The undefeated Golden State Warriors survived a late scare before stretching their winning streak to 25 consecutive games with a 112-109 victory against the Toronto Raptors Saturday. Reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry scored 15 of his game-high 44 points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors, who are off to a 21-0 start to the season, including 11-0 on the road. "We expect teams to fight and come back when we are on the road and that is what they did," said Curry. "We made some shots, got a few stops along the way and pulled it out." The Warriors have won 25 straight regular season games dating back to last season. Their streak started with a 116-105 win over Portland in April. Guard Lowry led the Raptors with 41 points and seven assists in front of a crowd of 20,100 at the Air Canada Centre. Nuggets 108, 76ers 105: Forward Danillo Gallinari scored 24 points, including the go-ahead dunk with 47.9 seconds left, as the Denver Nuggets rallied for a 108-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Guard Will Barton added 16 points and nine rebounds for Denver, who reeled off 10 successive points late in the fourth quarter to achieve the win. Reserve guard Jameer Nelson scored 10 points, including the game-tying jumper with 1:26 remaining. He also assisted on Gallinari's dunk. Forward Robert Covington scored 18 points to lead Philadelphia (1-20), who were without rookie center Jahlil Okafor, the team's leading scorer and rebounder, who was serving the second game of a disciplinary suspension. Hornets 102, Bulls 96: Guard Nicolas Batum scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Charlotte Hornets held on for a 102-96 win over the Chicago Bulls. Forward Cody Zeller added a season-high 17 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets while guard Kemba Walker scored 17 points. Jimmy Butler scored 25 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Bulls. The score was tied 94-94 before Charlotte pulled ahead in the final minute. Rockets 120, Kings 113: Center Dwight Howard delivered on both ends of the court and the Houston Rockets relied on strong three-point shooting to outlast the Sacramento Kings. Howard produced 22 points, 18 rebounds and exceptional defense against Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, while James Harden added 31 points and nine assists. Heat 99, Cavaliers 84: The Cleveland Cavaliers rested forward LeBron James and suffered the consequences, falling 99-84 to the Miami Heat. Miami fans taunted their former player, chanting, "LeBron is tired!" James, fifth in the league in minutes played, smiled when he heard the taunt. Trail Blazers 109, Timberwolves 103: Damian Lillard scored a team-high 19 points and C.J. McCollum chipped in 17 for Portland as the Trail Blazers came back from 17 points down to beat Minnesota. In other games it was: Bucks 106, Knicks 91; Spurs 108, Celtics 105; Jazz 122, Pacers 119 (OT); Clippers 103, Magic 101. — Agencies
