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Warriors busy early, beat Pacers 131-123 to go 23-0
time in 14 years. the Kings three straight and with 2:38 remaining, Fourni-
Thaddeus Young finished five of six times. er knocked down a 3 to
with 20 points and 12 re- give them some breathing
bounds for the Nets, who MAGIC 85, NUGGETS 74 room. Orlando has made
have recorded two of DENVER (AP) — Nikola a 3-pointer in 677 straight
their six victories this season Vucevic had 18 points and games dating to 2007, a
against Houston. Bojan Bog- 13 rebounds, Evan Fournier streak that was in jeopar-
danovic scored 19 points in hit a big 3-pointer late and dy until Fournier’s shot. The
place of injured rookie Ron- Orlando got the win on the team finished 1 for 16 from
dae Hollis-Jefferson. road. 3-point range.
Marcus Thornton scored Elfrid Payton finished with Reserve Will Barton scored
a season-high 32 points 18 points as the Magic 23 points for the Nuggets,
for the Rockets, who fell snapped a five-game skid who fell to 0-11 this season
behind by 18 points and against the Nuggets. when scoring less than 100
got quiet nights from stars With the Magic up by two points.q
James Harden and Dwight
Howard. Corey Brewer had
22 in extended minutes af-
ter starting forward Trevor
Ariza was lost to a bruised
lower back after 4 minutes.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots THUNDER 125, GRIZZLIES 88
between Indiana Pacers forward Solomon Hill (44) and center MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Kev-
Jordan Hill (27) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Durant had 32 points and
in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. 10 rebounds for Oklahoma
City, and Russell Westbrook
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy) added 13 points while
matching his season high
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Klay CAVALIERS 105, TRAIL BLAZ- with 16 assists.
Thompson scoring a sea- ERS 100 The Thunder built the lead
son-high 39 points, Stephen CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron to 35 through three quar-
Curry had 29 points, seven James had 33 points and 10 ters and coasted to their
rebounds and 10 assists, rebounds, and the Cava- second straight win.
and the Golden State War- liers rallied from an 18-point Serge Ibaka scored 17 for
riors extended their perfect first-half deficit to get the Oklahoma City, and D.J.
start with a 131-123 victory win. Augustin had 13. Dion Wait-
over the Indiana Pacers on Kevin Love added 18 points, ers finished with 12 points.
Tuesday night. and a second-half lineup Mario Chalmers led Mem-
The Warriors improved to adjustment by coach Da- phis with 19 points, and Ja-
23-0. They have won 27 vid Blatt helped Cleveland Mychal Green and Marc
straight dating to last sea- break a three-game losing Gasol had 11 apiece. It was
son, tying the 2012-13 Heat streak. the most points given up by
for the second-longest James, who didn’t play Memphis this season.
streak in NBA history. Saturday in Miami to rest, The Thunder lead was large
Thompson scored 29 points scored 14 points in the enough that the starters,
in the first half. Golden fourth quarter, including a including Westbrook and
State led by 28 in the fourth 3-pointer and a three-point Durant, sat out the fourth
quarter before the Pacers play down the stretch. He quarter.
pulled within six in the final shot 14 for 24 from the field. KINGS 114, JAZZ 106
25 seconds. Damian Lillard scored 33 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)
The Warriors next play on points for Portland, which — Kings star DeMarcus
Friday night in Boston. blew a late lead Monday in Cousins had 23 points, 12
Indiana was led by Paul Milwaukee and appeared rebounds and six assists,
George with 33 points and to run out of gas as Cleve- and Rudy Gay also scored
C.J. Miles with 24. land came back in the sec- 23 points.
Indiana tied a dubious fran- ond half. The Kings took a 12-point
chise record in its NBA era lead after one quarter and
by allowing 44 first-quarter NETS 110, ROCKETS 105 never trailed again in end-
points and barely avoided NEW YORK (AP) — Brook ing a three-game losing
another record-breaking Lopez scored 24 points, Joe streak.
defensive low when it Johnson had 22, and Brook- Omri Casspi scored 19
trailed 79-60 at the half. lyn beat Houston to sweep points and Rajon Rondo
the season series for the first had 17 points and 13 assists
for the Kings. It was the 13th
time this season that Rondo
had 10 or more assists. Sac-
ramento shot 55.8 percent.
Alec Burks and Gordon Hay-
ward had 18 points apiece
for Utah, which had beaten
