TORONTO — Stephen Curry had 35 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 127-121 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.

The Warriors also have won five straight against the Raptors, three in Toronto.

DeMar DeRozan, the NBA scoring leader, led the Raptors with 34 points, and Kyle Lowry had 24. DeRozan was 17 of 17 from the free-throw line, and had his ninth 30-plus-point game in 11 games this season.

The Raptors led for most of first quarter, stretching their lead as high as 10 thanks to nine points apiece from Lowry and DeRozan. Durant chipped in with nine of his own as the Warriors closed the deficit to 38-34 after the period.

PACERS 103, CAVALIERS 93: Paul George scored 21 points and Indiana took advantage of the resting LeBron James’ absence at Indianapolis.

Jeff Teague added 20 points and eight assists, and Thaddeus Young had 16 points to help the Pacers improve to 6-1 at home and 6-6 overall.

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MAGIC 89, PELICANS 82: Serge Ibaka scored 16 points, and Nikola Vucevic broke out of his shooting slump with 10 points and 14 rebounds to help lift Orlando at home.

Evan Fournier also finished with 16 points, D.J. Augustin and Damjan Rudez scored 11 each, and Aaron Gordon added 10.

76ERS 109, WIZARDS 102: Jahlil Okafor scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead Philadelphia at home.

Ersan Ilyasova had 16 points, Nik Stauskas scored 15 points and Gerald Henerson had 14 to help the 76ers win for just the second time in 11 games this season. Dario Saric added 13 points and 12 rebounds.

HAWKS 107, BUCKS 100: Paul Millsap scored 21 points, Mike Muscala added 16 and Atlanta won at home for its sixth straight victory.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Jabari Parker scored 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter for Milwaukee.

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KNICKS 105, PISTONS 102: Kristaps Porzingis scored a career-high 35 points and New York held on at home.

The 7-foot-3 forward from Latvia hit three 3-pointers and converted a dazzling three-point play in the first half after dunking a lob pass on the fast break in the first 30-point performance of his two-year career.

THUNDER 105, ROCKETS 103: Russell Westbrook scored 30 points, including a vicious left-handed hammer dunk over Clint Capela in the closing seconds, to help Oklahoma City win at home.

Oklahoma City led by three when Westbrook dunked over the 6-foot-10 Capela with 5.5 seconds left to put the Thunder up five.

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GRIZZLIES: Forward/center Brandan Wright had arthroscopic surgery to clean up his left ankle, and there’s no timetable for his return.

Wright missed the first 10 games and hasn’t played since Oct. 6 in an exhibition.


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