DeRozan and Lowry take monthly honour

Booker had 27 points Tuesday, his ninth straight game scoring in double figures. One of the teams to have expressed interest is the Toronto Raptors, according to Marc Stein of ESPN, the team that most recently beat the Suns.

Carroll is expected to return this season but additional wing depth in Tucker or Morris could help Toronto when they face the likes of LeBron James and the Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Playoffs. “And he needed to step up and he came and he stepped up”. A coach gets fired midseason and the very next game the team plays great and gets a win.

Houston had a double-digit lead for most of the second half and was up by 10 when Josh Smith scored all of the team’s points in a 7-2 run that pushed the advantage to 104-89 with about five minutes remaining.

Tennis: World number three Simona Halep made a decision to postpone an operation on her nose to play in the Federation Cup against defending champions Czech Republic this weekend, the Romanian tennis federation said. On Tuesday, the Phoenix Suns didn’t get the win in their first game since the firing of Jeff Hornacek, but disgruntled forward Markieff Morris sure made his presence felt for the first time in a long time.

Watson’s playing career ended after the 2013-14 season, and he moved on to an assistant coaching position in the NBA Developmental League with the Austin Spurs in October 2014.

Tucker is a player that can shoot from the outside and guard the other team’s best defender.

“We try to talk to him, tell him where to go”.

The Raptors need a long-term upgrade at power forward – Morris doesn’t look like he’s that guy. “He understands that I believe and trust in him”, Watson said. He’s done a really good job mentoring me when I do get into a game, always telling me to be aggressive… The Raptors have won nine of their last ten games, while the Suns are just the opposite, only winning one. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 26.3 points during the past three games for the Raptors.

A fast-break dunk by DeRozan put the Raptors up 18-10 in the first quarter, and he would lead all scorers with 12 points in the period.

“They came out with a lot of enthusiasm, juice, energy, which we felt usually happens and comes after a coaching change”, Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. “We expect them to play harder regardless of how talented our roster is or how talented they think we are”.

Guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 59 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-103 at the Moda Center on Thursday.

Suns: Goodwin’s previous career best in assists was six….