Klay Thompson scored a season-high 39 points, while Stephen Curry had 29 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists as the Golden State Warriors extended their perfect start with a 131-123 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.
The Warriors improved to 23-0. They have won 27 straight dating to last season, tying the 2012-2013 Miami Heat for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
Thompson scored 29 points in the first half. Golden State led by 28 in the fourth quarter before the Pacers pulled within six in the final 25 seconds.
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Indiana were led by Paul George with 33 points and C.J. Miles with 24.
Indiana tied a dubious franchise record in its NBA era by allowing 44 first-quarter points and barely avoided another record-breaking defensive low when it trailed 79-60 at the half.
CAVALIERS 105, TRAIL BLAZERS 100
LeBron James had 33 points and 10 rebounds as the Cavaliers rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to win.
Kevin Love added 18 points, and a second-half lineup adjustment by coach David Blatt helped Cleveland break a three-game losing streak.
James, who did not play on Saturday in Miami, scored 14 points in the fourth quarter, including a three-pointer and a three-point play down the stretch. He shot 14-for-24 from the field.
Damian Lillard scored 33 points for Portland.
NETS 110, ROCKETS 105
Brook Lopez scored 24 points and Joe Johnson had 22 as Brooklyn beat Houston to sweep the season series for the first time in 14 years.
Thaddeus Young finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who have recorded two of their six victories this season against Houston. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points in place of injured rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
Marcus Thornton scored a season-high 32 points for the Rockets, who fell behind by 18 points and got quiet nights from stars James Harden and Dwight Howard. Corey Brewer had 22 in extended minutes after starting forward Trevor Ariza was lost to a bruised lower back after 4 minutes.
THUNDER 125, GRIZZLIES 88
Kevin Durant had 32 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, while Russell Westbrook added 13 points and matched his season high with 16 assists.
The Thunder built the lead to 35 through three quarters and coasted to their second straight win.
Serge Ibaka scored 17 for Oklahoma City and D.J. Augustin had 13. Dion Waiters finished with 12 points.
Mario Chalmers led Memphis with 19 points, while JaMychal Green and Marc Gasol had 11 apiece. It was the most points given up by Memphis this season.
In other games, it was:
‧ Kings 114, Jazz 106
‧ Magic 85, Nuggets 74
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