SCOREBOARD
Tonight
Detroit at L.A. Lakers (9:30 p.m. CST). The Pistons have dropped the first two games of a four-game West Coast road trip.
STARS
Thursday
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• Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry, Mavericks. Nowitzki scored 35 points and Terry added 30 to lead Dallas to a 119-112 win over Phoenix.
• Baron Davis, Warriors, scored 36 points and had nine assists as Golden State beat New Orleans 121-116.
STREAKING
Cleveland extended its winning streak over Chicago to five games with a 113-94 victory on Thursday night.
SNAPPED
New Orleans lost for the first time this season, 121-116 to Golden State on Thursday night. The 4-0 start was the Hornets’ best in franchise history.
SPEAKING
"We played well as a team. We didn’t just get stagnant on offense like we did in the past. It was flowing like water." — LeBron James after Cleveland’s 113-94 victory over Chicago on Thursday night. He had 19 points and 12 assists.
