NBA SCOREBOARD…
Golden State 104 – CLEVELAND 89… The Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 35-8 in the fourth quarter to win going away. Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 40 points in the final quarter.
MIAMI 112 – Washington 97… Jimmy Butler pumped 32 points and the Heat downed the Wizards for their fourth straight victory. Bam Adebayo added 20 points.
MEMPHIS 120 – L.A. Clippers 108… Ja Morant scored 17 of his 28-points in a third-quarter rally that carried the Grizzlies past the Clippers.
MINNESOTA 115 – San Antonio 90… The Timberwolves made 21 3-pointers in shooting down the Spurs. Karl-Anthony Towns powered his way to 25 points and 12 rebounds. D’Angelo Russell added 22 points.
Philadelphia 103 – DENVER 89… The short-handed 76ers got 22 points from Tyrese Maxey and 20 from Seth Curry in beating the Nuggets to snap a five-game losing streak. Philadelphia was without Joel Embiid and three other regulars.
UTAH 119 – Toronto 103… Rudy Gay hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points in his season debut as the Jazz handled the Raptors. Donovan Mitchell also scored 20 points. Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 11 boards.