Celtics too hot to handle
Boston stun Golden State in blowout
NEW YORK: Gordon Hayward scored 19 of his 30 points in the first half night as Boston Celtics stunned Golden State Warriors with 73 points in the first 24 minutes en route to a 12895 shellacking in Oakland.
Kyrie Irving recorded 19 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, who were opening a four-game western swing after having lost five of their past six games.
Stephen Curry had 23 points for the Warriors, who lost at home by at least 20 points for the fifth time this season.
Golden State played without Klay Thompson, who missed his second straight game with a sore right knee.
James Harden scored 35 points – 19 in about the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter – as visiting Houston lost a 22-point lead before coming back to beat Toronto and extend their winning streak to six games.
Gerald Green added 18 points for the Rockets, who won both meetings between the teams this season.
Kawhi Leonard led Toronto with 26 points, Pascal Siakam had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka contributed 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 41 as Minnesota beat visiting Oklahoma City in Minneapolis for their third consecutive win this season over the Thunder.
Oklahoma City’s Paul George returned to the line-up after missing three games with a sore shoulder, but he struggled, making just 8-of-25 shots from the field and 4-of-14 from behind the three-point arc to finish with 25 points.
Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 38 points and 13 rebounds, sinking 15-of-28 shots and five three-pointers.
Andrew Wiggins finished with 18 points for the Timberwolves.
Mike Conley scored a career-high 40 points to lead Memphis over visiting Portland, draining 6-of-7 three-point attempts while connecting on 12-of-18 shots overall.
Delon Wright added 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting for Memphis, and Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points.
CJ McCollum scored 27 points for the Trail Blazers, who finished 5-2 on a seven-game road trip.
Damian Lillard scored 24 points, and Maurice Harkless added a season-best 20.
JJ Redick scored 26 points, his 23rd 20-point game this season, to lead hosts Philadelphia past Orlando.
Tobias Harris scored 21 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Ben Simmons had 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists for Philadelphia.
Evan Fournier paced the Magic with 25 points while Aaron Gordon added 24.
Jonathan Isaac scored 16 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and 12 rebounds.