Champs jump on Spurs

Kevin Durant helped the defending champions get defensive in a hurry, finishing with 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the Golden State Warriors returned to their old dominant selves at playoff time to beat the cold-shooting San Antonio Spurs, 113-92, last night in Oakland, Calif.

Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson took charge in Game 1 of the first-round series to elevate the Warriors’ intensity at last playing without fellow All-Star and injured two-time MVP Stephen Curry, sidelined since March 23 with a sprained left knee.

Thompson found his shot and scored 27 points, making 11-of-13 shots, while 7-footer JaVale McGee contributed 15 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots in 16 minutes.

Rudy Gay led the Spurs with 15 points off the bench.

Sixers 130, Heat 103 — Ben Simmons had 17 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds in his playoff debut, and host Philadelphia romped again without Joel Embiid, beating Miami for its 17th straight win.

Embiid was a spectator in Game 1 of the first-round series because of a broken orbital bone around his left eye. The Sixers could end this one early with Embiid back in the lineup.

Simmons dished and dazzled in the paint and the Heat had no answer for Sixers reserves Marco Belinelli (25 points) and Ersan Ilyasova (17).

Raptors 114, Wizards 106 — Serge Ibaka had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Delon Wright scored 11 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, and host Toronto snapped a 10-game losing streak in series openers by beating Washington.

DeMar DeRozan added 17 points for the Raptors, whose only previous victory in the opening game of a playoff series came in the second round against Philadelphia in 2001.