Curry leads Warriors past Magic
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry knocked down 10 3-pointers on the way to 40 points and also contributed eight rebounds and five assists, leading the Golden State Warriors past the undermanned Orlando Magic 111-105 on Thursday night.
Curry made four of his first seven 3s and finished 10 for 19 from deep — even having one taken away by a replay review after the third quarter. The twotime MVP has made at least four 3-pointers in a career-best 13 straight games.
Orlando was already missing four key players, then lost guard Frank Mason III to a strained right groin early in the game.
Draymond Green dished out 11 assists for Golden State. Nikola Vucevic had 25 points, 13 rebounds and five assists as the Magic lost a third straight game, seventh in eight and ninth of 11.
CELTICS 120, RAPTORS 106
Semi Ojeleye had a career-high 24 points and six 3-pointers, and host Boston rolled to a win over Toronto.
Rookie Payton Pritchard added 20 points and had a career-high six 3s to help Boston snap a two-game skid. The Celtics never trailed and led by as many as 19, thanks in part to a season-high 20 3-pointers.
Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 24 points and six assists. Pascal Siakam finished with 23 points for Toronto, which was coming off a win at Washington a night earlier.
The Raptors played without OG Anunoby (left calf strain) for the ninth straight game but still managed to dominate in the paint, where they outscored the Celtics 5832. But Boston’s second unit was strong throughout and, led by Pritchard, outscored its bench counterparts 38-31.
TRAIL BLAZERS 118 76ERS 114
Damian Lillard had 30 points and seven assists and Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points as host Portland held off Philadelphia.
Joel Embiid led Philadelphia
with 35 points and nine rebounds. Ben Simmons finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.
PACERS 111, PISTONS 95
Domantas Sabonis had 26 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Indiana snapped a fourgame losing streak with a victory at Detroit.
Malcolm Brogdon added 18 points and Jeremy Lamb scored 17 for the Pacers, who posted a season-low 94 points in a loss to Brooklyn on Wednesday. One night later, it was Detroit that struggled offensively, shooting 5 of 28 from 3-point range.
Josh Jackson led Detroit with 18 points.