Golden State Warriors top Portland Trail Blazers, 95-90, stay unbeaten

PORTLAND, Ore. — Klay Thompson scored 29 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 8.7 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 95-90, on Sunday night.

The victory gives the Warriors three straight wins to open the season — their best start since 1994-95, when they opened 5-0.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers, who dropped to 1-2 to start the season.

After the teams wrestled for the lead throughout the fourth quarter, Aldridge’s layup and a fadeaway jumper with 2 minutes 1 second left gave Portland a 90-88 lead.

Andre Iguodala missed the second of a pair of free throws for Golden State with 26.3 seconds to go to keep the Blazers in front. But Thompson nailed the running jumper to give the Warriors a 91-90 lead.

Stephen Curry made free throws the rest of the way for the final margin. Curry finished with 21 points for the Warriors.

At Miami 107, Toronto 102: Chris Bosh scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors for the 16th straight time.

Dwyane Wade added 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat (3-0) — the last unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. Luol Deng scored 18 points, Shawne Williams added 16 and Mario Chalmers finished with 12 for Miami.

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points for Toronto (2-1), which hasn’t beaten Miami since Jan. 27, 2010.

Kyle Lowry added 22, including a layup that got the Raptors within four with 21 seconds left.

at New York 96, Charlotte 93: On a night when he joined the NBA’s 20,000-point club, Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:23 remaining, and the Knicks edged the Hornets.

Al Jefferson had 21 points and Gary Neal added 17 points off the bench for the Hornets (1-2).

Charlotte’s guard Michael Kidd-Gilchrist fell awkwardly late in the first quarter and did not return to the game. According to the team’s spokesman, Kidd-Gilchrist was taken to a hospital to undergo a CT scan that revealed a rib contusion.

Amare Stoudemire had 17 points off the bench for the Knicks (2-1).

Anthony, a seven-time All-Star, who started off the night with 19,997 points, notched his 19,999th point after hitting a basket in the opening seconds of the game. With 7:42 remaining in the opening quarter, point guard Shane Larkin found an open Anthony on the wing for a three-pointer. Anthony is the 40th player in league history to score more than 20,000 points.

Sacramento 98, at Clippers 92