Curry scores 34, Warriors beat Raptors 109-102
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Stephen Curry scored a season-high 34 points and Monta Ellis added 28 as the Golden State Warriors beat the host Toronto Raptors 109-102 yesterday.
Ellis, the NBA's leading scorer, fell heavily after a collision under Toronto's basket late in the fourth quarter. He remained down for several minutes before being helped up and walking slowly to the locker room. Ellis topped 25 points for the third time in seven games.
David Lee fouled out with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Andris Biedrins had eight points and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who won their first road game in three tries.
Magic 93, Hawks 89
At Orlando, Florida, Dwight Howard had 27 points and 11 rebounds as Orlando continued is recent reign over Atlanta with a victory in a rematch of last season's lopsided Eastern Conference semifinal.
Vince Carter finished with 19 points and made two huge layups in the final minute-plus to seal the Magic's victory, the 11th in the last 12 meetings over Atlanta. Jason Williams also had eight points and eight rebounds to fill in for an injured Jameer Nelson.
Joe Johnson had 23 points and Al Horford scored 16 for the Hawks, who have lost two games in two days after winning their first six this season.
Spurs 95, Bobcats 91
At Charlotte, North Carolina, Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, including a driving layup with 4.9 seconds left to end Charlotte's late comeback bid as San Antonio held on for a win.
Surprising rookie Gary Neal added 15 points, Tim Duncan had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker had 12 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who nearly blew a nine-point lead with under 3 minutes left before securing their fourth straight win.
Charlotte, which was 31-10 at home last season en route to the franchise' first playoff berth, fell to 0-3 on its home floor thanks to 40 percent shooting from the field.
Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw had 15 points apiece for the Bobcats, who dropped to 1-6.
Mavericks 89, Celtics 87
At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, including the go-ahead jump shot with less than 20 seconds to play, as Dallas snapped Boston's five-game winning streak.
Jason Terry added 17 points, and Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas.
Paul Pierce scored 24 points, Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 15 assists for the Celtics, who'd won their last three trips to Dallas.
Grizzlies 109, Suns 99
At Memphis, Tennessee, Zach Randolph had 23 points and 20 rebounds while Rudy Gay added 22 points to help Memphis defeat Phoenix.
Randolph was 9 of 16 from the field and led six Grizzlies in double figures. The points and rebounds were season highs for the Memphis forward, and the fifth 20-20 game in his career.
O.J. Mayo and Mike Conley scored 16 apiece for the Grizzlies, while rookie Xavier Henry scored 14 points off the bench. Marc Gasol finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Grant Hill led the Suns with 19 points and Jason Richardson finished with 17. Hakim Warrick and Steve Nash had 16 points apiece. Nash also had 11 assists.
Bulls 94, Nuggets 92
At Chicago, Derrick Rose scored 18 points, including eight during a furious fourth quarter rally, to help Chicago beat Denver.
Luol Deng added 17 points and Taj Gibson had 16 points for the Bulls.
Denver led 80-74 with just under seven minutes left before Chicago went on a 16-6 run sparked by Rose.
Carmelo Anthony's basket with 15.3 seconds left cut the Bulls' lead to 90-88. Joakim Noah hit a free throw to extend the margin back to three points. Deng fouled Anthony, who made two free throws, to make it a one-point game with 11 seconds left.
Anthony led Denver with 32 points.
