Warriors rout Mavs; 76ers’ Simmons has first triple-double
DALLAS — Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Kevin Durant added 25, and the Golden State Warriors pulled away from the winless Dallas Mavericks in the second half of a 133-103 victory on Monday night.
Klay Thompson had 21 points as the defending champs got back to .500 four games into the season, two nights after losing their cool late in a loss at Memphis.
Curry made all five of his shots inside the 3-point line and all 13 free throws the same day he was fined $50,000 for throwing his mouthpiece in the final minute against the Grizzlies.
76ERS 97, PISTONS 86
Ben Simmons had his first triple-double in his fourth NBA game, Joel Embiid scored 30 points, and Philadelphia beat host Detroit for its first victory of the season.
Simmons had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, showing off the skill and versatility that made him the No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft before he missed all of last season with a foot injury.
SUNS 117, KINGS 115
Devin Booker scored 22 points, including two free throws with 9.8 seconds to play, and Phoenix beat the visiting Sacramento for its first win of the season in its first game under interim coach Jay Triano.
Phoenix fired coach Earl Watson on Sunday, and guard Eric Bledsoe was sent home Monday morning after he sent out a tweet over the weekend that left the impression he no longer wanted to play for the Suns.
SPURS 101, RAPTORS 97
LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points, Dejounte Murray had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and host San Antonio held on to beat Toronto.
San Antonio was without Kawhi Leonard and Tony Parker, and Toronto was without Jonas Valanciunas and their absences were noticeable in the flow of each team’s offense.
WIZARDS 109, NUGGETS 104
Bradley Beal scored 20 points as all five Washington starters reached double figures, and the Wizards remained unbeaten with a victory at Denver.
BUCKS 103, HORNETS 94
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and host Milwaukee scored the final nine points in a victory over Charlotte.
Antetokounmpo was 13-for-21 from the field and 6-for-8 at the line.
HEAT 104, HAWKS 93
Josh Richardson scored 21 points, and Wayne Ellington made six 3-pointers in the second quarter on his way to 20 points as Miami wasted a 21-point lead before recovering to beat visiting Atlanta.