Raptors grab overtime victory over Bulls
Associated Press, Toronto
Lindsey Hunter made a jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime as the shorthanded Toronto Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls 109-105 Monday.
Hunter and Voshon Lenard each scored 23 points for the Raptors, who were missing injured All-Stars Vince Carter (strained left quadriceps tendon) and Antonio Davis (strained left ribcage).
Carter and Davis are each expected to miss at least a week.
Alvin Williams scored a team-high 25 points for the Raptors, who have won 15 consecutive games against Chicago.
Donyell Marshall had 32 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls, who have lost two straight after winning their first two.
Jalen Rose, who had 24 points for the Bulls, scored seven straight to tie the game at the end of regulation time.
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Richard Jefferson matched his career high with 22 points as undefeated New Jersey forced Minnesota into a team-record 29 turnovers.
Jason Kidd added 10 points and 12 assists in only 30 minutes, while the Nets had three other players in double figures to win their fourth straight game. New Jersey has never opened a season with five consecutive wins.
Lucious Harris added 16 points, Kerry Kittles 14 and Kenyon Martin 13 for the defending Eastern Conference champions.
Kevin Garnett had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, whose 29 turnovers led to 39 New Jersey points.
In New York, Sam Cassell scored seven consecutive points to lead Milwaukee over New York in front of the first non-sellout crowd at Madison Square Garden in nearly a decade.
A crowd of 18,100 - more than 1,600 short of capacity - watched the Knicks drop to 0-4 with another display of offensive ineptitude down the stretch. New York's sellout streak ended at 433.
Cassell led Milwaukee with 22 points - half of them coming in the final 12 minutes. Michael Redd added 19 and Ray Allen 17 as the Bucks won for the first time this season after two losses.
Allan Houston scored 28 for the Knicks, who are winless after four games for the first time since 1987-88, when they lost their first five.
The game was the first non-sellout since Feb. 2, 1993, when 17,302 saw the Knicks beat the Washington Bullets.
In Memphis, Tennessee, Tim Duncan hit a 4-meter (12-foot) shot as time expired in overtime to give San Antonio a victory over Memphis.
Officials reviewed the final play and said Duncan made the shot with 0.8 seconds remaining, capping a comeback for the Spurs who trailed by seven points early in the 5-minute overtime.
Duncan, who finished with 29 points and 14 rebounds, scored nine points in the overtime as San Antonio improved to 25-3 against the Grizzlies by winning its 20th straight in the series.
Malik Rose had 23 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs, while Tony Parker added 22 points.
Paul Gasol scored 22 points for the Grizzlies, winless in four games this season.
In Dallas, Steve Nash scored 30 points, and Dirk Nowitzki added 24 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas beat Golden State.