Thompson, Warriors win a three-fest
Ball gets double-double as Lakers edge Phoenix
NEW ORLEANS — Klay Thompson scored 31 points, Stephen Curry added 28 and the Golden State Warriors easily erased a 15-point first-half deficit en route to a 128-120 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Kevin Durant added 22 points for the Warriors, who won for the first time this young season after dropping their opener to Houston. New Orleans is still looking for its first victory after two games, shooting well early in both games before fading in the second half.
Anthony Davis had 35 points and 17 rebounds for the Pelicans, while fellow big man DeMarcus Cousins also had 35 points.
The teams combined for 34 3-pointers, with the Warriors hitting 18. Thompson was 7-of-12 from deep.
After trailing by double digits much of the fourth quarter, the Pelicans pulled as close as five points down on Cousins’ 3 with about three minutes to go. But Thompson responded immediately with a 3, and Golden State remained comfortably in control from there.
LAKERS 132, SUNS 130: In Phoenix, Lonzo Ball barely missed a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in his second NBA game and Los Angeles beat the Suns.
Ball, the No. 2 overall pick this year who is a week shy of his 20th birthday, took over down the stretch, scoring eight points in a 2½-minute span. His final basket during that run, a floating layup, put Los Angeles ahead 130122 with 1:35 to play.
CAVALIERS 116, BUCKS 97: In Milwaukee, LeBron James had 24 points and eight assists, Kyle Korver hit three straight 3s in a big third-quarter run and Cleveland beat Milwaukee.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetopounmpo had 34 points on 15-of-22 shooting, along with eight rebounds and eight assists. Malcolm Brogdon had 16 points, and former UNM Lobo Tony Snell added nine.
CELTICS 102, 76ERS 92: In Philadelphia, Kyrie Irving scored 21 points, Al Horford had 15 and Boston won for the first time since losing Gordon Hayward, topping Philadelphia. The Celtics lost their first two games after Hayward went down in the opener with a mangled ankle that may cost him the season. J.J. Redick led the Sixers with 19 points. TIMBERWOLVES 100, JAZZ 97: In Minneapolis, Jamal Crawford scored
all 17 of his points in the fourth quarter and hit a 3-pointer with 27.5 seconds to go that helped Minnesota win its home opener.
NETS 126, MAGIC 121: In New York, D’Angelo Russell, Trevor Booker and DeMarre Carroll all scored 17 points and Brooklyn beat Orlando in its home opener. Justine Skye took a knee at the end of her national anthem performance. Skye, who is black, was nearing the completion of the song when she went to one knee for the finish. There were some cheers, but appeared to be more boos from the crowd at Barclays Center.
HORNETS 109, HAWKS 91: In Charlotte, N.C., Kemba Walker scored 26 points, Dwight Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds in his first home game with Charlotte, and the Hornets rallied to beat Atlanta. TRAIL BLAZERS 114, PACERS 96: In Indianapolis, CJ McCollum scored 28 points on 12-of-18 shooting to lead Portland past Indiana. WIZARDS 115, PISTONS 111: In Washington, John Wall scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and added 10 assists to help Washington beat Detroit. KINGS 93, MAVERICKS 88: In Dallas, George Hill scored 21 points and Sacramento earned its first victory.