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TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan is showing no signs of slowing down.The Toronto Raptors star has surged to the top of the NBA scoring charts, averaging 35.8 points after dropping 34 on the Miami Heat in a 96-87 victory Friday night.It was his fifth straight game with at least 30 points for DeRozan, passing Mike James for the longest such streak in franchise history and the best such start to a season since Michael Jordan did it for six straight games to open the 1986-87 season.DeRozan was not about to dwell on his place alongside such distinguished company.Yeah, I heard, he said. I dont believe it.What he could believe was the four turnovers he had in the first quarter, part of the six the team committed as it fell behind by 12 points at one point.DeRozan admitted he was passing too much at that point, something that he quickly adjusted in helping his team rally back from a double-digit deficit for the second straight game.A couple shots I passed up, he said. . (Coach Dwane Casey) just said to me to go out and shoot it.Torontos win was helped greatly by the play of its reserves, which combined for a season-high 36 points as the Raptors beat the Heat for the fourth straight time in the regular season.This was the first meeting between the teams since Toronto beat Miami in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.Terrence Ross had 20 points off the bench, and his play epitomized Torontos comeback.We always go 15 deep and we really have a full team, said Kyle Lowry, who had 13 points. One day its one guys time and the next day it might be another guys.The Heat looked to be back in the game after reducing a 16-point deficit to just three over the last 4 minutes of the third quarter. But Toronto opened the final quarter with a 7-0 run and Miami never got closer than five points the rest of the way.That third quarter was good for us but in the fourth we were not focused enough, we made too many mistakes offensively and defensively and they took advantage of that, said Goren Dragic, who had 17 points. Center Hassan Whiteside led the Heat with 21 points and 16 rebounds.The Raptors held the Heat to 38.6 percent shooting from the field in the game, the fourth game out of five that Toronto has held its opponent below 42 percent.Miami was unable to say the same, particularly about DeRozan, who went 14 of 26 from the field.We tried to give him different looks, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. We really wanted to try and take it out of his hands a couple of times but we werent able to do it. Hes a heck of a player.TIP-INSHeat: G Wayne Ellington (quadriceps) missed his fifth straight game to open the season. ... Whiteside recorded his fifth straight double-double, a franchise record streak to open the season. Rony Seikaly had four straight to open the season in 1990-91 and 1991-92. ... Whiteside registered a block for the 34th straight game, extending his career-long streak and putting him just one behind Alonzo Mourning for the third-longest streak in team history, set in 2006-07.Raptors: DeRozan broke a tie with former teammate Jose Calderon for the second-most games played in franchise history, playing his 525th game in a Raptors uniform. ... Raptors 905, Torontos NBA Development League affiliate, announced three additions to head coach Jerry Stackhouses staff on Friday night. Former Tennessee coach Donnie Tyndall will serve as an assistant coach; Nicki Gross, the only female coach in the D-League, was appointed player development coach; and John Corbacio was promoted to video-coordinator/player development coach.FINDING MOTIVATIONWhile DeRozan was discussing his latest 30-point game with reporters, center Jonas Valanciunas chimed in. Still 46th, man, he said jokingly in reference to Sports Illustrated ranking DeRozan as the 46th best player in the NBA in its preseason issue. But No. 1 in our hearts.THE CENTURIONFormer Raptor James Johnson made the most of his return to the city he has called home twice in his NBA career by registering his 100th career 3-point field goal with 1:58 to play in the third quarter. 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Basketball in China is thriving and its rapid growth has seen the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) breeze past Australias National Basketball League (NBL), according to Shanghai Sharks assistant coach Brian Goorjian.Goorjian, 62, spent two decades as a coach in the NBL, winning six titles with three different teams while also spending seven years as head coach of the Australian national team, and he says even the best Australian sides will struggle to challenge those in China.When I was in Australia, basketball was seen as a second-tier sport, Goorjian told ESPN.But there is no doubt it is a first-class sport with a buzz [in China].When I first came here, the basketball was rough and raw. But over the last six years -- with the amount of money that has been put into the development programs and the involvement of the NBA -- its grown enormously. I think the top four teams [in China] are capable of winning the NBL.Goorjian got a feel for Chinese basketball and its tremendous potential for growth when he coached Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After parting ways with the Boomers later in the year, Goorjian elected to make a coaching name for himself in China and made the move to Shanghai.Basketball in China has since boomed and now, after soccer, its the second-most popular sport in the country with roughly the same amount of registered players as American citizens..ddddddddddddMore than 200 million Chinese people tune in for every national team game, meaning theres more basketball fans in China than any other country in the world.Every aspect of basketball in China is impressive, Goorjian told ESPN.The Chinese love their basketball. When you come here from coaching in Melbourne, and youre involved in the basketball, its like you have moved from the NBL to the AFL. It really feels like Im part of a Collingwood or Carlton, Goorjian said, referencing two of the oldest and best supported clubs in Australian Rules football, which each offer their players world-class training facilities.Everything from the television package, the clothing, the training facilities, the support and sponsorship, its all first class and amazing in China.Goorjian highlights the ability to sign household basketball names as another reason China is a step ahead of Australia.Former NBA players Delonte West and Michael Beasley have both enjoyed a two-year stint in China, while three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas spent a year at Goorjians Sharks.The imports are players that Australia has never seen before, Goorjian said.They do it because theyre highly paid but also because of how well theyre treated here and for the growth of the game. ' ' '