Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry both scored 19 points as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Sacramento Kings 120-105 without their NBA All-Star Kawhi Leonard.
Lowry also had nine assists for the Raptors, who won their season-best 10th-straight home game, are 9-2 in January and have the second-best record (36-13) in the NBA.
Pascal Siakam contributed to a strong collective effort with 18 points, Serge Ibaka had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds while C.J. Miles had a season-high 15 points.
Rookie Marvin Bagley III scored 22 points and snared 11 rebounds for the Kings, who have lost two in a row.
Leonard sat out his third game in a row as Toronto manage his workload and he will miss their clash with the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday before he returns against the Houston Rockets on Friday.
Paul George had 36 points and eight rebounds while Russell Westbrook had a triple-double of 29 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 123-114 defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Steven Adams and Terrance Ferguson each added 14 points for OKC, who have won three straight and moved above Portland and back into third place in the western conference.
Damian Lillard had 34 points and eight assists and his fellow Blazers guard C.J. McCollum scored 31.
Dallas Mavericks have overcome the Los Angeles Clippers 106-98 with Harrison Barnes leading all scorers with 20 points.
The hosts snapped a four-game losing streak with rookie star Luka Doncic and second-year guard Dennis Smith Jr. each adding 17 points.
The Clippers (25-22) have dropped to eighth after leading the west after the first 20 games of the season.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a crushing 118-91 defeat of the Phoenix Suns.
