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During the final two minutes, Curry scored 10 straight Golden
State points over a 65-second span as the Warriors notched their
11th consecutive regular-season victory over the Cavaliers.
Andrew Wiggins scored 20 points and Jordan Poole added 18 for
the defending NBA champion Warriors.
Donovan Mitchell registered 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine
assists but couldn't prevent Cleveland from losing its third
straight game. Evan Mobley contributed 20 points and 12
rebounds, and Darius Garland added 15 points and eight assists.
Celtics 131, Nuggets 112
Jayson Tatum had 34 points and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown
scored 25 points and added eight assists as host Boston beat
Denver.
Al Horford had 21 points, Grant Williams added 13 and Derrick
White finished with 10 for Boston, which has won five straight.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, Aaron Gordon had
17, and Bruce Brown had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Denver played
without Bones Hyland, who was out due to health and safety
protocols.
Knicks 121, Pistons 112
RJ Barrett had a season-high 30 points as New York defeated
visiting Detroit.
Jalen Brunson supplied 26 points, seven assists and four steals
as the Knicks bounced back from a poor outing against the
Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday. Julius Randle contributed 21 points,
eight rebounds and five assists.
Bojan Bogdanovic led eight Pistons in double figures with 25
points. Alec Burks, making his season and Detroit debut, tossed
in 17 points off the bench. Burks was traded by the Knicks in a
draft-night deal.
Magic 114, Suns 97
Wendell Carter Jr. collected 20 points and 10 rebounds to lift
host Orlando to victory over Phoenix.
Franz Wagner scored 17 points, Jalen Suggs had 16 and Terrence
Ross added 14 points off the bench to fuel the Magic to their
second straight win after losing nine of their previous 11
games. Bol Bol had 13 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Phoenix's Cameron Payne scored 22 points while making his second
straight start in place of the injured Chris Paul. Devin Booker
collected 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists and Deandre
Ayton had 14 points for the Suns, who have lost three of their
past five games.
Kings 120, Lakers 114
De'Aaron Fox had 32 points and a season-high 12 assists as
visiting Sacramento scored the game's final eight points and
extended Los Angeles' losing streak to five games.
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists,
while Kevin Huerter added 16 points for Sacramento, which has
won five of its past seven games.
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 24 points and 14 rebounds,
while Russell Westbrook tallied 21 points and 11 assists. Los
Angeles played without star LeBron James, who is listed as
day-to-day with a strained left adductor.
Thunder 132, Raptors 113
Eugene Omoruyi scored a career-high 22 points as Oklahoma City
finished with eight players in double figures for the first time
in franchise history in a win over visiting Toronto.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 points, Aaron Wiggins added
17, and Josh Giddey had 15 points and nine rebounds to help the
Thunder end a four-game losing streak.
Chris Boucher led Toronto with 20 points and a season-high 12
rebounds, while Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes had 15 points
apiece. The Raptors have lost five of their first seven road
games this season.
Spurs 111, Bucks 93
Keldon Johnson poured in 29 points as host San Antonio used a
torrid early-fourth-quarter run to wrap up a win over
short-handed Milwaukee and snap a five-game losing streak.
The Spurs led by seven points heading into the final quarter and
put the game out of reach via a 16-5 run to push their lead to
99-81. Devin Vassell added 22 points while Jakob Poeltl racked
up 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
Milwaukee played without its top two scorers, Giannis
Antetokounmpo (sore left knee) and Jrue Holiday (sprained right
ankle), for the second consecutive game. Jevon Carter led the
Bucks with 21 points.
Grizzlies 114, Timberwolves 103
Ja Morant scored 28 points and was two assists shy of a
triple-double as Memphis defeated visiting Minnesota.
Morant made 11 of 25 shots while adding 10 rebounds and eight
assists to lead the Grizzlies to their fifth win in the last six
games. Desmond Bane contributed 24 points, and Dillon Brooks
finished with 21.
Anthony Edwards paced Minnesota with 28 points on 10-for-16
shooting and added six rebounds and six assists. Jaden McDaniels
and Rudy Gobert supplied 15 points apiece, and Karl-Anthony
Towns added 13 points and 10 rebounds.
--Field Level Media
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