OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Stephen Curry made an NBA-record 13 3-pointers on the way to 46 points, grabbing back the spotlight from new Golden State star Kevin Durant in the Warriors’ 116-106 victory over the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
Curry’s NBA-record streak of 157 games with a 3 was snapped in his last game, 117-97 road loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The two-time reigning MVP hit 13 of 17 3-point attempts in his seventh career game with double digit 3-pointers and shot 16 for 26 overall. He raised his right arm and pounded his chest, then let out a “Whoo!” when he reached the record with 2:23 to go.
It was his first 40-point performance this season after he led the NBA with 13 such games last season. Fans chanted “M-V-P!”
Durant finished with 22 points and Klay Thompson had 24 as the Splash Brothers looked far more in sync from long range at last.
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CLIPPERS 114, PISTONS 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chris Paul scored 24 points and made five of the Clippers’ season-high 13 3-pointers in their 11th consecutive victory over Detroit.
Andre Drummond had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Detroit, which shot 37 percent and made just 4 of 12 3-point attempts in its worst loss of the young season.
J.J. Redick added 20 points, including three 3-pointers and all five of his free throws for the Clippers, who shot 54 percent for the game. Blake Griffin just missed a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Paul made 8 of 10 field goals, 3 of 4 free throws and had eight assists and six rebounds for the Clippers in a game featuring the NBA’s two top-ranked defenses.
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ROCKETS 114, WIZARDS 106
WASHINGTON (AP) - James Harden set aside a rough first quarter to finish with 32 points and 15 assists to lead Houston.
Washington’s John Wall broke the franchise record for career assists before getting ejected in the final minute.
Harden shot just 1 for 4 and had five turnovers in the opening period, which ended with Washington ahead 30-23. But he got more and more involved at the offensive end and scored eight consecutive Houston points in one stretch of the fourth quarter, including half of a 12-0 run that gave the Rockets a 106-95 lead with a little more than 3 1/2 minutes left.
This was his fourth consecutive game with at least 30 points and 10 assists for Harden, who entered the day leading the NBA in assists at 12.3 per game and fourth in scoring average at 31.5 points.
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HORNETS 122, PACERS 100
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Kemba Walker had 24 points and 10 assists to help Charlotte to their best start in franchise history.
The Hornets (5-1) scored on their first 12 possessions and led by as many as 21 points in the first quarter.
Charlotte tied a 23-year franchise record with 75 points in the first half on 56.5 percent shooting. The team’s starters were 17 of 25 from the field as the Hornets built a 20-point halftime lead.
Charlotte scored 35 points off 18 Indiana turnovers.
Spencer Hawes had 13 points and 13 rebounds and Cody Zeller chipped in with 13 points.
C.J. Miles led the Pacers with 23 points, while Al Jefferson had 12 points and nine rebounds in his return to Charlotte.
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JAZZ 109, 76ERS 84
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Derrick Favors had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Rodney Hood scored 18 points to lead Utah over winless Philadelphia.
Gordon Hayward scored 20 points in the second game of his return since he broke his right ring finger in training camp. He led the team in scoring last season, averaging nearly 20 points per game.
The Jazz won their second straight game on the road and cruised against a Sixers team again mired at the bottom of the NBA standings. The Sixers have lost 43 straight games in October and November. The Sixers last won a game in either of those two months on Nov. 22, 2013, against Milwaukee.
The Sixers are 0-6 for the third straight season and have lost 10 straight dating to last season.
Jahlil Okafor led the Sixers with 15 points.
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THUNDER 97, HEAT 85
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Enes Kanter had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead Oklahoma City.
Kanter made 10 of 12 shots in 21 minutes off the bench. Victor Oladipo scored 17 points, rookie Domantas Sabonis had a season-high 15 to go with 10 rebounds, and Russell Westbrook added 14 points and 11 assists for the Thunder. Oklahoma City improved to 6-1, the best seven-game start for the franchise since moving to Oklahoma City in 2008.
Miami’s Hassan Whiteside, who entered averaging 20 points and 14.2 rebounds, finished with five points on 1-for-9 shooting and 12 rebounds.
James Johnson led Miami with 18 points. The Heat shot just 36.9 percent.
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BULLS 112, MAGIC 80
CHICAGO (AP) - Jimmy Butler scored 20 points and Taj Gibson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago.
Dwyane Wade scored 16 points and Doug McDermott finished with 11 for Chicago, which had dropped three straight. Wade went 7 for 12 from the field in 25 minutes.
Orlando had won three straight, but it played listless defense as Chicago pulled away in the third quarter. Aaron Gordon scored 15 points for the Magic, and Evan Fournier added 13 on 6-for-12 shooting.
Butler was a perfect 10 for 10 as the Bulls went 25 for 31 at the free throw line, compared to 5 for 6 for the Magic.
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