NBA roundup: Warriors beat Rockets to improve to 8-1

IMAGE: Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) drives to the net against Houston Rockets center Daniel Theis (27) during the second quarter of their NBA match at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, on Sunday. Jordan Poole had a game-high 25 points and Stephen Curry 20 as the Golden State Warriors gradually pulled away from the visiting Houston Rockets in the second half for a 120-107 victory Sunday night. Andrew Wiggins (16 points), Otto Porter Jr. (15) and Gary Payton II (10) also scored in double figures for Golden State, which won its fourth straight to improve its best-in-the-NBA record to 8-1. Jae’Sean Tate finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who fell for the second time in two days and have lost eight straight games. After putting up 69 points in the first half, the Warriors led just 83-80 after a Christian Wood dunk with 5:06 remaining in the third quarter. But Nemanja Bjelica nailed a pair of 3-pointers and Payton chipped in with two hoops during a 15-0 flurry that broke the game open. Nets 116, Raptors 103 Kevin Durant had 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and visiting Brooklyn defeated Toronto. It… Read full this story

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