Warriors spoil DeRozan’s record

[caption id="attachment_108951" align="alignleft"] DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors shoots over Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors during their NBA game at ORACLE Arena in Oakland Wednesday. — AFP
[/caption] OAKLAND — Klay Thompson scored 12 of his 21 points in Golden State’s 42-point first quarter Wednesday, which propelled the Warriors to a 121-111 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Despite seeing a seven-game road winning streak end, the Raptors experienced a historic moment when DeMar DeRozan became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, surpassing Chris Bosh with the 15th of his team-high 29 points. DeRozan, currently in his eighth NBA season, finished the game with 10,290 career points, 15 more than Bosh, who played his first seven seasons for Toronto. Kyle Lowry recorded a 27-point, 11-assist double-double, and Terrence Ross dropped in 24 points off the bench, but it was not nearly enough firepower. Kevin Durant had a 22-point, 17-rebound double-double, and Stephen Curry poured in 28 points for the Warriors, who were coming off a 109-108 loss at Cleveland on Dec. 25. Draymond Green had 14 points and 10 assists for Golden State. Hawks 102, Knicks 98 (OT) Point guard Dennis Schroder scored 27 points, including two clutch free throws with six seconds remaining, to give the Atlanta Hawks a 102-98 overtime win over the New York Knicks. Atlanta led by as many as six points in overtime but could not put the game away. The Knicks cut the lead to 98-97 and had a chance to win with 16.2 seconds left, only to have Derrick Rose lose control on a drive. Schroder then made two free throws with six seconds remaining. Wizards 111, Pacers 105 John Wall had 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as the surging Washington Wizards fended off the Indiana Pacers. Otto Porter scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half for the Wizards, with his three-pointer with 1:40 remaining in the middle of a 7-0 run after Indiana had roared back from a 13-point deficit. Paul George scored 34 points with six 3-pointers for the Pacers. Bulls 101, Nets 99 Forward Jimmy Butler hit a buzzer-beater from just inside the three-point line to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 101-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Butler stepped back to hit the jump shot over the outstretched arms of Nets forward Bojan Bogdanovic as the buzzer sounded as Chicago erased a seven-point deficit in the final three minutes of the game. Center Brook Lopez scored 33 points to lead the Nets. Guard Sean Kilpatrick contributed 18 points. Pelicans 102, Clippers 98 Anthony Davis scored 20 points and rookie guard Buddy Hield added 17, including back-to-back three-pointers, to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 102-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Hornets 120, Magic 101 Kemba Walker scored 21 points as the Charlotte Hornets opened a 33-point lead in the second half en route to a 120-101 victory over the Orlando Magic. Nicolas Batum scored 20 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists for Charlotte. Spurs 119, Suns 98 LaMarcus Aldridge poured in 27 points and Tony Parker tied a season-high 20 as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns. The Spurs won despite the absence of leading scorer and two-time defending NBA Defender of the Year Kawhi Leonard, who was scratched due to illness just before the game. It was the first game Leonard missed this season. Bucks 119, Pistons 94 Jabari Parker racked up 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Milwaukee Bucks took control late in the first half and cruised to a 119-94 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Nuggets 105, Wolves 103 Nikola Jokic had 16 points and 11 assists and eight rebounds, Danilo Gallinari scored 18 and hit a go-ahead jumper with 27 seconds left as Denver beat Minnesota. Blazers 102, Kings 89 CJ McCollum scored 20 points and made sven assists as Portland ended a six-game losing streak with a victory over Sacramento. — Reuters