Poole is Golden in win
Jordan Poole had his second consecutive 30-point performance with 33, Andrew Wiggins added 32 points and seven rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors beat the visiting Toronto Raptors, 119-104, Sunday night.
Poole shot 10 for 13 with eight 3pointers and became the first Warriors player aside from Stephen Curry with consecutive 30-point outings since D’Angelo Russell did so in three in a row from Dec. 27, 2019 to Jan. 12, 2020.
Curry scored just 12 points but had eight assists after the reigning scoring champion sat out a 105-102 win at Detroit on Friday night to rest his sore hip on the second night of a back-to-back.
Curry began 1 for 7 and finished 2 of 10 from the floor.
Wiggins made his first five shots for 14 early points and Golden State started 9 for 14 to build a 27-9 lead late in the opening quarter.
The Warriors (15-2) never trailed in winning their fourth in a row and 11th in 12.
Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Fred VanVleet had 17 points and seven assists for the Raptors.
VanVleet’s back-to-back 3-pointers midway through the fourth pulled Toronto within 103-93 before Golden State called a timeout with 7:16 to play.
The Raptors had won four of the past five meetings overall with the Warriors.
Other games
Clippers 97, Mavericks 91: Paul George scored 12 of his 29 points in the third quarter as host Los Angeles (10-7) ended a two-game skid with a win against Dallas (9-7). Reggie Jackson scored eight of his 23 points in the third, when the Clippers turned a one-point halftime deficit into a nine-point lead. Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points as the Mavericks played their third consecutive game without star Luka Doncic because of a sprained left knee.
Lakers 121, Pistons 116: Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook rallied visiting Los Angeles (9-9) to a victory at Detroit (4-12). Davis had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 2 big blocked shots late on 20-year-old Dertroit rookie Cade Cunningham. Westbrook had 26 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds. The 20-yearold Cunningham, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, had 13 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to become the youngest player in franchise history with a triple-double.
Bulls 109, Knicks 103: DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points and Zach LaVine added 21 as host Chicago (12-5) rallied in the fourth quarter for a victory against New York (9-8). Coby White scored 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Chicago won its second game in a row and fourth in five games. Julius Randle had 34 points on 13-for-18 shooting for New York.
Suns 126, Nuggets 97: Cam Johnson scored a career-high 22 points and Deandre Ayton added 21 as Phoenix (13-3) ran its winning streak to 12, routing short-handed Denver (9-8). The Suns scored 48 points in the first quarter for a 20point lead, shooting 17 of 22 from the field, including 7 of 8 from 3point range. The Suns haven’t lost since Oct. 27 against Sacramento. It’s the longest streak for the Suns since they won 17 in the 2006-07 season.