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Curry leads Warriors past Timberwolves 111-85 as Minnesota drops 5th straight


MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Stephen Curry scored 26 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past Minnesota 111-85 on Sunday, the Timberwolves’ fifth straight loss and their longest skid in more than three years.

Curry added seven assists and four steals to his 20-point team after being listed as questionable due to knee pain. Moses Moody added 19 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors (26-21), who moved within 1 1/2 games of the Timberwolves (27-19) for seventh place in the Western Conference.

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Brandin Podziemski had 12 points, six assists and four steals for the Warriors, who have won seven of their last ten games.

139 KINGS, 116 KINGS

DETROIT (AP) – Cade Cunningham had 29 points and 11 assists and Detroit routed Sacramento for its fifth win in six games.

The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons bounced back from a home loss to Houston on Friday night to improve to 33-11. Tied at 35 after one quarter, Detroit opened the second by outscoring the Kings 43-30.

Cunningham was 13 of 22 from the field, hitting 3 of 5 3-pointers. Pistons center Jalen Duren added 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting, and Tobias Harris had 16.

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Malik Monk led Sacramento with 19 points, DeMar DeRozan had 16. The Kings have lost five in a row to drop to 12-35.

Domantas Sabonis played in his fifth game for Sacramento after missing two months with a knee injury. He had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and eight assists and seven rebounds in 24:44.

RAPTORS 103, THUNDER 101

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Immanuel Quickley had 23 points and 11 rebounds to help Toronto beat NBA-leading Oklahoma City.

RJ Barrett scored 14 points and Scottie Barnes added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who won their fourth straight.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting. He scored at least 20 points in 117 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in NBA history.

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Lu Dort scored a season-high 19 points, Kenrich Williams scored 15 and Chet Holmgren added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder.

PELICANS 104, SPURS 95

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Saddiq Bey and Zion Williamson each had 24 points and 10 rebounds as New Orleans blew a 20-point lead before beating San Antonio.

San Antonio held a 24-5 advantage to open the fourth quarter, but New Orleans closed the game with a 17-3 run to avoid a season sweep by the Spurs.

Victor Wembanyama had 16 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks to lead San Antonio. Keldon Johnson added 15 points as the Spurs failed to score in double figures.

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New Orleans’ lead grew to 19 points midway through the third quarter, prompting San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson to bring out his entire starting lineup following a timeout.

The lineup change worked as San Antonio went on a 21-4 run to close out the third and fourth quarters. The Spurs scored 16 straight points to cap the run.

HEAT 111, SUN 102

PHOENIX (AP) – Bam Adebayo scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 20 and Miami beat short-handed Phoenix.

The Heat had a short turnaround after blowing out Utah 147-116 on Saturday night, but took advantage of Phoenix playing without two key players injured on Friday night in a 110-103 loss in Atlanta.

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Devin Booker, a four-time All-Star, rolled his right ankle in the third quarter against the Hawks and will be reevaluated next week. Jalen Green left after feeling soreness in his second game back after missing 33 with a pulled hamstring.

The Suns outscored Booker’s team-leading 25.4 points per game, shooting 37% and 7 of 35 from 3. Dillon Brooks led Phoenix with 26 points and Grayson Allen added 18 despite shooting 4 of 18 from the floor, including 1 of 11 from 3.

The NBA’s fourth-highest scoring team, Miami led by five after three quarters and pushed it to 101-83 midway through the fourth on its way to ending a five-game road trip 3-2. Norman Powell added 16 points and 10 rebounds.

CLIPPERS 126, NETS 89

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Kawhi Leonard scored 21 of his 28 points in the first half as Los Angeles put up 38 points in the second half and beat Brooklyn.

James Harden scored 19 points, John Collins added 18, Jordan Miller scored 16. Ivica Zubac finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers, coming off a win over the Lakers on Thursday, won for the eighth time in nine games.

Danny Wolf scored 14 points and Egor Demin scored 12 for the Nets, who shot 28% in the first half and 34% (29 of 86) overall, including 21% (9 of 43) from three-point range. Brooklyn lost its fourth straight and dropped 10 of its last 11 games and 13 of 15.

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