NBA
roundup: Durant leads Warriors' rally past Knicks
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[October 27, 2018]
Kevin Durant scored 25 of his game-high 41 points in the
fourth quarter Friday night as the Golden State Warriors ended the
game on a 42-9 run to complete a furious rally to beat the host New
York Knicks, 128-100.
The two-time defending NBA champion Warriors have won five of six to
open the season. Stephen Curry scored 29 points for Golden State
while Draymond Green (18 points) and Klay Thompson (12 points) also
scored in double digits.
The Knicks have lost five straight since a season-opening win,
though they have fallen to contenders such as Golden State, the
Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.
Tim Hardaway Jr. led New York with 24 points while Frank Ntilikina
had 17 points. Trey Burke added 15 points, and Damyean Dotson
finished with 12 points.
Pelicans 117, Nets 115
Jrue Holiday scored five of his game-high 26 points in the final 22
seconds as host New Orleans rallied against Brooklyn to stay
undefeated.

Holiday, who was coming off a 2-for-15 shooting performance, made
two free throws to pull the Pelicans within 115-114 with 21.9
seconds left. With the shot clock turned off, New Orleans didn't
foul, and D'Angelo Russell threw the ball out of bounds with 7.5
seconds remaining.
Russell led Brooklyn with 24 points, Caris LeVert scored 21 and
Shabazz Napier had 16.
Bucks 125, Timberwolves 95
Khris Middleton and Ersan Ilyasova scored 16 points apiece as
visiting Milwaukee improved to 5-0 by pounding Minnesota.
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded 15 points, 12 rebounds and six
assists for Milwaukee. Malcolm Brogdon scored 13 points, Brook Lopez
added 11 and John Henson collected 12 rebounds for the Bucks.
Milwaukee is two wins shy of matching the franchise-best 7-0 start
from 1971-72.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 16 points, and Derrick Rose added 14 for
the Timberwolves, who lost their second straight game. Jimmy Butler
had just four points on 2-of-11 shooting for Minnesota, which was
booed off the court at halftime after its poor play over the first
24 minutes.
Raptors 116, Mavericks 107
Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists to record his fourth
straight double-double as Toronto defeated visiting Dallas on Friday
night.
Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the
Raptors, who have won their first six games of the season for the
first time in franchise history. They won their first five to open
the 2015-16 season.
The Raptors also have won their first five home games of the season
to match the club record previously accomplished in 2014-15 and
2003-04.
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Oct 26, 2018; New
Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday (11)
passes the ball against Brooklyn Nets center Jarrett Allen (31) in
the first half at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen
Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Clippers 133, Rockets 113
Montrezl Harrell scored a career-high 30 points, Lou Williams
chipped in 23 and visiting Los Angeles rolled to a lopsided win over
Houston.
The Clippers, whose lackluster start offensively was covered by
their stellar defense, thrived on offense against the
injury-depleted Rockets, who were without starters James Harden and
James Ennis and remained winless at home.
Houston welcomed back guard Chris Paul from suspension, but he shot
3 for 13 and had five turnovers while scoring 12 points in 34
minutes.
Hornets 135, Bulls 106
Kemba Walker scored 30 points, all in the first three quarters, and
Charlotte salvaged a split of a home-and-home set against visiting
Chicago.
The Hornets had eight players score in double figures. Michael
Kidd-Gilchrist scored 15 with eight rebounds; Miles Bridges scored
15; Cody Zeller scored 14; and Nic Batum, Jeremy Lamb and Malik Monk
scored 10 each.
Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 20 points. The Bulls also got 19
points from Jabari Parker, 15 from Cameron Payne and 13 from Antonio
Blakeney.
Kings 116, Wizards 112
Buddy Hield scored seven of his 22 points in the final 6:18, and
host Sacramento took advantage of three late Washington turnovers to
hold on for a second straight victory.
Hield made three of four free throws in the final 19.6 seconds,
De'Aaron Fox one of two with 2.4 seconds left and Nemanja Bjelica a
pair with 1.8 seconds to go. Bjelica led the Kings with 26 points
and added 12 rebounds.
John Wall, whose 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining gave
Washington a chance, led the Wizards with 26 points. Washington lost
its fourth of five games.
--Field Level Media
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