Short-handed Warriors hit 23 3-pointers to down Cavs

CLEVELAND — Jordan Poole scored 32 points and the Golden State Warriors put on a shooting display by making 23 3-pointers while star Stephen Curry sat on the bench for a 120-114 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.

Ty Jerome added a season-high 22 points as the defending NBA champs ended a five-game trip with an improbable win.

Following a stinging three-point overtime loss Thursday night in Boston, Warriors coach Steve Kerr rested Curry along with fellow starters Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins.

It hardly mattered. Even with their top players on the bench in street clothes, the short-handed Warriors came out firing and barely slowed down.

MAVERICKS 115, HEAT 90: Luka Doncic had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Dallas turned up the defensive intensity in a home victory over Miami. The Mavericks were without No. 2 scorer Christian Wood, who missed his first game with a broken left thumb.

HAWKS 139, KNICKS 124: Dejounte Murray scored 29 points, Trae Young added 27 and streaking Atlanta pulled away at the start of the fourth quarter to beat visiting New York.

MAGIC 123, PELICANS 110: Franz Wagner had 30 points and nine assists, Cole Anthony scored 22 off the bench and host Orlando beat New Orleans. CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 23 points.

CLIPPERS 131, SPURS 126: Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 36 points against his former team, and Los Angeles snapped a two-game skid by beating winning at San Antonio.

NETS 117, JAZZ 106: Kyrie Irving scored 48 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, and visiting Brooklyn won for the first time since Kevin Durant’s knee injury with a victory over Utah.

NUGGETS 134, PACERS 111: Jamal Murray got his first career triple-double and Denver extended its winning streak to nine by routing visiting Indiana as Nikola Jokic sat out due to hamstring tightness.

KINGS 118, THUNDER 113: Rookie Keegan Murray had season highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added his fifth triple-double of the season and Sacramento beat visiting Oklahoma City for its sixth straight victory.

LAKERS 122, GRIZZLIES 121: Dennis Schröder hit two free throws, then picked up a steal and three-point play, in the final 13.2 seconds as host Los Angeles rallied to beat Memphis.

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