GREEN, CURRY HELP WARRIORS EXTEND STREAK TO NINE

auburn hills, mich. Draymond Green scored 20 points and Stephen Curry added 16 points and 10 assists as theWarriors beat the Pistons 104-93 on Sunday for their ninth straight victory.

Marreese Speights added 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors.

The Pistons have lost eight in a row, the longest streak of Stan Van Gundy’s coaching career, and have matched his career worst at 11 games under .500.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Detroit with 23 points. Danny Green scored 18 points to lead San Antonio to its seventh straight win as coach Gregg Popovich returned from a two-game absence to guide the Spurs to a 111-89 win over the Celtics. Leading 80-77 with 10 minutes left, the Spurs went on a 14-2 run to take a 94-79 lead with 6:11 left on a layup by Cory Joseph. After Jeff Green made a free throw for Boston, cutting the lead to 94-80, Aron Baynes beat the 24-second clock with a 3-pointer then made a layup for a 99-80 lead with 4:36 to go. … Zach Randolph had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 18 points and six rebounds and the Grizzlies held off a late rally to beat the shorthanded Kings 97-85 for their fifth straight win. The frontcourt tandem took advantage of a Kings team playing without center DeMarcus Cousins, who missed his second straight game because of a virus. … Jimmy Butler had 26 points and Pau Gasol had 25 points and 13 rebounds, leading the Bulls to a 102-84 win over the Nets. Rookie Bojan Bogdanovic led the Nets with 13 points. … DwyaneWade returned from a seven-game absence to score 27 points— 13 in the fourth quarter— as the Heat defeated the Knicks 86-79. Chris Bosh added 20 for the Heat, including a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 left as Miami held off a late New York rally. Carmelo Anthony also returned after a two-game absence because of back spasms to score 31 points for the Knicks. … Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Magic held off a late Phoenix rally to beat the Suns 93-90 and snap a four-game losing streak. Nikola Vucevic added 18 points for the Magic. … LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 15 rebounds to pace the Trail Blazers in a 10793 victory over the Timber

… Kobe Bryant had 31 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his 20th career triple-double, and the Lakers snapped a fourgame losing streak with a 129-122 overtime victory over the Raptors. Nick Young added 20 points off the bench for the Lakers.