Josh Geddy’s Oklahoma City suffered a setback in the race for an NBA playoff spot, losing 128-111 on the road in Toronto.
Shay Gilgos Alexander scored a game-high 29 points and Australian guard Geddy had 13 points, seven rebounds, one assist and a steal for the Thunder, who came after winning three straight points and six of seven.
OKC is 10th from 34 to 36 in the Western standings, two games behind Golden State in last place.
But they’re also still in a struggle to hold onto the playing spot, just half a game away from Utah and New Orleans.
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and 14 boards, and Jacob Boltel had his third straight double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds) as the Raptors (34-36) extended their season-ending home winning streak to six games to finish ninth on the season. Eastern Conference.
In New York, Brooklyn was without two Australians, Ben Simmons and Patty Mills, in a 101-96 loss to Sacramento.
Domantas Sabonis scored 24 points and grabbed 21 rebounds as the Kings won their first win since 2005-2006.
Diaron Fox added 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for Sacramento (42-27), which ranks second in the West, ahead of Memphis.
Michael Bridges scored 23 points for the Nets, who fell half a game behind the New York Knicks to finish fifth in the East and slightly ahead of seventh-place Miami in an attempt to avoid participating in the tournament.
The Milwaukee Bucks dropped an NBA-best one at home to Indiana.
Andrew Nimbard scored 24 points and Aaron Nesmith had 22, including six from a three-point set as the Pacers scored late to win 139-123.
With Nesmith ahead, Indiana (32-38) shot 20-for-41 on the outside, while Giannis Antetokounmpo scored the lead for Milwaukee (50-20) with 25 points.
Junior Holiday added 19 points, Khris Middleton finished with 16 and Boomers star Joe Engels finished with 14 points and five rebounds.
Denver beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 to end a four-game losing streak.
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help the Western Conference-leading Nuggets improve to 47-23.
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