OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors certainly looked ready to trade some more blows with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers come June.
The two-time reigning MVP hit five 3-pointers and had 20 points while matching his season best with 11 assists in Golden State’s 126-91 rout of the defending champs Monday.
Klay Thompson scored 26 points with five 3s, and Curry made four steals. Draymond Green produced his third triple-double of the season with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists while matching his career best with five blocks – and had another dustup with King James in the process.
James had 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting and eight rebounds, and he and Green became the talk once more as their relationship turned even more testy.
Kevin Durant added 21 points, six rebounds, five assists and three blocks for the Warriors in a much-hyped matchup merely weeks after Golden State lost 109-108 in Cleveland on Christmas.
76ERS 113, BUCKS 104: Joel Embiid scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and visiting Philadelphia won for the fourth time in five games.
Embiid had 12 rebounds. He made four of nine shots and 13 of 18 free throws.
WIZARDS 120, TRAIL BLAZERS 101: Bradley Beal scored 25 points and John Wall had 24 as host Washington took a page from Portland’s playbook by hitting 13 3-pointers.
The Wizards, who rely less on the 3-pointer than almost any NBA team, were 13 of 23 from beyond the arc in their 12th straight home victory.
PACERS 98, PELICANS 95: Jeff Teague finished with 16 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as host Indiana won for the fifth time in six games.
All-Star center Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 16 points despite missing the final 19 minutes after hurting his right hip and left thumb.
Team officials said X-rays were negative.
HAWKS 108, KNICKS 107: Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 22 seconds left, to lead visiting Atlanta.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 points and Paul Millsap had 17 for the Hawks, who won for the ninth time in 10 games to reach the midpoint of their schedule at 24-17.
NUGGETS 125, MAGIC 112: Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 30 points, Emmanuel Mudiay dished out a career-best 13 assists as Denver won at home.
Jokic also grabbed 11 rebounds and Kenneth Faried scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who hit a season-high 58.4 percent from the floor and had 33 assists.
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