Golden State Warriors super star Stephen Curry posted career-high 62 points to power The Dubs to a 137-122 win against Portland Trailblazers on Monday morning.
There were wins for Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls and Denver Nuggets in the other games played on Sunday.
To the delight of fans who love betting on Basketball, seven of the eight games played on Sunday-Monday were high scoring games.
On this piece we give a recap of all that happened in the games.
Golden State Warriors v Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry dropped a career high 62 points to lead his side to a 137-122 win against Portland Trailblazers on Monday.
He had a 21-point first quarter. He had his 10th career 30-point half to help the Warriors take a 66-54 at the break and finished with 62 points surpassing his previous 54 points set on February 17, 2013.
Steph Curry finished 18 for 31 and 8 of 16 on 3-pointers.
In fact, Stephen Curry (62) had more points than Portland Trailblazers back court of Damian Lillard (32) and CJ McCollum (28).
Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons
Jayson Tatum hit a fallaway as Blake Griffin stumbled with 2.9 seconds left, then tied up the Detroit veteran on the other end to help the Boston Celtics beat the Pistons 122-120 on Sunday for a weekend split.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 31 points. He hit a late 3-pointer and was 13 of 16 from the field, two nights after his late miss sealed a loss in the opener in Detroit.
Tatum had 24 points and 12 assists for Boston. The Celtics shot a season-best 57%.
Washington Wizards v Brooklyn Nets
First Kyrie Irving, then Kevin Durant. Once both superstars had missed, a Brooklyn Nets team that believes it’s good enough to win a title wasn’t even good enough for a winning record.
Bradley Beal had 27 points, 10 rebounds and the assist on Thomas Bryant’s go-ahead dunk with 14.9 seconds left, leading the Washington Wizards to a 123-122 victory over the Nets on Sunday.
Irving and Durant missed jumpers in the final six seconds, dropping the Nets to 3-4 in their first season with the duo playing together.
Russell Westbrook had 24 points and 10 assists but only five rebounds after recording triple-doubles in his first four games with the Wizards. Bryant finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds as Washington won its second straight after an 0-5 start.
Los Angeles Lakers v Memphis Grizzlies
LeBron James took over the game to open the fourth quarter and helped the Los Angeles Lakers pull away for their third straight victory.
James had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, Anthony Davis added 17 points and nine rebounds as the Lakers opened a two-game set in Memphis with a 108-94 victory over the Grizzlies on Sunday night.
James played within the offense for the first three quarters, then became more aggressive to start the fourth, scoring the Lakers first 10 points of the period. His 3-pointer with 2:34 left made it 101-90.
Montrezl Harrell added 16 points and nine rebounds to help the Lakers.
Kyle Anderson led Memphis with 18 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Tyus Jones also had 14 points, and rookie Desmond Bane had 13.
Denver Nuggets v Minnesota Timberwolves
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 36 points, Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-109 on Sunday night.
Murray kept Denver afloat while Jokic dealt with early foul trouble for the second straight game. Murray scored 26 points in the first half, including 16 in the second quarter. Jokic then helped the Nuggets overcome a Minnesota lead at the start of the fourth to pull away and snap a two-game losing skid.
The teams will complete home-and home set Tuesday night in Denver.
Dallas Mavericks v Chicago Bulls
Zach LaVine had 39 points and Coby White scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 118-108 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
Jalen Brunson, starting in place of the injured Luka Doncic, had 31 points for the Mavericks.
Otto Porter Jr. added 15 for the Bulls, who were without starter Lauri Markkanen and reserves Tomas Satoransky, Chandler Hutchison and Ryan Arcidiacano. Chicago has won three of four and won for the first time in four home games.
Los Angeles Clippers v Phoenix Suns
Paul George scored 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held on to beat the Phoenix Suns 112-107 on Sunday night after nearly blowing a 31-point lead in a matchup of two of the Western Conference’s top early season teams.
At 5-2, the Clippers are tied with the Suns and Los Angeles Lakers for the West lead.
George was 7 of 10 from 3-point range and Los Angeles was 17 of 29 overall. Kawhi Leonard added 15 points, but shot 4 of 21 from the field, and Luke Kennard came off the bench to add 14 points.
