Highlights of Sunday's NBA games

[January 23, 2017]  Jan 22 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of National Basketball Association games on Sunday:

Warriors 118, Magic 98

Stephen Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors won their seventh consecutive game by overwhelming the Orlando Magic 118-98 on Sunday.

The Warriors (38-6) remain on pace to become the first NBA team in history to win at least 65 games for three consecutive seasons.

Curry hit 7-of-13 3-pointers to score at least 20 points for his 10th consecutive game. He had 16 points in the third quarter when the Warriors sealed the victory.

Mavericks 122, Lakers 73

The Dallas Mavericks blitzed the Los Angeles Lakers in the second quarter for a 122-73 blowout victory.

It was the Mavericks' largest margin of victory and 13th consecutive win against the Lakers, who suffered the most lopsided defeat in franchise history.

Dallas got extremely balanced scoring with seven players finishing in double figures, but with no player notching more than Justin Anderson's 19 points.

Suns 115, Raptors 103

Eric Bledsoe scored 40 points and added 13 assists and the Phoenix Suns overwhelmed the Toronto Raptors in the fourth quarter for a 115-103 road win.

The Suns improved to 15-29. The Raptors (28-16) have lost three straight games for the first time this season.

Toronto's Kyle Lowry was ejected for a flagrant foul with 1:30 left.

Timberwolves 111, Nuggets 108

Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, and hit a go-ahead jump shot with 42.5 seconds left as the Minnesota Timberwolves came from behind to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108.

Andrew Wiggins had 24 points for the Timberwolves (16-28), who have won five of their past seven games and four in a row at home. (Editing by Andrew Both)

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