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 Golden State shrugged off a sluggish start and pulled away late
against a desperate Mavericks team 130-112 in front an early
arriving sellout crowd Friday.
Curry finished with 31 points on 12-of-26 shooting after a cool
second half. The Warriors won their seventh consecutive game and
improved to 62-6 as the San Antonio Spurs await their arrival for a
Saturday night showdown between the league's two best teams.
Klay Thompson scored 39 points and made 10 of 15 from 3-point range,
for Golden State.
Dallas, fighting for its playoff life, dropped below .500 at 34-35,
and awaits word on forward Chandler Parsons, who left the game with
a sore right hamstring. He had 14 points in 22 minutes before
leaving the game. Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points for the Mavericks.
Thunder 111, 76ers 97
PHILADELPHIA -- Russell Westbrook notched his league-leading 13th
triple-double with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists as Oklahoma
City defeated Philadelphia for the 14th consecutive time.
Kevin Durant added 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists, scoring
at least 20 points for the 54th straight game for the Thunder
(47-22).
Enes Kanter scored 16 points and Steven Adams had 12 points and 11
rebounds.
Nik Stauskas scored 23 points for Philadelphia, which has lost 17 of
its last 18.
Cavaliers 109, Magic 103
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kyrie Irving scored 26 points and added five
assists in leading Cleveland to victory over Orlando.
Irving, who had 33 points Wednesday in a victory over Dallas, scored
10 points the decisive fourth quarter.
Magic guard Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 45 points, but only
six in the fourth when the Cavaliers dominated.
Cleveland (49-19) won for the fifth time in the last six games,
strengthening their hold on the best record in the Eastern
Conference. LeBron James had 18 points, eight assists and seven
rebounds.
Raptors 105, Celtics 91
TORONTO -- Kyle Lowry poured in a game-high 32 points to help
Toronto defeat Boston.
The game marked Lowry's 21st career regular season game with 30-plus
points. The Raptors (46-21) have won three straight and 12 of 15.
Luis Scola finished with 17 points and three rebounds. DeMar DeRozan
added 15 points seven rebounds and six assists.
The loss was the fourth consecutive for the Celtics (39-30),
matching a season-high. Boston was led by a team-high 20 points from
Isaiah Thomas.
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Rockets 116, Timberwolves 111
HOUSTON -- James Harden recorded a double-double and matched his
career high for assists as Houston fended off Minnesota.
Harden finished with 29 points and 14 assists as all five Rockets
starters scored in double figures. Harden also had nine turnovers,
however, as the
Timberwolves turned 17 Houston turnovers into 25 points to remain
within striking distance throughout the second half.
Minnesota rookie Karl-Anthony Towns posted his 40th double-double
with a game-high 32 points and 11 rebounds as the Timberwolves the
Rockets
with five starters in double figures.
Trail Blazers 117, Pelicans 112
NEW ORLEANS -- C.J. McCollum scored 30 points, including a go-ahead
3-pointer with a minute left, and backcourt mate Damian Lillard
scored a
game-high 33 points to lift Portland over New Orleans.
The Blazers led by as many as 20 points in the first half and did
not have to worry about Pelicans star forward Anthony Davis, who
injured his left
knee late in the first half and left the game with 19 points.
New Orleans was paced by forward Ryan Anderson and guard Jrue
Holiday, who each scored 30 points.
Pistons 115, Kings 108
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.-- Marcus Morris had 24 points and matched his
career high with six 3-pointers as Detroit defeated Sacramento.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope tossed in 23 points for the Pistons
(35-34). Reggie Jackson supplied 19 points, nine assists and seven
rebounds as every Detroit starter reached double figures for the
24th time this season -- an NBA high.
DeMarcus Cousins' 31 points and 10 rebounds led the Kings (26-42),
who have lost 11 of their last 13. Rudy Gay had 19 points and Rajon
Rondo added 10 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds.
Suns 95, Lakers 90
LOS ANGELES -- Brandon Knight scored 22 points and Devin Booker
added 21 points, leading Phoenix over the Los Angeles Lakers at
Staples Center.
Tyson Chandler collected 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Suns, who
bounced back from a 103-69 drudging Thursday by the Utah Jazz. P.J.
Tucker chipped in 13 points.
Lou Williams scored a game-high 30 points before fouling out with
7.7 seconds left in the contest to lead the Lakers, who have lost
nine of the last 11 contests to the Suns. Ryan Kelly was the only
other Laker to reach double figures in scoring with 10.
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