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RAPTORS 109, JAZZ 100

SALT LAKE CITY — DeMar DeRozan scored a seasonhigh 37 points and the Toronto Raptors finished their longest road trip of the season Friday night with a 109-100 victory over the Utah Jazz.

DeRozan made all 14 of his free throws and added a trio of 3-pointers to complement his trademark mid-range offensive game. His 17 third-quarter points helped stake the Raptors to a lead they never relinquished in handing the Jazz their first loss in six home games.

Toronto went 3-3 on its Western Conference road swing.

A game after an “embarrassing performance” in a 129-111 loss to Denver, according to Toronto coach Dwane Casey, the Raptors repeatedly got into the lane and found open shooters. They led 99-87 after Norman Powell’s 3-pointer midway through the fourth.

From there, the Raptors let DeRozan go to work on isolation plays that resulted in six straight points as they put the game out of reach.

Rookie guard Donovan Mitchell followed his career-high 28 points on Wednesday with 25 to lead the Jazz. Rodney Hood added 17 points but had another rough shooting night, going 6 for 19.

Powell matched his season high with 15 points and Kyle Lowery also had 15 for Toronto. The Raptors finally return home to host Washington on Sunday evening.

CAVALIERS 130, WIZARDS 122

LeBron James scored 57 points — the second-highest total of his career and an NBA-best this season — and the Cleveland Cavaliers stopped a four-game slide with a 130-122 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Friday night.

James hadn’t scored this much since getting a career-high 61 points for the Miami Heat on March 3, 2014, against the Charlotte Hornets.

The four-time league MVP made 23 of 34 field-goal tries and all nine free throws Friday, while adding 11 rebounds and seven assists.

CELTICS 101, THUNDER 94

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kyrie Irving scored 22 of his 25 points in the second half, and the Celtics rallied from 18 down for their seventh straight victory.

Al Horford scored 17 of his 20 points after halftime and Jaylen Brown added 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics. Boston has allowed 94 or fewer points in every game during its winning streak.

Paul George had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook added 19 points and 11 assists for the Thunder. Carmelo Anthony had 10 points and 14 rebounds.