DeRozan scores 35 points in Raptors' 130-105 win over Portland

Toronto Raptors DeMar DeRozan (centre) drives past Portland Trail Blazers' Pat Connaughton as Raptors' Jakob Poeltl looks on during second half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday, February 2, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points and matched his career high with six three-pointers as the Toronto Raptors beat Portland 130-105 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory over the Trail Blazers.

DeRozan scored 26 of his points in the first half and was 6 of 10 from beyond the arc. Toronto improved to 12-1 this season when DeRozan, the Eastern Conference player of the month for January, scores 30 or more points.

Jonas Valanciunas added 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Raptors (35-16), who also beat Portland on the road in the two teams' earlier meeting this season on Oct. 30. Fred VanVleet had 16 points off the bench and Kyle Lowry chipped in with 15.

Toronto made 19 three-pointers, setting a season high.

Damian Lillard led the Trail Blazers (29-23) with 32 points as Portland had its four-game winning streak snapped. CJ McCollum had 21 and Jusuf Nurkic scored 20. McCollum had scored 50 points against Chicago in the Trail Blazers' last game on Wednesday.

The Raptors entered the matchup two games back of the Boston Celtics for first place in the Eastern Conference standings. It's the start of the Raptors' longest homestand of the season (four games) and they also improved their NBA-best home record to 20-4.

DeRozan's dominance started in the first quarter when he scored 16 points, drained two three-pointers and converted on all six free throws. He and Lowry sat out the entire fourth quarter.

Lillard tried his best to get Portland back in it during the third, making several drives to the rim and producing 12 points.

But VanVleet wouldn't let the Trail Blazers gain enough momentum -- emphasized by a pair of hard fought layup drives that resulted in points. DeRozan then had a three-pointer near the end of the third, giving Toronto a 21-point lead entering the fourth.

The Raptors carried their momentum from the first quarter into the second with a 12-2 run to open up a 29-point lead. The Trail Blazers chipped away at that lead but still trailed 74-52 at halftime.

Valanciunas was 2 for 4 from three-point range to continue his shot shooting from deep of late. He entered the game 5 of 6 from three in his last four games.

VanVleet, who missed Thursday's game due to personal reasons, finished 6 of 12 from the field in 21 minutes.

Notes: Raptors F/G C.J. Miles (sore right knee) missed his third straight game. ... A moment of silence was held before the game for former Raptor Rasual Butler. Butler and his wife died in a single-automobile accident on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 38. ... Toronto wore its black and gold "Welcome Toronto" uniforms. ... The Raps host Memphis on Sunday afternoon and Portland travels to Boston the same day.