former San Antonio Spurs teammates 120-117 on National Basketball Association Friday, spoiling DeMar DeRozan return.
Leonard stole the ball from DeRozan at midcourt and raced in alone for a one-handed slam.
Traded to San Antonio in the offseason deal that sent Leonard to Toronto, DeRozan received a warm welcome in the homecoming, but was denied a second victory over his former team. He finished with 23 points.
Kyle Lowry and DeRozan embraced near center court following the final whistle as the sellout crowd of 20,058 cheered in approval.
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Other matches saw Charlotte scuttle Washington, 123-110; Chicago pip Orlando, 110-109; Indiana smother New Orleans, 126-111; Detroit edge Atlanta, 125-122; Minnesota humble New York, 115-104; L.A. Clippers swamp Memphis, 112-106; Denver zoom past Dallas, 114-104; and Oklahoma City nip Utah, 148-147 in double overtime.
Pascal Siakam added 22 points to help Toronto win its seventh straight game. Kyle Lowry and Danny Green each had 17, Serge Ibaka had 13 points and 15 rebounds and Jeremy Lin had 11 points in his second game with the Raptors.
Marco Belinelli scored 21 points for San Antonio, Davis Bertans had 16 and Rudy Gay added 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Spurs have lost five of six.
In New York, Derrick Rose scored 20 points, Taj Gibson added a season-high 19 and Minnesota overcame the first missed game of Karl-Anthony Towns’ career to beat New York, 115-104.
Towns’ streak of 303 consecutive starts was snapped when he was placed in the concussion protocol after a car accident. Towns was able to fly to New York after the accident Thursday in Minnesota, but was ruled out after further medical examination Friday.
Damyean Dotson and Allonzo Trier each scored 20 points for the Knicks in their 18th straight home loss.
