Raptors rout Warriors
▶ Celtics down Wizards in overtime
Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka combined for 43 points as the Toronto Raptors beat the twotime defending champions Golden State Warriors at home for the first time in 14 years with a 113-93 victory on Wednesday.
Lowry finished with 23 points and 12 assists, and Ibaka tallied 20 points and 12 rebounds as Toronto won despite not having Kawhi Leonard in the lineup.
Danny Green scored 15 points, Pascal Siakam had 13 and Fred VanVleet added 10 to help the Raptors improve to a league-best 23-7, matching the best start in franchise history.
Toronto won despite not having Leonard for a second consecutive night with a sore right hip. The Raptors also lost center Jonas Valanciunas to a dislocated left thumb in the first half.
The Warriors lost their second straight game to the Raptors and were so hopelessly outclassed that they sat their starters and went with their reserves late in the fourth quarter.
“We didn’t make shots early in the game and it affected our energy,” said Stephen Curry, who had 10 points.
“It was one of those tough nights. They are obviously a great team.”
Elsewhere, Kyrie Irving drained a clutch three-pointer with 16 seconds left as the short-handed Boston Celtics used a variety of interchangeable parts to beat the Washington Wizards 130-125 in overtime.
Irving delivered a game-high 38 points, including consecutive three-pointers in the final 40 seconds of overtime, to propel Boston past the Wizards for their seventh straight victory.
Irving outdueled Wizard star guard John Wall and scored Boston’s last 12 points.
“Those last two shots were amazing. He made it look easy,” coach Brad Stevens said of Irving, who has had six career overtimes with at least 10 points.
Jayson Tatum scored 12 points and grabbed 12 boards for a double-double and Marcus Morris added 27 points for the Celtics, who had to shuffle the roster because they were missing three top players, Al Horford, Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown.
The Celtics had five players in double figures and made all 25 of their free throws.
Also, Anthony Davis scored 44 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans held on to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-114.
Jrue Holiday had 20 points and 10 assists, and Julius Randle added 22 for New Orleans, who have alternated wins and losses in their past 10 games.
Paul George had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Dennis Schroder scored 24 points for Oklahoma City, who have won five of their last seven contests.