NBA: Dillon Brooks scores 27 points in Houston's win over Toronto

The Houston Rockets defeated the Toronto Raptors 114-110 on Sunday and extended the Canadian squad's consecutive losing streak in the 2024-2025 NBA season to seven.

Dillon Brooks, 28, shone for Houston with 27 points and six rebounds. He visited the free-throw line 14 times, scoring 13 times.

The Rockets have won four of their last five games and are third in the Western Conference, behind only the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies.

In another result, Indiana Pacers defeated Sacramento Kings 122-95, with Pascal Siakam finishing the game with a double-double of 19 points and ten rebounds.

From off the bench, T.J. McConnell racked up a double-double of 12 points and 10 assists in just 23 minutes for the Pacers.

Indiana opened up as much as a 30-point lead in the game and dominated the painted area scoring 52 points against 38 for Sacramento.

For the Kings, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis recorded 21 rebounds, five shy of tying his NBA personal record.

In the day's finale, the Denver Nuggets came from behind in the final minutes to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 132-129 in overtime.

The Pelicans have not had a good start to the season and added their 25th loss with only five wins.

Nikola Jokic was again the star for Denver with a triple double of 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Nuggets have scored a season-low 115 points in their last six games.