Durant, Curry lead Warriors’ 127-108 win over Nuggets
Grizzlies’ backups, 3-point shooting, too much for Clippers Bridge Results Police games opportunity for athletes to converge amicably – USIP chief
DENVER, Nov 5, (AP): Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Stephen Curry had 22 and the Golden State Warriors rode a big third quarter to a 127-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
Klay Thompson and Draymond Green added 15 points apiece for the Warriors. They have won six of their last seven, including all three during their just concluded trip.
Will Barton had 21 points off the bench to lead the Nuggets. None of Denver’s starters reached double figures in scoring.
Up by five at halftime, the Warriors forced a decisive turn in the game with a 24-4 run to start the third, taking an Barnes scoreless in the second half, the Wolves enjoyed a blowout for once after the margin of their previous five victories totaled just 17 points. The last time they won four games in a row was Dec 7-15, 2012, when Towns was just a junior in high school.
Coming off a career-low two points Wednesday at New Orleans, when foul trouble against bulwarks DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis limited him to 22 minutes, Towns responded like the Timberwolves needed him to and thought he would. He had seven points and two rebounds during a 13-0 run late in the third quarter that pushed their lead to 25 points.
Barnes finished with 17 points for the Mavericks, who have the worst record in the NBA and their first 1-10 start since the 1993-94 season when they staggered out of the gate at 1-23 and finished 13-69 in coach Quinn Buckner’s only year on the job.
Grizzlies 113, Clippers 104 In Los Angeles, Mike Conley scored 22 points and Memphis made 13 3-pointers and dominated off the bench to beat Los Angeles.
Marc Gasol added 21 points and Tyreke Evans had 20 to top four reserves in double figures. The Memphis backups outscored the Los Angeles reserves 55-22.
Blake Griffin had 30 points for the Clippers, and Patrick Beverley had 23.
Pelicans 96, Bulls 90, OT In Chicago, Anthony Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead New Orleans past Chicago.
DeMarcus Cousins added 25 points and 11 rebounds — 18 and seven after halftime — to help the Pelicans snap a
President of the World Police Sport Union (USIP) Lt Gen Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah with the Kuwaiti sport delegation. President of the World Police Sport Union (USIP) Lt-Gen Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah said Saturday the 2nd USIP World Police Games provides amicable atmospheres for athletes from around the globe to meet and cooperate.
The championship will help the police institutions to share experience and promote the physical fitness of their personnel, he said at the opening ceremony of the event.
six-game, regular-season losing streak to the Bulls.
Jameer Nelson added 13 points, Darius Miller had 11, and Jrue Holiday 10 for New Orleans. The Pelicans improved to 4-2 on the road.
Pistons 108, Kings 99 In Detroit, Andre Drummond had 16 points and 19 rebounds to help Detroit beat Sacramento.
Detroit improved to 7-3 with its fifth victory in six games. Avery Bradley had 24 points, and Tobias Harris added 20.
Sacramento lost its seventh straight game to fall to 1-8. Zach Randolph led the Kings with 19 points.
The event, which lasts until Nov 10, is organized by the UAE Police Sports Federation in collaboration with USIP under auspices of UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif Al Nahyan.
Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Interior Lt-Gen Saif Al-Sha’far attended the ceremony on behalf of the minister.
The unique championship is the world’s largest gathering of athletes from police institutions, Sheikh Ahmad said.
He thanked the UAE Ministry of Interior and the organizing teams of the event for their efforts to set the stage for this impressing event and expressed his best wishes for the competitors.
On his part, Brig Walid Al-Shamsi, director of the event, said the competitions include four police related sports, namely practical shooting, swimming, judo and Jiu-jitsu.
He highlighted the importance of such events in strengthening the friendship among police institutions of different countries.
Brig Al-Shamsi noted that 987 athletes from 44 countries are taking part in the event.
Each delegation is made up of no more than 26 athletes, four coaches, an administrator/assistant and a leader. (KUNA)