Harrison Barnes scored 11 and Draymond Green had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors, who trailed by 12 in the early going and improved to 51-5 on the season.
Cavaliers 114, Hornets 103
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 23 points and Cleveland beat Charlotte.
The Cavaliers bounced back from a home loss Monday to Detroit in which James tied a season low with 12 points.
Bulls 109, Wizards 104
CHICAGO (AP) — Taj Gibson and E’Twaun Moore each scored 17 points, Tony Snell added 16 and a thrown together roster of Chicago backups beat Washington.
Three of the Bulls’ top four scorers missed the game and the fourth was sick. Derrick Rose was a last-minute scratch with right hamstring tendinitis.
Spurs 108, Kings 92
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tony Parker scored 23 points and San Antonio beat Sacramento for its third straight victory.
Thunder 116, Mavericks 103
DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 24 points apiece and Oklahoma City completed a season sweep of Dallas.
Westbrook also had 13 assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder scored the first 15 points of the fourth quarter and weathered a 14-0 Dallas run to avoid matching a season high with a third straight loss in their first game since a blowout defeat at home against Cleveland.
Pacers 108, Knicks 105
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 25 of his 27 points in the second half to lead Indiana over New York.
Kristaps Porzingis missed a 3-point shot that would’ve given the Knicks the lead with 1.9 seconds remaining. Myles Turner then made one free throw at the other end.
Raptors 114, T-Wolves 105
TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points and Kyle Lowry added 21 as Toronto beat Minnesota for a franchise record-tying ninth straight home victory.
DeRozan had eight points in the final quarter while Lowry scored 12 as the Raptors (38-18) pulled away over the closing minutes to match a home winning streak set back in 1999.
Grizzlies 128, Lakers 119
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Barnes scored a season high 25 points as the Grizzlies led from start to finish, beating Los Angeles in Kobe Bryant’s final game in Memphis.
Six Grizzlies finished in double figures as Memphis finished with season highs in scoring and 3-pointers, going 13 of 27 from beyond the arc. Barnes was 5 of 9 on 3s and P.J. Hairston, who had 17 points, was 4 of 7.
Nuggets 87, Clippers 81
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenneth Faried had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Denver beat the Clippers for its first victory since the All- Star break.
Pistons 111, 76ers 91
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Tobias Harris led a balanced offense with 22 points and Andre Drummond had 18 rebounds as Detroit beat Philadelphia.
Playing in front of a tiny crowd because of a snowstorm in metro Detroit, the Pistons led by 16 points in the first quarter and were never threatened.
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