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sportsTuesday 24 November 2015

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Warriors match record start to season with win vs. Nuggets

DENVER (AP) — Klay where close to the basket. 3-pointers. Brandon Knight scored each of his 21 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Da-
Thompson scored 21 PELICANS 122, SUNS 116 had 19 points, but missed points in the first half, and mian Lillard had 30 points
points and the Golden NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An- 13 of 18 shots. Toronto held Blake Griffin and a career-high 13 as-
State Warriors tied the best thony Davis capped a NETS 111, CELTICS 101 and Chris Paul scoreless sists, and C.J. McCollum
start in NBA history, beat- 32-point, 19-rebound per- NEW YORK (AP) — Brook through the first 20-plus added 19 points in Port-
ing the Denver Nuggets formance with a tiebreak- Lopez had 23 points and minutes of a win over the land’s sixth consecutive
118-105 on Sunday night ing 3 in the final minute 10 rebounds, Jarrett Jack Clippers. victory over the Los Ange-
to move to 15-0. to lead New Orleans past scored 13 of his 22 points Luis Scola added 20 points les Lakers.
Golden State matches the Phoenix. in the fourth quarter and and Kyle Lowry had 13 Mason Plumlee added 17
start of the 1948-49 Wash- Davis, whose rebound to- Brooklyn earned a split of points and 10 assists for To- points and 11 rebounds for
ington Capitols and the tal set a season high, also teh teams’ home-and- ronto, which closed out a the Blazers, who have won
‘93-94 Houston Rockets. blocked four shots and home series. 2-3 road trip. The Raptors two straight after a seven-
The Warriors can break the had two steals. His last Two nights after the Celt- (9-6) shot just 37 percent game skid. Portland has
record Tuesday at home block came with 22 sec- ics won by 25 in Boston, from the field, but they won a franchise-record
against the Los Angeles
Lakers. Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, front, fields pass as Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay, center, defends
Here’s more history: The
Warriors surpassed the ‘57- during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Denver. Associated Press
58 Boston Celtics for the
best start by a defending onds left, when he tapped the Nets dominated the outrebounded the Clip- five straight road games
champion. Mirza Teletovic’s 3-point second quarter that was pers 46-42 and forced 19 against the Lakers after
Thompson hit a 3-point- attempt from the right cor- pivotal in both games and turnovers. maintaining a steady lead
er with 2:08 remaining in ner offline. The ball fell to held on after blowing most J.J. Redick scored 17 throughout the second
the second quarter and Pelicans guard Ish Smith, of a 22-point lead, their points for Los Angeles (6- half.
Golden State never trailed and New Orleans held on largest of the season. 7), which has lost three Kobe Bryant scored 18
again. The reserves built from there. Joe Johnson added 17 straight and seven of nine points on 6-for-22 shoot-
up a sizeable lead and Ryan Anderson, who points for the Nets, who after starting the season ing, missing all five of his
allowed Stephen Curry to scored 30 in each of his have won two in a row at 4-0. The only other time 3-point attempts in the
rest the entire fourth quar- previous two games, had home, where they have they were under .500 dur- Lakers’ third straight loss.
ter. He had 19 points, the 29 points for New Orleans. barely played this season. ing Doc Rivers’ two-plus Los Angeles’ 2-11 start is
first time this season Curry Eric Gordon added 20 Isaiah Thomas and Avery seasons as coach was one game behind their
hasn’t reached 20. points, while Smith had 17 Bradley each scored 27 after his first game on the pace from last season, the
Darrell Arthur had 21 points points, nine rebounds and points for the Celtics. job, which they lost to the worst year in franchise his-
for the Nuggets, who’ve eight assists. RAPTORS 91, CLIPPERS 80 Lakers before winning their tory.
lost three straight. Eric Bledsoe scored 29 LOS ANGELES (AP) — De- next three. Jordan Clarkson led the
THUNDER 117, MAVERICKS points for Phoenix, which Mar DeRozan had 21 TRAIL BLAZERS 107, LAKERS Lakers with 19 points, and
114 lost despite hitting 17 points, DeMarre Carroll 93 Lou Williams added 14.q
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Russell Westbrook had 31
points and 11 assists, hit-
ting two key baskets in the
final 63 seconds, and Okla-
homa City rallied from a
double-digit third-quarter
deficit to snap Dallas’ six-
game winning streak.
Serge Ibaka had 16 points,
nine rebounds and a key
late blocked shot for Okla-
homa City, which was
without star forward Kevin
Durant (injured hamstring)
for the sixth straight game.
Westbrook broke a 113-
113 tie with a jumper with
1:03 left. Zaza Pachulia
made 1 of 2 from the free-
throw line to pull the Mav-
ericks within a point be-
fore Westbrook’s 18-foot
jumper with 24 seconds
left capped the scoring.
Deron Williams led Dallas
with 20 points, but missed
an 18-footer and had his
layup attempt blocked
by Ibaka on consecutive
possessions, and Wesley
Mathews’ last-second
off-balance heave from
3-point range came no-