Curry scores 42 as Warriors rout Cavs
George pours it on late as Pacers get past Thunder; 76ers lose again in Toronto
CLEVELAND — Stephen Curry made nine 3-pointers and scored 42 points, Kevin Durant added 25 and the Golden State Warriors came back to face a very different-looking Cleveland team for the first time since winning another NBA title, and beat the Cavaliers 129-105 on Wednesday night.
Curry scored nine points in less than a minute midway through the fourth quarter to help the Warriors pull away for their eighth straight over their former Finals rivals.
Curry added nine rebounds, seven assists and appears completely healed after missing 11 games with a strained groin. Durant had 10 rebounds and nine assists.
It was Golden State’s first visit to Cleveland since June, when the Warriors completed a sweep to win their third championship in four years.
THUNDER 114, NETS 112: In New York, Paul George scored 25 of his 47 points in a sensational fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left, that lifted Oklahoma City past Brooklyn.
George rallied the Thunder from a 23-point deficit and finished a point shy of his career high, leading them to a fourth straight victory in a game they trailed big for much of the way.
Russell Westbrook had his 108th career triple-double to snap a tie with former Nets star and coach Jason Kidd for third in NBA history, finishing with 21 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds. RAPTORS 113, 76ERS 102: In Toronto, Kawhi Leonard had 36 points, Jonas Valanciunas scored 18 of his season-high 26 in the fourth quarter and Toronto handed Philadelphia its 13th consecutive loss in Canada.
Serge Ibaka added 18 points to help the Raptors bounce back from a loss to Denver to win for the ninth time in 10 games. Toronto is an NBA-best 21-5, and improved to 11-3 at home.
Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 38 points and had 10 rebounds for Philadelphia.
LAKERS 121, SPURS 113: In Los Angeles, LeBron James scored 42 points and Kyle Kuzma added 22 to lead Los Angeles to a win over San Antonio.
DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points and Rudy Gay had 31 for the Spurs but the Lakers scored 43 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for the win.
NUGGETS 124, MAGIC 118, OT: In Orlando, Fla., Jamal Murray scored 31 points and Denver shut down Orlando in overtime for its seventh
straight victory.
After Terence Ross tied it for Orlando with a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets outscored the Magic 9-2 until Nikola Vucevic dunked for the Magic’s first field goal of the overtime session with just 1:04 left. TIMBERWOLVES 121, HORNETS
104: In Minneapolis, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 35 points, Andrew Wiggins added a season-high 26 points and Minnesota beat Charlotte for its sixth victory in seven games.
Towns tied a career high with six blocks and had 12 rebounds. Wiggins tied season highs with six rebounds and five assists. Jeff Teague had a season-high 18 assists, and Taj Gibson added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota. PELICANS 132, MAVERICKS 106: In New Orleans, Julius Randle had 27 points and 18 rebounds to help New Orleans beat Dallas.
Anthony Davis had 27 points, a career-high nine assists and five
blocks despite twisting an ankle and briefly leaving the court for treatment after stepping on Dorian Finney-Smith’s foot.
WIZARDS 131, HAWKS 117: In Atlanta, Bradley Beal scored a season-high 36 points, Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Washington beat Atlanta for its third straight victory.
BUCKS 115, PISTONS 92: In Milwaukee, Eric Bledsoe matched his season high with 27 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 15 in Milwaukee’s victory over Detroit. Blake Griffin had 31 points for the Pistons.
GRIZZLIES 96, CLIPPERS 86: In Memphis, Tenn., Mike Conley scored 22 points, JaMychal Green had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Memphis held Los Angeles to a season scoring low.