Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 19 points in the first quarter, while Draymond Green had his second straight triple-double as the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night extended their NBA record to 18 straight wins at the start of a season with a 120-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Leading by 10 points at halftime, the defending champion Warriors opened the third quarter with a 27-8 run that included four three-pointers by Brandon Rush to build the lead to 29 points.
The Kings never got close the rest of the game.
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Green had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, becoming the first Warriors player with back-to-back triple-doubles since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964. A night earlier, he had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 135-116 win in Phoenix.
Rush had 16 points and Klay Thompson had 15 for the Warriors.
Rudy Gay scored 20 points for Sacramento.
CAVALIERS 90, NETS 88
In Cleveland, Ohio, LeBron James made a running hook shot with a second left and scored 26 points, giving Cleveland a victory over Brooklyn.
After Joe Johnson’s three foul shots tied it with 15.2 seconds left, the Cavaliers called a timeout and took the ball at midcourt.
James took the inbounds pass, dribbled to the top of the key before cutting to the right of the lane and hitting a hook shot over Brook Lopez.
James scored 10 points and added a key steal late in the game to help Cleveland remain unbeaten at home in nine games. Kevin Love also scored 26 points for Cleveland.
RAPTORS 84, WIZARDS 82
In Washington, Cory Joseph made a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift Toronto.
Joseph took DeMar DeRozan’s pass in the corner and nailed the winning shot. He finished with 12 points as Toronto won their fourth straight, despite tying a season high with 22 turnovers.
SPURS 108, HAWKS 88
In San Antonio, Texas, Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points as the home side won their fifth straight, holding Atlanta to several season lows offensively.
San Antonio matched a season high with nine three-pointers in winning their 18th consecutive home game against Atlanta and 10th straight overall against the Hawks.
Atlanta had season lows for points in any quarter (12 in the second), first-half points (37) and matched a season low for total points. The Hawks’ starters finished with 38 points.
TRAIL BLAZERS 108, LAKERS 96
In Portland, Oregon, Damian Lillard scored 29 points as Portland handed Los Angeles their fifth straight loss.
C.J. McCollum added 28 points for the Trail Blazers. They have won three of their past four games after a six-game losing streak. Kobe Bryant scored 21 points in the Lakers’ seventh straight road loss.
MAVERICKS 92, NUGGETS 81
In Dallas, Texas, Deron Williams scored 22 points, while Zaza Pachulia added 16 points and 12 rebounds as Dallas beat Denver to end a three-game losing streak.
JAZZ 101, PELICANS 87
In Salt Lake City, Utah, Alec Burks scored 21 points as Utah beat New Orleans.
Gordon Hayward scored 17 for the Jazz.
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