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OAKLAND: ’ , left, scores past ’ Kemba Walker (15) during the first half of na NBA game Monday, in Oakland, Calif. — AP Curry helps get Warriors back on track

OAKLAND: Draymond Green became the ken left kneecap, was 10 of 16 from the field. points. Before the opening tip, a malfunction second Warriors player to post three straight The three-time All-Star, injured in Game 1 of kept the lights that illuminate the floor from NBA results/standings triple-doubles, and Golden State rolled to its last season’s NBA Finals, added eight assists coming back on after Miami’s starting lineup 35th straight regular-season home win by and six rebounds. LeBron James, who didn’t was announced, leading to a delay of nearly Cleveland 122, Toronto 100; Philadelphia 109, Minnesota 99; Boston 103, Brooklyn 94; Detroit 115, Orlando 89; beating Charlotte. Stephen Curry and Klay play in the fourth quarter, had 20 points and half an hour and briefly sending both teams Miami 103, Indiana 100 (OT); San Antonio 123, Milwaukee 98; Sacramento 116, Oklahoma City 104; Houston 93, Thompson scored 30 points apiece, and seven assists in 31 minutes. All five Cavaliers back to their locker rooms. Utah 91; Memphis 91, Portland 78; Golden State 111, Charlotte 101. Marreese Speights had a season-high 15 off starters finished in double figures. Tristan Eastern Conference Western Conference the bench to help the Warriors sweep the sea- Thompson added 14 points with 11 rebounds, THUNDER 116, KINGS 104 Atlantic Division Northwest Division son series from the Hornets. But the night and Kevin Love scored 14 as Cleveland DeMarcus Cousins had 33 points and a Toronto 21 15 .583 - Oklahoma City 24 11 .686 - belonged to Green, who had 13 points, 15 improved to 15-1 at home. The Raptors were season-high 19 rebounds, and Sacramento Boston 19 15 .559 1 Utah 15 18 .455 8 rebounds and 10 assists to join Tom Gola in led by Kyle Lowry’s 23 points. took advantage of Kevin Durant’s absence to NY Knicks 16 19 .457 4.5 Portland 15 22 .405 10 1959-60 as the only Warriors players to have beat Oklahoma City. Durant missed the Brooklyn 10 24 .294 10 Denver 12 23 .343 12 triple-doubles in three consecutive games. Philadelphia 4 33 .10817.5 Minnesota 12 23 .343 12 CELTICS 103, NETS 94 game with a sprained right big toe. His sta- Central Division Pacific Division The previous player in the NBA to do it was Jae Crowder scored a career-high 25 points tus is day to day, but coach Billy Donovan Cleveland 23 9 .719 - Golden State 32 2 .941 - Oklahoma City’s , who had a with a strong start and a clutch finish, and said before the game that he didn’t consider Chicago 20 12 .625 3 LA Clippers 22 13 .62910.5 four-game streak last season. Kemba Walker Boston beat Brooklyn to split a home-and- it serious. Rajon Rondo had 13 points, 19 Indiana 19 15 .559 5 Sacramento 14 20 .412 18 and Jeremy Lamb each scored 22 points for home series. Crowder had 14 points in the first assists and nine rebounds. Marco Belinelli Detroit 19 16 .543 5.5 Phoenix 12 25 .32421.5 the Hornets. Charlotte has lost a season-high quarter, then was largely quiet until hitting a scored 21 points and Rudy Gay added 16 for Milwaukee 14 22 .389 11 LA Lakers 8 27 .22924.5 four straight. 3-pointer and adding a three-point play after Southeast Division Southwest Division the Kings. Russell Westbrook had 17 points, Miami 21 13 .618 - San Antonio 30 6 .833 - Brooklyn got close in the final minutes. He sur- 15 assists and eight rebounds for the Atlanta 21 14 .600 0.5 Dallas 19 15 .559 10 SPURS 123, BUCKS 98 passed his previous best of 24 points by mak- Thunder, but he shot 2 of 15 in the second Orlando 19 16 .543 2.5 Memphis 19 17 .528 11 Kawhi Leonard scored 10 of his 24 points in ing a pair of free throws with 16 seconds half. Serge Ibaka scored a season-high 25. Charlotte 17 17 .500 4 Houston 17 19 .472 13 the decisive third quarter and San Antonio remaining. Isaiah Thomas added 19 points for Washington 15 17 .469 5 New Orleans 11 22 .33317.5 beat Milwaukee for its fifth straight victory. the Celtics, who rebounded from consecutive ROCKETS 93, JAZZ 91 The Spurs improved to 30-6 and joined losses at home. Evan Turner, starting for James Harden scored 30 points and defending champion Golden State as the only injured Avery