Going Green helps keep Warriors hot

Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 19 points in the first quarter and Draymond Green had his second straight triple-double as the Golden State Warriors extended their NBA record to 18 straight wins to open the season with a 120-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.

Leading by 10 points at half-time, the defending champion Warriors opened the third quarter with a 27-8 run that included four 3-pointers by Brandon Rush to build the lead to 29 points.

The Kings never got close the rest of the game.

Green had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, becoming the first Warriors player with back-to-back triple-doubles since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964.

A night earlier, Green had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 135-116 blowout of the Phoenix Suns.

Rush had 16 points and Klay Thompson added 15 for the Warriors.

"They're on a magic carpet ride right now. They're playing great," said Sacremento's Rudy Gay, who had 20 points for the Kings.

"They're just playing well right now. They're moving the ball and everybody's shooting real well. Their defense is great. You hate to be on the losing side of it, but it's impressive."

The Warriors' 22nd straight regular-season victory - a streak that includes four wins at the end of last season-tied the 2007-08 Houston Rockets for the third-longest such streak in NBA history, trailing only the 33 straight by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers and 27 in a row by the 2012-13 Miami Heat.

Meanwhile, in Washington, Cory Joseph made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Toronto Raptors to an 84-82 win over the Wizards.

Joseph took DeMar DeRozan's pass in the corner and nailed the winning shot. He finished with 12 points as Toronto won its fourth straight despite tying a season high with 22 turnovers

Kyle Lowry scored 27 points for the Raptors.

Elsewhere, Portland's Damian Lillard scored 29 points as the Trail Blazers handed the Los Angeles Lakers their fifth straight loss, 108-96, and Dallas' Deron Williams scored 22 points and Zaza Pachulia added 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Mavericks beat Denver 92-81 to end a three-game losing streak.

Alec Burks scored 21 points as Utah beat New Orleans 101-87.