Warriors edge Raptors in Curry’s return
TORONTO — Stephen Curry returned from a two-game absence to score 24 points, Klay Thompson had 26, and the Golden State Warriors blew nearly all of a 27-point lead before defeating the Toronto Raptors 127-125 on Saturday night.
DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points for the Raptors, but the Warriors had just enough to beat Toronto for the eighth straight time.
Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Draymond Green had 14 for the Warriors, who have won 12 straight on the road. Golden State’s 19 road wins are the most in the NBA.
OG Anunoby had 17 points and Serge Ibaka 14 for the Raptors, who rallied from a 19-point deficit through three quarters to make it a one-point game in the fourth.
Fred VanVleet scored 13 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 as Toronto lost for the third time in 18 home games.
Curry sat out Wednesday’s home loss to the Clippers and Friday’s win at Milwaukee because of a sore right ankle, the same injury that kept him out of 11 games in December.
Raptors guard Kyle Lowry missed his third straight game because of a bruised tailbone.
SPURS 112, NUGGETS 80
Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points in his return from a three-game absence, and San Antonio never trailed in a rout over visiting Denver.
The Spurs’ projected starting lineup of Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker and Danny Green played together for only the sixth game this season and just the second time at home.
THUNDER 101, HORNETS 91
Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead Oklahoma City to a win at Charlotte, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Oklahoma City trailed by three entering the fourth quarter, but its bench helped open a double-digit lead as Charlotte shot 5-of-21 from the field over the final 12 minutes.
WIZARDS 119, NETS 113 (OT)
John Wall scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and overtime and added 16 assists as Washington beat visiting Brooklyn after giving back a 23-point lead.
Bradley Beal added 24 points, and Marcin Gortat had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, which needed its first overtime victory of the season to avoid being swept by Brooklyn.
BULLS 107, PISTONS 105
Zach LaVine scored 14 points in his first game in 11 months, rookie Lauri Markkanen added 19 points, and Chicago beat visiting Detroit.
Chicago made 17 3-pointers and held off several late charges by Detroit to win for the 13th time in its last 20 games.
CLIPPERS 126, KINGS 105
Lou Williams scored 26 points as an injurydepleted Los Angeles beat visiting Sacramento to get to .500 at the season’s halfway mark.
Willie Reed added 14 points and 13 rebounds starting in place of DeAndre Jordan, who has a sprained left ankle. Blake Griffin had 11 points and nine assists as one of eight Sacramento players in double figures.
LAKERS 107, MAVS 101 (OT)
Julius Randle’s rebound and late putback sealed Los Angeles’ overtime victory at Dallas.
With his team leading 104-101, Randle grabbed a rebound on Lonzo Ball’s missed jump shot and scored on the rebound with 18.3 seconds remaining, giving Los Angeles a five-point lead it needed to extend a season-best four-game win streak.
From wire reports