Thursday, October 26, 2017

Durant, Curry lift Warriors over Raptors



Warriors 117, Raptors 112

Stephen Curry scored 30 points and Kevin Durant added 29, including key buckets down the stretch, as Golden State rallied past Toronto.

After the Raptors rallied from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to take a stunning five-point lead, Curry scored in traffic with 1:28 left and Durant tied it with a 3-pointer 26 seconds later.

Durant then fed Curry for another 3-pointer with 32 seconds to play, and Curry rounded out the victory with two free throws.

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points.

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Suns 97, Jazz 88

TJ Warren scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half, and Phoenix recorded its second victory in as many tries under interim coach Jay Triano.

Alex Len (13 points, 13 rebounds) and Tyler Ulis (13 points, five assists) led a strong bench effort for the Suns. Devin Booker added 17 points for Phoenix, which was blown out twice while losing its first three games.

Rodney Hood returned from injury to score 22 points for the Jazz, who had beaten the Suns seven straight times but never led Wednesday. Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Ricky Rubio had 15 points and 11 assists for Utah.


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Mavericks 103, Grizzlies 94

Rookie point guard Dennis Smith Jr. scored 19 points as Dallas secured its first victory by knocking off previously undefeated Memphis.

Wesley Matthews added 16 points for the Mavericks, who avoided a second straight 0-5 start. Harrison Barnes scored 15 and Dirk Nowitzki added 13 points. Dallas also had big contributions from J.J. Barea (14 points) and Yogi Ferrell (10 points) off the bench.

Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies with 26 points (9-of-15 shooting) and 11 rebounds but went an uncharacteristic 3 of 8 at the foul line. Mike Conley scored 21, and reserve Tyreke Evans was the only Memphis player scoring in double figures with 13.

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Pistons 122, Timberwolves 101

Tobias Harris tied his career high with 34 points, and Detroit cruised to a victory over Minnesota.

Harris scored all of his points from the field, making 14 of 24 field-goal attempts, including a 6-for-9 performance from long range. Avery Bradley supplied 20 points, and Andre Drummond contributed 15 points with 15 rebounds for the Pistons.

Karl-Anthony Towns' 23 points and 10 rebounds led the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins tossed in 21 points and Jeff Teague added 18 for Minnesota.

source: news.abs-cbn.com