Kevin Durant scored 12 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter Wednesday night and the visiting Houston Rockets defeated the Toronto Raptors 139-121 for their second straight win.

Jabari Smith Jr. added 25 points for Houston. Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson added 18 points each. Tari Eason scored 14 points, Steven Adams contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds and Josh Okogie scored 10.

Scottie Barnes scored 31 points for the Raptors, who have lost four straight. Brandon Ingram added 29. Immanuel Quickley scored 15 points, Collin Murray-Boyles had 13 points in his first NBA start, RJ Barrett scored 10 as did Sandro Mamukelashvili.

Houston led by as many as 17 points in the third quarter and took a 15-point advantage into the fourth.

Toronto whittled the margin to 10 in the first three min

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