Kentavious Caldwell-Pope held his own against Stephen Curry for most of the night, scoring 20 points, as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 113-95 on Saturday, handing them their second loss in three games.
Talk before the game centered around how well Caldwell-Pope might be able to defend Curry. The Golden State star scored 38 points, but Caldwell-Pope gave the Pistons a boost offensively.
The Warriors (37-4) reached the midway point of the regular season a win short of the best 41-game start in NBA history. The 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers and 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls started 38-3.
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Detroit retired Ben Wallace’s No. 3 jersey at halftime, with the Pistons leading 65-49 on a raucous night at the Palace.
Andre Drummond had 14 points and 21 rebounds, while Reggie Jackson scored 20 points for Detroit. The Pistons had six players in double figures, while Golden State had only three. Klay Thompson scored 24 points for the Warriors.
GRIZZLIES 103, KNICKS 95
Memphis beat New York in the first game between the teams since the NBA suspended Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes for two games for his fight with Knicks coach Derek Fisher in October last year.
Barnes finished with two points and nine rebounds in 26 minutes. Despite the buildup to the game, there were no incidents between Barnes and Fisher.
Marc Gasol had 37 points and eight rebounds to help the Grizzlies to their fourth win in five games. He was 15 for 29 from the field.
Kristaps Porzingis led the Knicks with 17 points, while Kyle O’Quinn added 15 points.
KINGS 110, CLIPPERS 103
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Omri Casspi added 17 points as the Kings stopped the Clippers’ 10-game win streak.
Casspi went five for eight from three-point range.
J.J. Redick scored 22 points, hitting five three-pointers, while reserve Jamal Crawford added 20 points for the Clippers, who were tied with the idle Spurs for longest active win streak in the NBA.
Cole Aldrich had 19 points and 10 rebounds in his second start for the Clippers, who never led in the second half.
Sacramento’s Rudy Gay had 18 points and Darren Collison had 17.
HAWKS 114, NETS 86
Paul Millsap scored 21 points and went past 10,000 for his career, leading Atlanta to a dominant second half.
Brooklyn scored the first seven points of the third quarter, tying it at 55-55. The Hawks pulled away from there, pushing the lead to 84-68 by the end of the period and as many as 33 in the final quarter.
Atlanta stopped a two-game losing streak and reached the midpoint of the season at 24-17. A year ago, the Hawks were 33-8 on the way to claiming the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
Millsap, who has scored at least 18 points in 11 straight games, reached the career milestone on a layup in the second quarter.
Thaddeus Young led the Nets with 18 points. Only two other Brooklyn players were in double figures.
In other games, it was:
‧ 76ers 114, Trail Blazers 89
‧ Jazz 109, Lakers 82
‧ Celtics 119, Wizards 117
‧ Bucks 105, Hornets 92
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