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Raptors Push Past Struggling OKC To Remain Unbeaten
It’s no fluke. DeMar DeRozan scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, and the undefeated Raptors overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 6 minutes to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-98 on Wednes- day night.
Toronto shot 42 percent but fought through that for its best win yet.
Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Lowry added 17 points for the Raptors (5-0), who beat Dallas the night before.
Toronto benefited from 19 Oklahoma City turnovers and outscored the Thunder 32-12 at the foul line.
Oklahoma City lost its sec- ond straight despite shooting 48 percent. It was the first time this season the Thunder scored fewer than 100 points.
Toronto Raptor star, DeMar DeRozan showed OKC what he’s working with.
''It's all correctable stuff,'' star forward Kevin Durant said. ''I'm not worried at all. It's not like we just can't get a grip on what's going wrong. We turn the ball over and we foul. That's the game.''
LeBron Rips His Sleeves Off In Win Against Knicks
From the moment the NBA and Adidas introduced short- sleeved jerseys during the 2013-14 season, LeBron James was not a fan. It seems he hasn't warmed to them very much in the years since.
He said as much prior to the Christmas 2013 showcase game during which he and his then-Miami Heat teammates were set to wear them.
He didn't have to wear them once last season, his first year back with the Cleveland Cava- liers, but he did have to don the sleeves during Wednesday's nationally televised matchup
LeBron James does not the sleeves on the newest uni- forms introduced by the NBA and Adidas.
with the New York Knicks.
After opening the game 4-for- 10 from the field, including 0- for-2 marks from both 3-point range and the foul line, a frus- trated James took it upon him- self to do a little impromptu tailoring, and ripped the sleeves off. He later tailored the sleeves with scissors.
James finished with a game-high 23 points on 9-for- 23 shooting, five rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block in 35 minutes, lead- ing Cleveland back from an 11- point third-quarter deficit to earn a 96-86 win over the vis- iting Knicks.
Steph Curry Shows Why He Is Still #1; Undefeated Warriors Clip Clippers
If nothing else, the Los An- geles Clippers proved that the Golden State Warriors are not invincible. Down 97-87 to he rival Clips with 7:56 on the clock in Wednesday night's game at Oracle Arena, the de- fending champions faced their first serious challenge of the 2015-16 season. Remaining undefeated would require besting a fellow title contender that had managed to find a higher level over the previous 40 minutes.
The final stretch answered
Steph Curry showed why they are the champs.
any questions about the War- riors' ability to win. Terrific individual performances from
Harrison Barnes and the red-hot Stephen Curry and quality team defense from the same small lineup that domi- nated June's NBA Finals al- lowed Golden State to come up with a hard-fought and well-earned 112-108 victory to join the Toronto Raptors as the league's only two 5-0 teams.
Curry who took over in crunch time to finish with 31 points (7-of-11 3FG). He has now scored at least 30 in four of five tries this season.
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