The Toronto Raptors have struggled to close out games against good teams this season. Raptors shoot out the lights in high scoring win over Houston0:31Just as important, DeRozan thinks he knows the key for Toronto holding leads going forward. James Harden had 38 points and made 19 of 19 foul shots for the Rockets, who ended a six-game winning streak. The Raptors scored the first five points of the second half to make it 81-64 and pushed their lead to 19 points midway through the third on Lowry's 3-pointer. Houston led by eight points during the first half, but the Raptors used a 45-point second quarter to take a 76-64 edge into halftime.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2017 04:08 UTC