Curry leads Warriors past Raptors

TORONTO (AP):

Stephen Curry scored a season-high 34 points, Monta Ellis added 28 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 109-102 on Monday night.

Ellis, the NBA's leading scorer, fell heavily after a collision under Toronto's basket late in the fourth quarter. He remained down for several minutes before being helped up and walking slowly to the locker room. Ellis topped 25 points for the third time in seven games.

David Lee fouled out with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Andris Biedrins had eight points and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who won their first road game in three tries.

Magic 93, Hawks 89

Dwight Howard had 27 points and 11 rebounds as the Magic continued their recent reign over the Hawks, with a victory in a rematch of last season's lopsided Eastern Conference semi-final.

Vince Carter finished with 19 points and made two huge layups in the final minute-plus to seal the Magic's victory, the 11th in the last 12 meetings over Atlanta.

Joe Johnson had 23 points and Al Horford scored 16 for the Hawks, who have lost two games in two days after winning their first six this season.

Spurs 95, Bobcats 91

Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, including a driving layup with 4.9 seconds left, to end Charlotte's late comeback bid.

Surprising rookie Gary Neal added 15 points, Tim Duncan had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker had 12 points and eight assists for the Spurs, who nearly blew a nine-point lead with under three minutes left, before securing their fourth straight win.

Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw had 15 points apiece for the Bobcats, who dropped to 1-6.

Mavericks 89, Celtics 87

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, including the go-ahead jumper with less than 20 seconds to play and the Mavericks snapped Boston's five-game winning streak. Jason Terry added 17 points and Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas.

Paul Pierce scored 24 points, Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Rajon Rondo had 11 points and 15 assists for the Celtics.

Grizzlies 109, Suns 99

Zach Randolph had 23 points and 20 rebounds while Rudy Gay added 22 points to help the Grizzlies defeat the Suns. Randolph was nine of 16 from the field and led six Grizzlies in double figures.

Grant Hill led the Suns with 19 points and Jason Richardson finished with 17. Hakim Warrick and Steve Nash had 16 points apiece. Nash also had 11 assists.

Bulls 94, Nuggets 92

Derrick Rose scored 18 points, including eight during a furious fourth-quarter rally, to help the Bulls beat the Nuggets. Luol Deng added 17 points and Taj Gibson had 16 points for the Bulls.

Denver led 80-74 with just under seven minutes left before Chicago went on a 16-6 run sparked by Rose. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 32 points.