Curry leads Warriors in NBA preseason triumph over Lakers
SAN DIEGO — Stephen Curry scored 32 points, Kevin Durant scored 27 and Klay Thompson finished with 19 points and eight assists as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.
Curry was 11 for 19 from the floor, 6 for 12 from 3-point range.
Brandon Ingram led Los Angeles with 21 points, 14 of those coming in the fourth quarter. Nick Young scored 19 and D'Angelo Russell had 16 points and nine assists for the Lakers.
RAPTORS 103, PISTONS 92
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Toronto guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan look ready for the season. Lowry scored 27 points, DeRozan added 26 and neither AllStar played more than 28 minutes.
Andre Drummond scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Detroit. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope also scored 16, while Tobias Harris and Marcus Morris each had 14 for the Pistons.
KNICKS 121, CELTICS 96
In Boston, Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points for NewYork, which got 13 from Kyle O'Quinn and 12 apiece from Sasha Vujacic and Ron Baker.
Jaylen Brown scored 17 for the Celtics, who lost Marcus Smart to a sprained left ankle in the second half.
ROCKETS 106, MAVS 91
In Dallas, James Harden had 23 points and 11 assists, including 12 and four while playing most of the third quarter, to lead Houston.
Wesley Matthews led Dallas with 15 points.
The Rockets started on an 18-2 run and led 23-7 when some starters were subbed out. With backups involved, the Mavericks outscored Houston 15-4 to finish the first quarter.
(AP)