Raptors 117, Trail Blazers 115
TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points as the Toronto Raptors stretched their franchise-best home winning streak to 12 games with a 117-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday at Air Canada Centre.
DeRozan set an NBA record by draining 24 consecutive free throws before missing his final attempt and the Raptors set a franchise record with 43 free throws.
Kyle Lowry, the reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week, added 28 points and six assists while Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
Toronto (41-19) swept the season series with Portland (33-30).
Damian Lillard's 50 points and five assists led the Trail Blazers. C.J. McCollum added 24 points and five assists.
With less than three seconds remaining, Lillard drained a 3-pointer to pull the Trail Blazers within 116-115.
Friday marked the fourth time an opposing player scored 50 points at Air Canada Centre - Kevin Durant was the last to reach the milestone March 21, 2014.
Portland dropped back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game skid Jan. 4-8.
DeRozan concluded the third quarter by sinking his 20th and 21st free throws to give the Raptors a 90-77 lead through three periods. DeRozan passed his career high for free throws made and attempted at that point.
Toronto led 58-52 at halftime paced by a combined 34 points from DeRozan and Lowry.
The story of the first half was the teams combining for 34 personal fouls. Portland's Mason Plumlee led the way with four personal fouls through two quarters.
Bismack Biyombo got in foul trouble late in the second quarter, allowing Jason Thompson -- signed on Tuesday -- to make his Raptors debut.
Toronto pulled away midway through the second quarter as Cory Joseph laid it in off the glass to give the Raptors 45-39 lead with 6:23 remaining in the half as part of an 8-0 run.
The Raptors led 31-30 after the first quarter on 17 points from DeRozan. The two teams combined for 20 field goals and 19 personal fouls in the opening period.
NOTES: Toronto recalled F Bruno Caboclo, C Lucas Nogueira and G Norman Powell from the D-League's Raptors 905 prior to tip-off. ... Powell started in place of F James Johnson. ... Portland F Al-Farouq Aminu (bruised hand) was in the starting lineup. ... Trail Blazers' F Ed Davis, who was drafted by the Raptors, made his fourth visit to Toronto as a member of the opposition. ... Portland concludes its six-game road trip on Sunday in Detroit while Toronto continues its seven-game home stand when they play host to the Houston Rockets on Sunday.