Stephen Curry delivered one of the best shooting displays of his career as the Golden State Warriors maintained their perfect start to the season with a 116-99 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte Wednesday. Curry had 28 points in the third quarter and finished with 40 for the game despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter. He was 14 of 18 from the field and eight of 11 from three-point range. Afterward, he said he could not have imagined a better evening, especially since the Hornets honored his father Dell as their all-time scoring leader in a ceremony at halftime. "It was a cool atmosphere to play in," he said. "Especially on top of my dad's ceremony. It was nice to be able to get out there at halftime and hear his speech, standing with my mom and sister and my aunts and my grandma. "So I can't ask for more, to play like I did and get the win on top of my dad's ceremony." The win moved the Warriors to 20-0, extending the best start in NBA history. The Warriors have now won 24 straight regular-season games dating back to last season. Lakers 108, Wizards 104 Lakers guard Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 31 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 30.8 seconds remaining, as Los Angeles snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 108-104 win over the Washington Wizards. Bryant, who announced his retirement Sunday, scored 18 points in the first half and 12 in the fourth quarter. Displaying vintage moves with pull-up and fadeaway jumpers, the 20-year veteran efficiently scored in the first half while leaving enough energy left for the fourth quarter. Knicks 99, 76ers 87 The New York Knicks snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 99-87 at Madison Square Garden. Rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis registered his ninth double-double, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds for the Knicks (9-10). Arron Afflalo added 13 points and eight rebounds, and forward Carmelo Anthony returned after missing one game due to illness, scoring 12 points in the wire-to-wire win. Raptors 96, Hawks 86 Kyle Lowry shook off flu-like symptoms to score 31 points and help the Toronto Raptors overcome a 17-point deficit en route to defeating the Atlanta Hawks 96-86. Lowery actually left the court with 4:11 in the first half when he felt sick. He returned in the second half and scored 16 of his team's points during an 18-4 run in the fourth quarter. Bulls 99, Nuggets 90 Chicago center Pau Gasol had 26 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a 99-90 comeback win over the Denver Nuggets at the United Center. The Bulls (11-5) trailed the Nuggets by four entering the fourth quarter and outscored them 31-18 in the final 12 minutes. The Nuggets were ahead 79-77 when the Bulls went on a 12-2 run. In other games it was: Rockets 108, Pelicans 101; Pistons 127, Suns 122 (overtime); Spurs 95, Bucks 70; Pacers 103, Clippers 91.
