Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry rebounded from a poor shooting performance to combine for 47 points as the Golden State Warriors whipped the Toronto Raptors 113-89 on Friday.
Thompson tallied 25 points with five assists and Curry finished with 22 points with five rebounds in front of a crowd of 19,800 at the Air Canada Centre arena.
The pair combined for 31 points on just 10-of-30 shooting in Thursday’s loss to LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Thompson and Curry carried the load on Friday, joining forces to shoot 17-of-31 against the Swiss cheese Toronto defense.
“Our team has done a good job this year of responding to losses,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I think we were just responding to a disappointing night last night.”
Draymond Green added 17 points with nine rebounds for Golden State, who have split each of the four games on their current six-game road trip.
Terrence Ross led the Raptors with 18 points and DeMar DeRozan chipped in 14 on four-of-16 shooting. The Warriors bottled up Toronto point guard Kyle Lowry, who scored four points on one-of-seven shooting.
The Raptors have lost four consecutive games after a four-game winning streak.
Thompson netted the first 11 points for the Warriors to begin the third quarter. He hit three straight three-pointers before Green converted a layup for a 67-33 lead and the Warriors led by as many as 41 over the final 21 minutes.
HAWKS 95, MAGIC 88
In Atlanta, Paul Millsap scored 14 of his 20 points in the first quarter and Atlanta recovered after losing an early 16-point lead to beat Orlando.
Led by Millsap’s three-point shooting, the Hawks sprinted to a 19-3 lead. The Hawks hit their first eight shots before Orlando rallied to finish the half up 45-42. Atlanta regained the lead with a strong third quarter and stretched the advantage to 10 points in the final.
TRAIL BLAZERS 115, THUNDER 112
In Portland, Oregon, LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 16 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-112 on Friday night, spoiling Russell Westbrook’s third straight triple-double.
Westbrook, who fell and hit his face on teammate Andre Roberson’s knee in the final seconds, had 40 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. He became the first player to string together three triple-doubles since James in 2009.
The Blazers overcame a 15-point, third-quarter deficit and tied it on a tip shot by Aldridge with four minutes and 33 seconds to go.
Rookie Mitch McGary came off the bench for a season-high 20 points — 12 in the third quarter — for the Thunder.
BULLS 96, TIMBERWOLVES 89
In Chicago, Jimmy Butler had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Chicago beat Minnesota for their seventh victory in their past nine games.
Mike Dunleavy made five three-pointers on his way to 21 points, and Joakim Noah finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.
The Bulls trailed 85-84 before Kirk Hinrich drove inside for a layup with four minutes and 29 seconds remaining, and then Tony Snell made a smart pass to Dunleavy for an open three that made it 89-85. Butler added a clutch bank shot to help Chicago improve to 10-1 in their past 11 games against Minnesota.
Kevin Martin scored 18 points for the Timberwolves. Minnesota coach Flip Saunders rested Kevin Garnett in the first part of back-to-back games.
PACERS 93, CAVALIERS 86
In Indianapolis, with James and Kyrie Irving sidelined, Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points and George Hill had his first career triple-double in Indiana’s victory over Cleveland.
Hill had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists to help Indiana win for the seventh time in nine games — including twice over the Cavaliers in the past three weeks.
James sat out with soreness in his lower back, while Irving stayed home after hurting his left shoulder. J.R. Smith had 21 points and Kevin Love finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
In other NBA games, it was:
‧ Pelicans 104, Heat 102
‧ Clippers 97, Grizzlies 79
‧ Spurs 107, Kings 96
‧ Rockets 102, Nets 98
‧ Lakers 101, Bucks 93
‧ Knicks 121, Pistons 115, 2OT
‧ Jazz 104, Nuggets 82
‧ 76ers 89, Wizards 81
‧ Celtics 106, Hornets 98
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