The Denver Post

CURRY’S 25 PACE WARRIORS IN ANOTHER ROUT

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chicago» Stephen Curry scored 25 points, and the Warriors made it look easy again, beating the Bulls 125-94 on Wednesday night.

Curry tied a season high with 11 assists and grabbed seven rebounds.

Klay Thompson added 20 points, Harrison Barnes scored 19 and the defending champions simply outclassed Chicago after embarrassi­ng LeBron James and the Cavaliers in Cleveland on Monday night. The Warriors built a big lead in the first quarter and never were threatened after that, improving their league-best road record to 20-4.

WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Marcus Morris each scored 22 points and the Pistons beat the Rockets 123-114, despite Andre Drummond setting an NBA record by missing 23 free throws. … Kevin Love had 17 points and 18 rebounds, and the Cavaliers bounced back from their embarrassi­ng performanc­e against Golden State with a 91-78 victory over the Nets. LeBron James also had 17 points and neither forward played in the fourth quarter. … Jahlil Okafor scored 20 points, Ish Smith had 13 points and 11 assists and the 76ers beat the Magic 96-87. Hollis Thompson added 17 points for Philadelph­ia, which has won two of three to get to six wins on the season. … John Wall had 18 points and 10 assists and Bradley Beal added 18 more as the Wizards sent the Heat to its sixth loss in seven games, 106-87. Miami played without Dwyane Wade, who was scratched with shoulder soreness about a halfhour before the game. Halfway through the second quarter, starting center Hassan Whiteside fell to the floor and with a strained left oblique and did not return to the game. … DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points and Jonas Valanciuna­s had his eighth double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds as the Raptors won their season-high sixth straight game, 115-109 over the Celtics. … Kevin Durant scored 26 points to help the Thunder beat the Hornets 109-95 for its sixth consecutiv­e win. Point guard Russell Westbrook collected 16 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and five steals. … Carmelo Anthony had 30 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, leading the Knicks to a 118-111 overtime victory over the Jazz. … Chandler Parsons scored seven of his game-high 30 points in overtime as the Mavericks rallied to beat the Timberwolv­es 106-94. The Associated Press

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