Memphis maintained just enough of a buffer down the stretch to beat the Detroit Pistons 95-88 and improve to 9-1.
Marc Gasol scored 23 points and Zach Randolph added 17 points and 22 rebounds, including a career-high 13 on the offensive glass.
Kyle Singler scored 21 points, going 5 of 7 from 3-point range to keep the Pistons close.
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Nets 87 Trail Blazers 97
Damian Lillard had 28 points and 10 assists to lead the Blazers to a 97-87 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, despite the absences of LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum. The Blazers have won four straight.
Brook Lopez led Brooklyn with 21 points, matching up against twin brother Robin for the first time in two years. Joe Johnson added 20 points and Deron Williams had 19 for the Nets, who were coming off losses to Phoenix and Golden State.
Brooklyn finished 1 of 19 on 3-pointers. The Nets missed their first 17 3s until Williams made one with 18.3 seconds left in the game.
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Hornets 87 Warriors 112
Klay Thompson scored 21 points, Stephen Curry added 19 points and nine assists, and Golden State beat the Charlotte Hornets to extend its best start in 20 years.
The Warriors took control midway through the second quarter, making six 3-pointers to extend a five-point lead to 67-46 at halftime. The Warriors (7-2) went into the game leading the NBA in shooting percentage and kept that pace up against the Hornets.
Al Jefferson had 19 points and six rebounds for Charlotte. Lance Stephenson added 16 points.
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