Los Angeles: The Golden State Warriors, stung on Christmas Day in their NBA Finals rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers, took charge early Wednesday in a 121-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Kevin Durant posted a double-double of 22 points and 17 rebounds and Stephen Curry scored 28 points for the Warriors, who had squandered a double-digit fourth-quarter lead in their 109-108 loss to the Cavs.
Golden State made nine of their first 10 shots en route to a 22-4 lead less than five minutes into the contest. Klay Thompson scored 12 of his 21 points in Golden State’s 42-point first quarter.
Draymond Green scored 14 points and handed out 10 assists for the Warriors, who improved to 28-5. While the Raptors saw a seven-game road winning streak end, they also saw a piece of franchise history made as DeMar DeRozan became the club’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Chris Bosh with the 15th of his game-high 29 points. DeRozan, in his eighth NBA season, finished the night with 10,290 career points, 15 more than Bosh.
Hawks edge out Knicks
Dennis Schroder scored 27 points, including two free throws with six seconds left, to lift the Hawks to a 102-98 overtime victory over the Knicks.
