Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Buddy Hield had 16 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 118-112 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Andrew Wiggins also added 16 points for Golden State (7-1). Curry played his second straight after missing three with an ankle injury.

Jayson Tatum led Boston (7-2) with 32 points, and Derrick White had 26 with six rebounds.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr was booed by the TD Garden crowd that showed its displeasure over how he used Tatum at the Paris Olympics.

Boston forward Jaylen Brown missed his third straight game with a strained left hip flexor. Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski was out with an illness.

NUGGETS 124, THUNDER 122: Russell Westbrook scored 29 points, Peyton Watson blocked a shot in the closing seconds after missing a pair of free throws at the other end and injury-riddled Denver rallied to hand Oklahoma City its first loss of the season.

Nikola Jokic finished with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 16 assists as the Nuggets rebounded from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter. Christian Braun added 24.

CAVALIERS 131, PELICANS 122: Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Cleveland defeated New Orleans to open 9-0 for the first time in its 55-year NBA history. The Cavaliers surpassed an 8-0 start by the 1976-77 squad. Zion Williamson returned from a two-game absence and had 29 points for the Pelicans.

SUNS 115, HEAT 112: Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and Phoenix rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat Miami and extend its winning streak to six games.

MAVERICKS 119, BULLS 99: Luka Doncic had 27 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 17 points and Daniel Gafford also scored 17 playing a season-high 24 minutes as Dallas beat Chicago.

HAWKS 121, KNICKS 116: No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher scored 33 points and had seven rebounds and Atlanta rallied late to beat New York. Risacher’s 33 points were the most by a rookie this season.

ROCKETS 127, SPURS 100: Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet had 21 points each and Houston built a huge lead early and coasted to the win over San Antonio. Houston never trailed and had built a 25-point lead by halftime.

HORNETS 108, PISTONS 107: Brandon Miller scored off an offensive rebound at the buzzer to lift Charlotte to a thrilling victory over Detroit.

PACERS 118, MAGIC 111: Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, four teammates each had 17, and Indiana defeated Orlando.

KINGS 122, RAPORS 107: DeMar Derozan scored 27, points, and Sacramento outscored Toronto 33-14 in the fourth quarter for the victory.

ALSO: Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured right fibula and dislocated ankle. Hendricks suffered the season-ending injury in a loss to Dallas on Oct. 28.