Warriors’ Pacers rout takes win streak to eight

KLAY Thompson scored 25 points and Stephen Curry added 22 as the Golden State Warriors won their eighth consecutive game, routing Indiana 120-83 on Monday to complete a four-game road sweep.

Kevin Durant added 14 points while Draymond Green contributed 10 as the Warriors improved to 12-2, helped by a season-high 60 rebounds.

“What a great trip,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I thought we really defended well and we moved the ball extremely well.”

Durant grabbed 11 rebounds, all of them on the defensive side, and added six assists, two blocked shots and two steals.

Mike Conley scored 31 points to help the Memphis Grizzlies to their fifth win in a row, downing host Charlotte 105-90. The 10th-year NBA guard, who inked a $153 million contract in off-season, scored 18 points in the first half.

Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points while Australia’s Patty Mills added 17 and Spain’s Pau Gasol scored 16 to spark the San Antonio Spurs to a sixth straight victory, downing visiting Dallas 96-91 to reach 11-3 on the season.

Rookie centre Joel Embiid scored 22 points to spark Philadelphia to a fourth consecutive victory, the host 76ers downing Miami 101-94 despite a career-high 32 points from NBA rebounding leader Hassan Whiteside, who also grabbed 13 rebounds in a losing cause.

Bradley Beal scored a career-high 42 points to power the Washington Wizards over visiting Phoenix 106-101, hitting 14 of his 22 shots.

Isaiah Thomas scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half to spark the Boston Celtics over host Minnesota 99-93. Al Horford added 20 points, six rebounds and five assists in his second game back from a concussion.