Raptors find Phoenix Suns too hot to handle

Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry (centre right), passes to teammate Lucas Nogueira (left), in front of Phoenix Suns' Tyson Chandler and Devin Booker. (AP)

Eric Bledsoe exploded for 40 points as the Phoenix Suns claimed another win over the Toronto Raptors with a 115-103 victory on Sunday at the Air Canada Center arena.
The Suns are riding a modest two game win streak and have now taken both games of the season series against the Raptors.
Devin Booker added 20 points for the Suns. Tyler Chandler had 16 points and nine rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan had 22 points for Toronto, while Jonas Valanciunas contributed a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for Toronto who lost a third consecutive game for the first time this season.
Elsewhere, Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and hit a go-ahead jump shot with 42 seconds left as the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in a showdown between two of the youngest teams in the NBA.
Shabazz Muhammad came off the bench to score 20 for Minnesota. Canadian star Andrew Wiggins had 24 points for the Timberwolves, who improved to 16-28 on the season and have won five of their past seven games.
In Dallas, the Dallas Mavericks blitzed Los Angeles in the second quarter, handing the hapless Lakers their worst loss in franchise history 122-73.
Dallas rode a 31-9 run in the second quarter that built upon its 29-22 lead after one quarter.
Seven Mavericks finished in double figures, including Justin Anderson with 19 points. Seth Curry had 14 points, and Dirk Nowitzki and Wesley Matthews each scored 13 points.
Lou Williams, with 15 points, and Jordan Clarkson, with 10, were the only Lakers to score in double figures. In Orlando, Stephen Curry scored 27 points, and the Golden State Warriors won their seventh consecutive game by overwhelming the Orlando Magic 118-98.