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TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points, Jonas Valanciunas set season highs with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Utah Jazz 111-93 on Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games.
Kyle Lowry had 19 points, Patrick Patterson added 16 and Lou Williams scored 10 of his 13 in the fourth quarter as the Raptors won their third straight over the Jazz and scored 100 or more for the ninth time in 10 games this season.
Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors each had 18 points, and Gordon Hayward and Trey Burke both scored 12 for the Jazz, who dropped to 0-3 on the second night of back-to-backs as they wrapped up a five-game Eastern Conference road trip.
Alec Burks had 10 points and 10 assists for Utah.
One night after scoring a season-high 33 points in a 102-100 victory over the Knicks, Hayward struggled through a poor shooting performance as he battled flu-like symptoms. He made three of 10 attempts and missed both his 3-pointers.
A fast-break dunk by Hayward put Utah up 83-82 with 8:06 left, but Patterson scored on a layup, Lou Williams hit a jump shot and Greivis Vasquez connected on a 3-pointer to give the Raptors an 89-83 lead with 6:22 remaining.
Kanter stopped the run with a pair of free throws, but Patterson made a 3 and Williams followed with a turnaround jumper, putting Toronto up 94-85 with 5:17 to play.
Toronto's James Johnson sprained his right ankle after he stepped on the foot of a cameraman along the baseline while chasing a loose ball in the fourth. Johnson stayed in the game briefly but had to leave and was unable to return.
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DeRozan shot 5 of 8 in the first, one more made basket than he'd made in either of his previous two full games. DeRozan's 10 points were matched by 10 from Favors, and Burks hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as the Jazz led 25-23 after one.
Kanter scored eight points in the second and Lowry missed a driving layup in the final seconds as Utah led 49-46 at halftime.
DeRozan had 11 points in the third as the Raptors took a 76-72 edge into the fourth.
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Jazz: Rodney Hood (right foot) was unavailable. ... Utah had an assist on 16 of its 18 made baskets in the first half. The Jazz finished with 22 assists. ... All five starters scored in double digits.
Raptors: DeRozan shot 7 for 32 in Toronto's previous two games, going 4 for 15 against Orlando and 3 for 17 against Chicago. He went 10 for 17 against the Jazz. ... Valanciunas posted his second double-double of the season. ... F Landry Fields was available after missing the previous two games with flu-like symptoms, while Vasquez played despite a sore right knee.
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Jazz: Visit Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
Raptors: Host Memphis on Wednesday.
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