Curry-less Warriors fall to Mavericks

Golden State (29-2) had not been in that position all season, facing its largest halftime deficit, and were unable to rally and prevent a second defeat of the campaign. An MRI showed no structural damage to his left shin, but is dealing with a bruise and the Warriors made a decision to rest him on Wednesday night.

Denver has allowed an average of 123.3 points and 45 3-pointers in losing three straight to Golden State.

Curry could miss Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets again leaving the Warriors vulnerable against a league primed to attack the defending champs.

A late flurry from Houston made things interesting, but the Warriors used an 8-0 run late in the period to close the game out.

Wesley Matthews and Devin Harris had 13 points each, and Dwight Powell added 10 points.

Bryant was treated to another ovation as the game ended, chants of “Ko-be! echoing around the arena before he exchanged embraces with several Celtics players”.

Isaiah Thomas had 24 points and Evan Turner scored 20 for Boston, which had won four in a row.

DeMar DeRozan filled up the boxscore with 34 points, six rebounds and five assists as the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 94-91. “Kobe!” in the final minute (see full recap).

Guard Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points while forward Thaddeus Young had 16 points.

He put the Thunder up by two points with 1:57 to play.

Andre Drummond had 23 points and 18 rebounds and Reggie Jackson added 19 points and nine assists, leading Detroit to a win at home.

NEW ORLEANS – Chris Paul shook off a miserable shooting night to nail a 17-foot fadeaway jumper with a minute left, lifting Los Angeles to a victory over New Orleans.

But Green hit Iguodala with a pass that resulted in a layup that gave the Warriors some breathing room and Green his 16th assist.

San Antonio led by as many as 38 points and never trailed after Phoenix scored the opening basket.

After welcoming two teams from the Eastern Conference to town to begin their three-game homestand and reeling off three straight wins overall, the Dallas Mavericks will face a far more daunting task Wednesday night.

The Suns lost their six straight game. J.J. Redick led Los Angeles with 26 points.

So no, the Mavericks aren’t apologizing for blowing out the Warriors at the American Airlines Center in a game that Stephen Curry didn’t play.

Paul George led the Pacers with 31 points. It was the 10th time this season Rubio reached double-digit assists.

That ball-sharing was a big reason why the team shot 51.2 percent from the field and 11-of-23 on three-pointers without its biggest offensive weapon. John Wall had 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.