NBA roundup: Warriors start season 15-0

[November 23, 2015]  DENVER -- Guard Klay Thompson scored 21 points, guard Stephen Curry had 19 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors entered the NBA record books with a 118-105 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.

The Warriors are the third NBA team to start the season 15-0 and the first defending champion to do so. The 1948-49 Washington Capitals and the 1993-94 Houston Rockets also began with 15 straight wins. The Rockets went on to win their first of two consecutive NBA titles that season.

Golden State will go for the record at home Tuesday against the Lakers.

Forward Darrell Arthur, who started because forward Kenneth Faried was out with a sprained left ankle, led Denver with a season-high 21 points. Forward Danilo Gallinari and guard Will Barton had 19 points each and guard Emmanuel Mudiay had 17 points and eight assists for the Nuggets (6-8).

Curry took just 16 shots for his season low in points, but the Warriors didn't need the MVP to hand the Nuggets their third straight loss. He scored nine points in the third quarter when the Warriors extended their halftime lead to 91-79.
 

Trail Blazers 107, Lakers 93

LOS ANGELES -- Damian Lillard scored 30 points, dished out a career-high 13 assists and grabbed six rebounds, and Portland defeated Los Angeles at Staples Center.

Lillard scored at least 30 for the fourth time in six meetings between the two clubs. CJ McCollum scored 19 points and recorded five assists, while Mason Plumlee finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Trail Blazers who beat the Lakers for the six consecutive time. They have won five in a row at Staples.

Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points and Kobe Bryant had 18 points on 6-of-22 shooting to lead the Lakers, who have lost three in a row and seven of the last eight. Julius Randle added 13 points and 13 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Lakers.

Raptors 91, Clippers 80

LOS ANGELES -- DeMarre Carroll and DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points apiece as Toronto posted a victory over struggling Los Angeles.

Toronto forward Luis Scola added 20 points and eight rebounds, and Kyle Lowry contributed 13 points, 10 assists and three steals as the Raptors beat the Clippers for the third straight time, all by double-digit margins.

J.J. Redick scored 17 points, and Chris Paul had 13 points and 11 assists as the Clippers lost for the third straight time and seventh in nine games. Blake Griffin scored just nine points.

Thunder 117, Mavericks 114

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Guard Russell Westbrook had 31 points and 11 assists to lead Oklahoma City past Dallas.

Forward Serge Ibaka collected 16 points, nine rebounds for the Thunder. Guards Anthony Morrow and Dion Waiters added 14 points.

Guard Deron Williams led the Mavericks with 20 points and six assists. Guard Wesley Matthews added 18 points while forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

Pelicans 122, Suns 116

NEW ORLEANS -- Forward Anthony Davis scored 32 points, grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds and nailed a critical 3-pointer from the left of the key with 54.5 seconds left to power New Orleans over Phoenix.

Forward Ryan Anderson scored 29 points and guard Eric Gordon added 20 points as New Orleans improved to 3-11. Point guard Ish Smith added 17 points and eight assists.

Guard Eric Bledsoe scored 29 points to lead the Suns. Backcourt mate Brandon Knight added 19 points.

Nets 111, Celtics 101

NEW YORK -- Center Brook Lopez had 23 points and 10 rebounds and forward Joe Johnson scored 10 of his 17 points in the second quarter while leading Brooklyn past Boston.

The Nets also received 22 points from guard Jarrett Jack and avenged a loss sustained at Boston 48 hours prior.

The Celtics received 27 points each from guards Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas. Guard Evan Turner added 13 off the bench for Boston.

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