Lakers rally ‘past’ Spurs
Curry scores 42, Warriors rout Cavs
CLEVELAND, Dec 6, (AP): Stephen Curry made nine 3-pointers and scored 42 points, Kevin Durant added 25 and the Golden State Warriors came back to face a very different looking Cleveland team for the first time since winning another NBA title, and beat the Cavaliers 129-105 on Wednesday night.
Curry scored nine points in less than a minute midway through the fourth quarter to help the Warriors pull away for their eighth straight over their former Finals rivals.
Curry added nine rebounds, seven assists and appears completely healed after missing 11 games with a strained groin. Durant had 10 rebounds and nine assists.
It was Golden State’s first visit to Cleveland since June, when the Warriors completed a sweep to win their third championship in four years. Nothing looked the same. The Cavaliers lost LeBron James over the summer as a free agent and are starting from scratch after a four-year run as Eastern Conference champions. Cleveland also is playing without injured AllStar Kevin Love, forward J.R. Smith is on a forced hiatus and the team recently
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, (left), goes up for a shot as San Antonio Spurs forward Dante Cunningham defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Dec 5 in Los Angeles.
The Lakers won 121-113. (AP)
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Nuggets 124, Magic 118, OT In Orlando, Fla, Jamal Murray scored 31 points and Denver shut down Orlando in overtime for its seventh straight victory.
After Terence Ross tied it for Orlando with a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets outscored the Magic 9-2 until Nikola Vucevic dunked for the Magic’s first field goal of the overtime session with just 1:04 left. Timberwolves 121, Hornets 104 In Minneapolis, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 35 points, Andrew Wiggins added a season-high 26 points and Minnesota beat Charlotte for its sixth victory in seven games.
Towns tied a career high with six blocks and had 12 rebounds. Wiggins tied season highs with six rebounds and five assists. Jeff Teague had a seasonhigh 18 assists, and Taj Gibson added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota. Jeremy Lamb had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte, and Nicholas Batum also finished with 18 points.
Pelicans 132, Mavericks 106 In New Orleans, Julius Randle had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help New Orleans beat Dallas.
Anthony Davis had 27 points, a career-high nine assists and five blocks despite twisting his ankle and briefly leaving the court for treatment after stepping on Dorian Finney-Smith’s foot.
Jrue Holiday had 17 points and four steals for New Orleans. Harrison Barnes had 16 points for Dallas.
Wizards 131, Hawks 117 In Atlanta, Bradley Beal scored a season-high 36 points, Otto Porter Jr had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Washington beat Atlanta for its third straight victory.
Wizards star guard John Wall missed the game because of personal reasons.
John Collins had a career-high 26 points and added 14 rebounds for Atlanta.
Bucks 115, Pistons 9 In Milwaukee, Eric Bledsoe matched his season high with 27 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 15 in Milwaukee’s victory over Detroit.
Milwaukee countered an opening basket with nine consecutive points and did not trail after that. The Bucks led 30-21 after one quarter, 56-45 at halftime and then opened the third period with a 19-4 run.
Grizzlies 96, Clippers 86 In Memphis, Tenn, Mike Conley scored 22 points, JaMychal Green had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Memphis held Los Angeles to a season scoring low. Memphis held Los Angeles to 34 percent shooting and forced 19 turnovers. Boban Marjanovic led the Clippers with a season-high 19 points and had eight rebounds.