Gary Neal: Gary Neal scores 23 off Wizards bench
The Grizzlies had seven players with double-digit points, namely Mike Conley (21) and Jeff Green (19).
With their coach sidelined, the Warriors surpassed the 15-0 starts by the Washington Capitols of 1948-49 and 1993-94 Houston Rockets.
Klay Thompson had 11 points but missed his first seven shots and, as has been the case in a handful of these wins, the Warriors took a few minutes to get rolling – and then they were off and running.
Hill is averaging 14 points and just under 37 minutes in 10 games this season. IN finished 73.1 percent (19-for-26) from three-point range, crushing its previous season high of 44.4 percent (12-for-27).
After failing to cover the spread in their first three games of the season, the Indiana Pacers have become one of the hottest bets in the Association.
The Wizards got 20 points from Bradley Beal and 23 points from Gary Neal off the bench, but John Wall had 18 points and committed eight turnovers. He made his first six shots from deep before finally missing one with less than a second left in the third quarter.
Marc Gasol had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, which won its fifth in the last six games.
Green scored eight of his points in the third quarter as the Grizzlies turned a 10-point halftime lead into a 22-point advantage.
Dirk Nowitzki finished with 14 points and Zaza Pachulia had 13, both also grabbing 10 rebounds.
Forward Danilo Gallinari led Denver (6-9) with 20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, all on the defensive end.
Paul Millsap led seven Hawks in double figures with 25 points while Jeff Teague added 16 points and nine assists as Atlanta celebrated the retirement of Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo’s number 55 jersey with victory over the Boston Celtics.
Washington Wizards guard Ramon Sessions (7) shoots in front of Indiana Pacers guard Rodney Stuckey (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, November 24, 2015, in Washington. The transition hasn’t been seamless – IN entered Tuesday ranked 18th among 30 National Basketball Association teams IN points scored per possession – but it’s getting there, and it looked as smooth, natural and potent as it has yet on Tuesday night.
In Miami, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 16 points, and the Heat snapped the Knicks’ four-game winning streak with a 95-78 win.
The Washington Wizards travel to the Time Warner Cable Arena to battle the Charlotte Hornets tonight.