Irving, Celtics back to winning ways

BOSTON — Kyrie Irving scored 17 of his 30 points in a blistering first half and Boston jumped to an early lead and coasted to a 118-103 victory over Orlando on Friday night.

One game after ending its streak of 16 consecutive victories, Boston scored 40 points in the first quarter and 73 by halftime to send Orlando to its seventh straight loss.

WARRIORS 143, BULLS 94

Stephen Curry put on a thrilling display with 33 points to lead Golden State over visiting Chicago on a night Kevin Durant and Draymond Green were out.

CAVS 100, HORNETS 99

LeBron James had 27 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists, J.R. Smith made the tiebreaking free throw with 48 seconds left, and Cleveland extended its winning streak to seven games with a victory over visiting Charlotte.

HEAT 109, T-WOLVES 97

Wayne Ellington scored 21 points and made six 3-pointers off the bench, Goran Dragic added 20 points, and Miami rode a season-best shooting performance from beyond the 3-point arc to a victory at Minnesota.

NUGGETS 104, GRIZZLIES 92

Nikolo Jokic scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and had 13 rebounds and eight assists to help Denver beat visiting Memphis.

PELICANS 115, SUNS 91

Anthony Davis had 23 points and nine rebounds, DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 10 boards, and New Orleans routed host Phoenix for a threegame winning streak.

PACERS 107, RAPTORS 104

Victor Oladipo scored 21 points, Bojan Bogdonavic added 19, and Indiana beat visiting Toronto.

PISTONS 99, THUNDER 98

Andre Drummond had 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Detroit overcame a 15-point deficit to win at Oklahoma City.

BLAZERS 127, NETS 125

Damian Lillard scored 34 points, Jusuf Nurkic added 29, and Portland rallied from a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to edge host Brooklyn.

HAWKS 116, KNICKS 104

Dennis Schroder scored 26 points and Atlanta used a 30-point third to snap a three-game losing skid and beat visiting New York.