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Warriors down Clippers for 13th straight victory

Xinhua, November 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Stephen Curry scored 40 points as Golden State Warriors rallied from a 23-point, first-half deficit to beat Los Angeles Clippers 124-117 Thursday for their 13th consecutive victory to start the season.  

   Klay Thompson added 25 points, Harrison Barnes had 21 and Draymond Green 19 for the Warriors, one of four teams in NBA history to open 13-0. They improved to 6-0 on the road.  

   Chris Paul scored a season-high 35 points, including 18 while igniting the Clippers in the opening quarter in his return from missing two games with a sore right groin. Blake Griffin added 27 points and Jamal Crawford had 15.  

   In Cleveland, LeBron James scored 27 points, and Kevin Love added 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-100.  

   Cleveland ended a two-game losing streak and avenged a double-overtime loss in Milwaukee on Saturday night. The Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference at 9-3.  

   Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 33 points for Milwaukee, and the Bucks rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 84-79 late in the third.  

   In Miami, Chris Bosh had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Miami Heat beat Sacramento Kings 116-109, taking advantage of the one-game suspension against Kings star DeMarcus Cousins.

   Cousins, averaging 30.8 points in his last five games, was suspended for hitting Atlanta's Al Horford in the head with a forearm Wednesday night in the Kings' loss to the Hawks.

   The Kings are 0-5 without Cousins this season and 11-38 since he joined the team in 2010.  

   Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points, and Tyler Johnson had 19.  Endi