Albuquerque Journal

Durant’s 32 points send Warriors past LeBron, Cavs

Memphis snaps Lakers’ streak

- GRIZZLIES 123, LAKERS 114: BULLS 119, HEAT 111: KNICKS 119, NETS 104: 76ERS 111: 117, RAPTORS HORNETS 118, PISTONS 107: HAWKS 102, SPURS 99: BUCKS 95: 104, WIZARDS

CLEVELAND — Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Stephen Curry added 23 and the Golden State Warriors extended their road winning streak to 13 games with a 118-108 Martin Luther King holiday victory Monday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers, their struggling NBA Finals foes.

Durant scored 16 in the third quarter for the defending NBA champions, who haven’t lost outside Oracle Arena since Nov. 22.

LeBron James scored 32 points and Kevin Love 17 for Cleveland, which saw its home winning streak stopped at 13. Isaiah Thomas, getting his first taste of the Warriors-Cavaliers rivalry, had 19 points in a season-high 32 minutes as he works his way back from a hip injury.

In Memphis, Tenn., Dillon Brooks matched his season best with 19 points and eight Memphis players finished in double figures, helping the Grizzlies beat the Lakers.

Marc Gasol had 17 points and seven rebounds for Memphis, while Tyreke Evans had 15 points and 12 assists. Wayne Selden and James Ennis III added 13 points each.

The Lakers’ four-game winning streak ended. In Chicago, Zach LaVine scored 18 points in his second game for Chicago, and Justin Holiday made a career-best seven 3s and scored 25 points as the Bulls ended Miami’s seven-game winning streak.

The Bulls have won three straight and 14 of their last 21.

LaVine tore an ACL last season with Minnesota and was traded in a package for Jimmy Butler in the offseason. LaVine scored 14 points in his Bulls debut Saturday against Detroit. In New York, Kristaps Porzingis had 26 points and nine rebounds, and Michael Beasley added 23 points and 10 boards as the Knicks opened their longest road trip in nearly 30 years by beating Brooklyn.

A day after blowing a 19-point lead in the third quarter of a loss to New Orleans, the Knicks lost most of a 14-point advantage heading to the fourth.

In Philadelph­ia, Joel Embiid had 34 points and 11 rebounds as the 76ers beat Toronto.

T.J. McConnell added a career-high 18 points and JJ Redick scored 15 before leaving with a left leg injury for the Sixers, who shook off Ben Simmons’ foul trouble to win for the fifth time in six games.

In Detroit, Kemba Walker scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half, and Charlotte pulled away in the fourth quarter.

Dwight Howard had 21 points and 17 rebounds for the Hornets, who trailed 56-50 at halftime before dominating the final two quarters. In Atlanta, Dennis Schroder scored 26 points and Ersan Ilyasova added 20 as Atlanta held off San Antonio.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which dropped to 10-14 on the road.

In Washington, Giannis Antetokoun­mpo scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds as Milwaukee beat the Wizards for the second time in 10 days.

Eric Bledsoe had 23 points for the Bucks in outdueling former University of Kentucky teammate John Wall, who led the Wizards with 27 points.

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