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STEPHEN Curry and Kevin Durant combined for 65 points to give the Golden State Warriors their fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday as the Cleveland Cavaliers slumped to defeat in the absence of LeBron James.
Reigning NBA MVP Curry scored 35 points while Durant weighed in with 30 as the Warriors launched a four-game road trip with a 127-121 win over the Toronto Raptors.
Durant added nine rebounds and six assists while Klay Thompson finished with 14 points. Draymond Green (11 points) and Andre Iguodala (10) also made double digits as the Warriors improved to 9-2.
The Warriors were made to sweat for victory, however, seeing an 18-point fourth quarter lead reduced to just six points before they held on to win.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said the game was effectively won in the second quarter, when his team outscored Toronto by 32-15 to forge a 66-53 lead at half-time.
“The second quarter was great, one of the best quarters we have played,” Kerr said. “That’s probably the only quarter we’ve played tonight the way we want to play. Defense was good, we didn’t foul. We rebounded, and that was obviously the key to the game, that whole stretch. Draymond was brilliant. The whole quarter, I thought he was great.”
NBA scoring leader DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 34 points. He was 17 of 17 from the free-throw line, and had his ninth 30-plus-point game in 11 games this season.
While the Warriors celebrated a hard-earned win, the Cavaliers were given a reminder of how difficult life can be without James after they went down 93-103 at the Indiana Pacers.
James was rested for the game and the Pacers took full advantage to become only the second team to beat the reigning NBA champions this season.
Paul George had 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jeff Teague added 20 for the Pacers. Kevin Love topscored for the Cavaliers with 27 points while Kyrie Irving added 24.
Elsewhere, it was: Magic 89, Pelicans 82; 76ers 109, Wizards 102; Hawks 107, Bucks 100; Celtics 90, Mavericks 83; Knicks 105, Pistons 102; Thunder 105, Rockets 103; Nuggets 120, Suns 104; Grizzlies 111, Clippers 107; and Spurs 110, Kings 105.
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