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SPORTSThursday 26 November 2015
NBA Capsules
Golden State becomes 1st team to begin season 16-0
The Associated Press a game where he had at
OAKLAND, California (AP) least one basket. The Lak-
— The defending cham- ers dropped to 2-12 with
pion Golden State War- the second-worst record in
riors set the record for best the NBA.
start in NBA history at 16-0, PACERS 123, WIZARDS 106
as Stephen Curry had 24 WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul
points and nine assists in a George scored a season-
111-77 rout of the Los An- high 40 points and made
geles Lakers on Tuesday. seven 3-pointers, part of a
With their coach sidelined, franchise-record 19 by Indi-
the Warriors surpassed the ana in a victory over Wash-
15-0 starts by the Washing- ington.
ton Capitols of 1948-49 and C.J. Miles added 32 points,
1993-94 Houston Rockets. his most since joining the
Confetti streamed down Pacers before the start
when the final buzzer of last season, as Indiana
sounded, but Golden won for the ninth time in 11
State’s players barely cel- games.
ebrated. Miles was 8 of 9 from be-
Kobe Bryant shot 1 of 14 yond the arc, and George
for just four points, match- also missed only once from
ing the worst-shooting per- deep.
formance of his career in The Pacers finished 73.1
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, celebrates on
the bench with forward Draymond Green, center, and forward
Harrison Barnes during the second half of an NBA basketball
game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Oakland, Calif., Tues-
day, Nov. 24, 2015. The Warriors won 111-77.
Associated Press
percent (19 of 26) from sap scored 25 points, Jeff
3-point range, crushing Teague added 16 and At-
their previous season high lanta beat Boston.
of 44.4 percent (12 of 27). Atlanta had dropped four
Gary Neal scored 23 points of five and was coming off
off the bench for the Wiz- a loss Saturday at Cleve-
ards, whose three-game land in which coach Mike
winning streak was broken. Budenholzer was ejected
GRIZZLIES 110, MAVERICKS and subsequently fined
96 $25,000 for bumping into
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) referee Ben Taylor.
— Mike Conley scored 21 The Hawks essentially put
points, Jeff Green added the game out of reach with
19 and seven Memphis an 18-3 run that made it
players reached double 100-80 with 6:20 remaining
figures in a victory over Dal- on Teague’s three-point
las. play.
Marc Gasol had 15 points Avery Bradley had 15 of his
and 10 rebounds for Mem- 25 points in the first half for
phis, which won its fifth in Boston, which has dropped
the last six games. Matt three of four. Isaiah Thom-
Barnes and Mario Chalmers as scored 14 points as the
added 14 points apiece, Celtics, who began the
and JaMychal Green con- game ranked ninth in op-
tributed 13. ponent scoring, allowed a
Raymond Felton and J.J. season high in points.
Barea each scored 16 BULLS 93, TRAIL BLAZERS 88
points and tried to pull the PORTLAND, Oregon (AP)
Mavericks back into the — Jimmy Butler scored 22
game in the fourth quarter. points, Derrick Rose added
Dirk Nowitzki finished with 17 in his return to the line-
14 points and Zaza Pachu- up and Chicago held off
lia had 13, both also grab- Portland. Rose had missed
bing 10 rebounds. two games with a left ankle
Wesley Matthews had 11 injury. His floating jumper
points and Deron Williams stretched Chicago’s lead
finished with 10 as Dallas to 78-65 early in the fourth
lost its second straight. quarter, but Portland rallied
HAWKS 121, CELTICS 97 within 78-76 on Ed Davis’ tip
ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Mill- shot.q
