Curry, Warriors extend win run

James scores 9,000th field goal

OAKLAND, California—Stephen Curry had 34 points and 10 assists as defending champion Golden State remained unbeaten with a 119-104 victory over Denver in the National Basketball Association Friday night.

Harrison Barnes scored 21 points for Golden State and Festus Ezeli had a career-high 16 points, seven rebounds and two blocks.

At 6-0, Golden State is off to the franchise’s best start in its West Coast era dating to 196263. The Warriors are three wins from tying the Philadelphia team’s 9-0 start in 1960-61.

Klay Thompson added 18 points, six rebounds and five assists and Draymond Green added 12 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as Golden State extended its franchiserecord home unbeaten streak to 22 games.

In Cleveland, LeBron James scored a season-high 31 points, including his 9,000th career field goal, and the Cleveland Cavaliers recorded their fifth straight victory, 108-102, over the winless Philadelphia 76ers.

James, who scored 18 points in the third quarter, reached his latest milestone with a dunk late in the second quarter to become the 20th player in NBA history—and fifth ac- tive—to record 9,000 field goals.

In Sacramento, James Harden scored 22 of his season-high 43 points in the second half to lead Houston past Sacramento, 116-110.

In New York, Kobe Bryant scored 18 points, his highest performance since opening night, and Los Angeles beat winless Brooklyn, 10498, for its first victory of the season.

In New Orleans, Kyle Korver scored 22 points, hitting all four of his 3-point shots, and Atlanta won its sixth straight over winless New Orleans, 121-115.

In Orlando, Fla., Tobias Harris had 20 points, including what turned out to be the decisive free throw, and Orlando handed Toronto its first loss of the season, 92-87.

In Indianapolis—Paul George scored 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 90-87 victory over Miami.

In Boston, Jared Sullinger scored 21 points as Boston ended a three-game losing streak by beating Washington, 118-98.

In New York, John Hensen scored 22 points to lift Milwaukee over New York, 99-92.

In Phoenix, Marcus Morris scored 20 points to help Detroit open a six-game road trip with a 100-92 victory over Phoenix.