Thompson scores 35 points, Warriors beat Nuggets

Klay Thompson scored 35 points in nearly 36 minutes to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 119-112 on Friday night in the preseason finale for both teams.

Thompson was 13 of 26 from the field and Stephen Curry added 17 points for Golden State (6-2). Jusuf Nurkic led Denver (2-6) with 16 points.

Clippers 89 Trail Blazers 99

Damian Lillard scored 18 of his 21 points in the first half, and the bench held off a fourth-quarter rally as the Trail Blazers finished their exhibition schedule with a 99-89 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Meyers Leonard scored nine of Portland's first 12 points in the second quarter to get out to a 40-30 lead with 6:29 left in the first half. He finished with 14 points.

Blake Griffin scored 21 points in three quarters, including 17 in the first half, for Los Angeles (2-6).

Houston 96 Spurs 87

James Harden scored 25 points, and Houston used a big run before halftime to beat San Antonio 96-87.

The Rockets held the Spurs to 41 percent shooting. They also forced 16 San Antonio turnovers, 13 in the first half.

Isaiah Canaan had 18 points, including the final seven points after San Antonio had cut the lead to two. Marco Belinelli led the Spurs with 19 points, and Danny Green scored 14.

Lakers 92 Kings 93

Ray McCallum's putback at the buzzer gave the Sacramento Kings a 93-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the preseason finale for both teams.

The Kings overcame a 13-point deficit in the final 4 minutes.

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento (2-5) with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Jeremy Lin led Los Angeles (3-5) with 19 points and seven assists.

Jazz 100 Suns 105

Scrappy play won the day for Phoenix. Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points off the bench and Goran Dragic added 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to help the Suns close out the NBA preseason with a 105-100 victory over the Jazz on Friday night.

Markieff Morris added 17 points for Phoenix (5-2), helping the Suns rally from a double-digit first half deficit to get the win. Gordon Hayward had 24 points and Alec Burks added 20 for the Jazz (5-3).