AROUND THE NBA

AROUND THE NBA

Friday’s games

Warriors 128, Knicks 100

NEW YORK

Kevin Durant scored 25 of his 41 points in Golden State’s ruthless fourth-quarter clinic, and the Warriors beat the New York Knicks. New York led by three after three quarters before Durant and the Warriors starting hitting from all over the floor, making 19 of 26 shots — and things went so well that on a rare long-range miss by Durant, the ball bounced all the way out behind the arc to a wide-open Stephen Curry, who made the 3-pointer. Curry added 29 points and six 3-pointers, giving him at least five in every game this season.

Raptors 116, Mavericks 107

TORONTO

Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 12 assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and the Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with their sixth straight win to start the season, beating the Dallas Mavericks. Jonas Valanciunas scored 17 points, Danny Green had 15 and Serge Ibaka finished with 11 as the Raptors eclipsed the 5-0 start they recorded in 2015-16. DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Mavericks, who trailed by 17 points in the first quarter. Luka Doncic scored 22 points, and Wesley Matthews had 21.

Hornets 135, Bulls 106

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Kemba Walker had 30 points on five more 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls for their first home victory of the season. Walker, who came in averaging 31 points, bounced back from a season-low 23-point outing against the Bulls, shooting 11 of 18 from the field. He also had seven assists and six rebounds. The two-time All-Star has four games with at least five 3-pointers and his 29 3s are second only to Golden State’s Stephen Curry. Tony Parker added 18 points and eight assists, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and high-flying rookie Miles Bridges each had 15 points as the Hornets avenged a two-point loss in Chicago on Wednesday night.

Bucks 125, Timberwolves 95

MINNEAPOLIS

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 15 points and 12 rebounds in just 23 minutes, Ersan Ilyasova added 16 points off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves. Khris Middleton scored 16 points and hit four 3-pointers for Milwaukee, which is 5-0 for the second time in franchise history. Five players scored in double figures for Milwaukee, which made a season-high 19 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 16 points for a listless Minnesota squad dealing with the distraction of star Jimmy Butler’s trade request.

Clippers 133, Rockets 113

HOUSTON

Montrezl Harrell scored a career-high 30 points off the bench to help the Los Angeles Clippers rout the short-handed Houston Rockets. It was the Clippers’ second win this season over the Rockets, who played without James Harden due to a hamstring injury and dropped to 1-4. Harrell, who was drafted by the Rockets in 2015, was one of six Clippers who scored in double figures. Lou Williams, another former Rocket, had 23 points for Los Angeles off the bench and Danilo Gallinari scored 16. Los Angeles scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to make it 107-83 and put the game out of reach.

Pelicans 117, Nets 115

NEW ORLEANS

Jrue Holiday highlighted a 26-point performance with a pull-up jumper near the foul line with 2 seconds left, Anthony Davis stole Brooklyn’s last-gasp inbound pass, and the New Orleans Pelicans remained unbeaten by scoring nine straight over the last 1:49. Holiday’s clutch jumper gave New Orleans a one-point lead, but Brooklyn’s Ed Davis was assessed a technical foul shortly after and Holiday made a free throw before Anthony Davis leapt to tip Joe Harris’ inbound pass to himself as time ran out. D’Angelo Russell hit six 3-pointers on his way to a 24-point performance for Brooklyn, but he committed a pivotal turnover with 7 seconds left when his pass intended for Caris LeVert sailed out of bounds.

Associated Press