Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Stephen Curry had 22 and the Golden State Warriors rode a big third quarter to a 127-108 NBA victory over the Denver Nuggets.
Klay Thompson and Draymond Green added 15 points apiece for the defending champions, who have won six of their past seven to improve to 7-3.
Will Barton had 21 points off the bench to lead the Nuggets but none of their starters reached double figures in scoring.
Up by five at halftime, the Warriors forced a decisive turn in the game with a 24-4 run to start the third, taking an 84-59 lead when Curry hit a fall-away three-pointer from the baseline after a steal.
The Warriors finished with 43 points in the third term and took a 103-76 lead into the fourth quarter.
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Durant had 13 of his points in the period and Curry added 12 in the same span, helping Golden State lead by as many as 29 points and outscore Denver by 22 points in the quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points and 12 rebounds while Andrew Wiggins added 23 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-99.
Holding Mavericks star Harrison Barnes scoreless in the second half, the Wolves enjoyed a blowout after the margin of their previous five victories totalled just 17 points.
Barnes finished with 17 points for Dallas, who have the worst record in the NBA and their first 1-10 start since the 1993-94 season.
Mike Conley scored 22 points as the Memphis Grizzlies made 13 three-pointers and dominated off the bench to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-104.
Marc Gasol added 21 points and Tyreke Evans had 20 to top four reserves in double figures while Blake Griffin had 30 points for the Clippers, and Patrick Beverley had 23.
Anthony Davis had 27 points and 16 rebounds to lead New Orleans Pelican to a 96-90 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls.
Andre Drummond had 16 points and 19 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons overcome the Sacramento Kings 108-99 and improve their record to 7-3.
