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SPORTSWednesday 30 December
NBA Roundup:
Curry’s sixth triple double leads Warriors over Kings
OAKLAND, California (AP) tory over Sacramento on on home court by beating
— Golden State’s Stephen Monday and its 29th win in Minnesota.
Curry overcame a slow 30 games this NBA season. While the Western Confer-
start to score 23 points The Warriors improved to ence power teams won, it
as part of his sixth career 15-0 at home, but that was was a different story in the
triple-double, leading the outdone by San Antonio, East where division leaders
Warriors to a 122-103 vic- which improved to 18-0 Atlanta and Toronto were
Sacramento Kings’ Rajon Rondo, left, guards Golden State
Warriors’ Stephen Curry during the second half of an NBA
basketball game Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. The
Warriors won 122-103.
(AP Photo/Ben Margot)
both beaten on the road; San Antonio joined the
the Hawks lost at Indiana 1978 Portland Trail Blazers
while Toronto was beaten and 1986 Houston Rockets
at Chicago. Golden State’s as the only Western Con-
Curry added a career-high ference teams to open a
14 rebounds and 10 as- season 18-0 at home.
sists while Klay Thompson Kawhi Leonard had 17
scored 29 for the Warriors, points and 11 rebounds,
who also won their final 18 while Boban Marjanovic
home games last season filled in ably for the in-
to make it 33 in succession jured Tim Duncan and also
over the two campaigns. scored 17.
Omri Casspi scored a ca- Popovich was thrown out
reer-high 36 points, tying with 1:13 remaining in the
Mike Bibby’s team record first half on two successive
with nine 3-pointers, for technical fouls following a
Sacramento but the Kings non-call on LaMarcus Al-
still lost their 11th straight dridge.
against their Northern Cali- Andrew Wiggins led Min-
fornia rivals. nesota with 18 points.
San Antonio had six players Indiana snapped Atlanta’s
score in double figures and six-game winning streak, as
overcame the ejection of Monta Ellis scored 26 points
coach Gregg Popovich to to lead the Pacers to a 93-
beat Minnesota 101-95. 87 win.q