Bradley, had 12 points and 11 Houston rallied in the second half to beat teams to reach 30 wins already this season. rebounds. Thaddeus Young had 23 points and Utah, ending its longest losing streak of the Rookie swingman Jonathon Simmons scored a season-high 15 rebounds for the Nets, who season at four games. The Jazz led by 15 a career-high 18 for the Spurs, who set a sea- have lost seven straight at home. Joe Johnson midway through the third quarter before son high for points two days after posting 121 scored 21 and Brook Lopez, the Eastern Harden began to heat up. He scored seven against Houston. LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 Conference player of the week, finished with straight points to get the margin down to points and 11 rebounds. Tim Duncan finished 19. single digits. Harden’s layup with 1:55 with 14 points and 10 boards for the Spurs, remaining gave the Rockets an 89-87 lead one game after going scoreless for the first PISTONS 115, MAGIC 89 they never relinquished. Rodney Hood had a time in his 19-year career. San Antonio played Andre Drummond had 17 points and 12 without starting point guard Tony Parker due rebounds, and Detroit rolled to its most lop- chance to tie it for the Jazz with 6 seconds to right hip soreness, but still won its 27th sided victory of the season. Detroit led 57-47 remaining but missed the third of three free game in the last 31. at halftime, and although Orlando scored the throws to leave Utah down by one. Harden first seven points of the third quarter, a 16-4 finished with seven assists and five 76ERS 109, TIMBERWOLVES 99 run later in the period gave the Pistons a com- rebounds. Dwight Howard had 16 points and Ish Smith had 21 points and 11 assists, and fortable advantage again. Detroit then poured 13 rebounds for Houston. Hood led the Jazz Richaun Holmes scored 17 to lead it on at the start of the fourth. Kentavious with 23 points and matched a career high Philadelphia over Minnesota. Still the worst Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points for the Pistons, with five 3-pointers. Gordon Hayward added team in the NBA at 4-33, the 76ers have won and Brandon Jennings added 17. Reggie 20 points and seven rebounds. three of six games and have a new confidence Jackson scored 14 points with seven assists. since they hired Jerry Colangelo as chairman Victor Oladipo, starting in place of injured GRIZZLIES 91, TRAIL BLAZERS 78 of basketball operations last month. guard Elfrid Payton, led Orlando with 18 Zach Randolph had 26 points and 18 Colangelo’s first big move was acquiring Smith points. rebounds off the bench against his former from New Orleans in a Dec. 24 trade that cost team, and Memphis spoiled Damian Lillard’s them nothing but second-round draft picks. HEAT 103, PACERS 100, OT return to the Portland lineup. Lillard missed Smith averaged 13.4 points and 7.6 assists Chris Bosh scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade seven games because of plantar fasciitis in since the deal and has made his teammates had 27 including a layup that beat the buzzer his left foot. The Trail Blazers went 4-3 while better. Shabazz Muhammad led the and forced overtime, and Miami erased an 18- he was out, with CJ McCollum sliding over to Timberwolves with 20 points. point third-quarter deficit to beat Indiana. point guard. Lillard looked rusty at the start Goran Dragic added 13 points for the Heat, of his return and the Grizzlies took advan- CAVALIERS 122, RAPTORS 100 who matched a season best with their third tage, leading by as many as 20 early in the Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 25 straight win. Paul George scored 32 points on fourth quarter. Lillard led the Blazers with 17 points, J.R. Smith had 24 on eight 3 pointers 12-for-29 shooting for Indiana, but his 3-point- points. He shot 4 of 14 from the field but MIAMI: Monta Ellis #11 of the Indiana Pacers passes away from Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami and Cleveland defeated Toronto. Irving, play- er from the right corner bounced off the rim made all seven free throws. Courtney Lee Heat during a game at American Airlines Arena on Monday in Miami, Florida. — AFP ing his sixth game since returning from a bro- on the game’s final play. Monta Ellis had 17 had 16 points for the Grizzlies. — AP