NBA roundup: Warriors rout Nets, move to 22-0

[December 07, 2015]  NEW YORK -- Stephen Curry scored 11 of his 28 points in the final 2:10 of the third quarter, and the Golden State Warriors stayed unbeaten with a 114-98 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

Klay Thompson added 21 points and combined with Curry to shoot 19-for-35 overall and 8-for-19 from 3-point range for the Warriors (22-0). Forward Draymond Green finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

The Warriors won their 26th consecutive regular-season game dating to April 9 and improved to 12-0 on the road. They outran the Nets at the start and at the finish, but in between little was easy.

Thaddeus Young scored 25 points and Brook Lopez added 18 for Brooklyn, which lost by eight in overtime on Nov. 14 in Golden State after Lopez missed a potential game-winner in regulation.

Grizzlies 95, Suns 93

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jeff Green's alley-oop dunk off an inbounds pass from Courtney Lee with eight-tenths of a second left lifted Memphis past Phoenix.

Green's game-winning dunk over former teammate Jon Leuer came after the Suns had a chance to win the game with 2.1 seconds left and the game tied at 93. Brandon Knight turned the ball over with eight-tenths of a second left, setting up Green's final heroics.

Green, who finished with 10 points, was one of six Grizzlies to score in double figures. Center Marc Gasol led the team with 22 points. Eric Bledsoe paced the Suns with 23 points.

Thunder 98, Kings 95

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook collected his third triple-double of the season, leading Oklahoma City past Sacramento.

Westbrook scored 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Kevin Durant added 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.

Rudy Gay led the Kings with 20 points on 8-of-18 shooting. Demarcus Cousins added 13 points and 10 rebounds. Marco Belinelli and Darren Collison each came off the bench to score 16 in the defeat.

Pistons 111, Lakers 91

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had a season-high 22 points, and Detroit scored the game's first 15 points and cruised to its fourth consecutive victory.

The shooting guard also had four rebounds and four steals while notching his third 20-point game of the season. Reggie Jackson added 20 points and six assists, Andre Drummond delivered his NBA-high 19th double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds.

Lou Williams led the Lakers with 21 points. Kobe Bryant missed his first nine field-goal attempts and finished with five points on 2-of-15 shooting in 26 minutes. Bryant was questionable to play because of an illness.

Mavericks 116, Wizards 104

WASHINGTON -- Wesley Matthews tied his career high with 36 points and made 10 3-pointers, and Dallas continued its dominance over Washington.

Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points for the Mavericks, who won their 11th consecutive matchup with the Wizards.

John Wall had 28 points, 10 assists and five steals for the Wizards. The point guard left the game and needed help getting to the locker room with an apparent right leg injury after a collision with Dallas' Jeremy Evans with 1:14 remaining.

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