Raptors Ground Pelicans In The Big Easy

Steve Bell

am800-sports-basketball-nba-toronto-raptors-pelicans-1.3441304 NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 15: Dante Cunningham #33 of the New Orleans Pelicans shoots the ball against the Toronto Raptors on November 15, 2017 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images)v (Raptors drop Pelicans 125-116 Nov 15, 2017 (photo courtesy of Pelicans twitter account))

Toronto rolls past New Orleans 125116

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors kept hitting 3s to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-116.

The Raptors shot 16 for 34 on 3-pointers, with C.J. Miles going 5 for 9.

Kyle Lowry had 22 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 21 and Miles 17 for Toronto. Serge Ibaka added 12 points and Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had 10.

DeMarcus Cousins scored 25 points for the Pelicans and Anthony Davis had 19.

New Orleans had a 64-42 scoring advantage in the paint, but couldn't match Toronto's outside shooting. The Raptors shot 59 per cent overall and won for the fourth time in five games.

The Pelicans lost for the second time in their last seven games.