Stephen Curry scored 51 points, tying his career high with 11 3-pointers and leading Golden State over the Wizards,134-121, Wednesday night in Washington for the Warriors’ eighth straight win.

Curry made 13 of his first 14 shots and had 36 points by halftime.

John Wall led the Wizards with a season-high 41 points and 10 assists.

Hornets 106, Cavaliers 97 — Jeremy Lin scored 24 points and host Charlotte rallied in the second half to beat Cleveland.

Kyrie Irving had 26 points and LeBron James added 23 for the Cavaliers, who had won five straight.

Spurs 110, Pelicans 97 — LaMarcus Aldridge had 36 points, setting his season high for the second consecutive game, and San Antonio won its 27th straight home game to open the season.

Thunder 117, Magic 114 — Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left to cap a 37-point performance and give host Oklahoma City its fifth straight win.

Heat 93, Mavericks 90 — Chris Bosh scored 20 points to help visiting Miami held off Dallas.

Pacers 114, Nets 100 — C.J. Miles had 27 points, Paul George scored 17 and visiting Indiana sent Brooklyn to its fifth straight loss.

Hawks 124, 76ers 86 — Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mike Scott scored 13 points each and visiting Atlanta cruised past Philadelphia.

Jazz 85, Nuggets 81 — Derrick Favors had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocked shots to power host Utah over Denver.