DALLAS -- Stephen Curry escaped a suspension from the league on Monday night, then led the Golden State Warriors to a 133-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.Curry had to wait until Monday afternoon to get a verdict from the NBA office whether he would be allowed to play. During Golden State's 10-point loss at Memphis on Saturday, he lost his cool and chucked his mouthpiece in the direction of the referee.Once he learned he would get only a fine, the two-time league MVP finished with a game-high 29 points. He made up for cold 3-point shooting (2 of 10) by going 13 of 13 from the free-throw line to help the Warriors improve to 2-2 on the season.Kevin Durant finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Klay Thompson added 21 points for Golden State. Draymond Green had 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.Grizzlies 98, Rockets 90HOUSTON -- Mike Conley keyed a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to help Memphis rally for a victory over Houston.With... [More]

G Mike Conley keyed a 13-0 run down the stretch to help Memphis erase a double-digit, fourth-quarter deficit for a 98-90 win over the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.Conley entered the final period with just five points after missing all five shots from the field. However, after the Rockets (3-1) secured an 88-78 lead on a James Harden finger roll with 6:22 remaining, Conley sandwiched two 3-pointers around a three-point play from James Ennis III on which Conley provided the assist.The first Conley 3-pointer pulled the Grizzlies even at 88-88 with 3:02 left to play. His second answered a Clint Capela alley-oop dunk and extended Memphis' lead to 94-90 at the 2:03 mark.Conley scored 12 points on 3-for-5 shooting in the fourth. He finished the night with 17 points.

G Wesley Matthews led Dallas with 19 points, netting 14 in a big first half.

F Draymond Green had 10 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

G Klay Thompson added 21 points for Golden State.

PG Stephen Curry escaped a suspension from the league on Monday night, then led the Golden State Warriors to a 133-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.Curry had to wait until Monday afternoon to get a verdict from the NBA office whether he would be allowed to play. During Golden State's 10-point loss at Memphis on Saturday, he lost his cool and chucked his mouthpiece in the direction of the referee.Once he learned he would get only a $50,000 fine, the two-time league MVP finished with a game-high 29 points and added eight assists. He made up for cold 3-point shooting (2 of 10) by going 13 of 13 from the free-throw line to help the Warriors improve to 2-2.

F Kevin Durant finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Golden State.

C/F Dirk Nowitzki joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history with 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists with the first of his two assists on Monday night.Nowitzki scored 11 points.

G Devin Harris missed his third consecutive game after his older brother Bruce Harris died last week following a car crash.

F Jason Smith (right shoulder sprain) is improving but wasn't ready to play Monday. He could play Wednesday.

F Andre Iguodala was fined $15,000 for verbally abusing a game official Saturday as part of the same incident that led to Golden State G Stephen Curry's larger fine.

F Richard Jefferson was active for the first time since signing as a free agent on Thursday, though he didn't play.

F Paul Millsap had 17 points and eight rebounds for Denver (1-2).

G Bradley Beal scored 20 points for Washington (3-0). All five starters scored in double figures for the Wizards, who began their four-game Western Conference road trip with a solid performance.

G John Wall had 19 points and 12 assists Monday.

G Garrett Temple had 16 of his career-high 23 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings, but he missed a free throw that would have tied the game with 9.7 seconds left. His last-second 3-point attempt that would have won it was just short.

G Eric Bledsoe was sent home after a meeting general manager Ryan McDonough on Monday before the team's shootaround. McDonough said it was likely Bledsoe had played his last game in Phoenix. Bledsoe tweeted "I Don't wanna be here" a few hours before the Suns fired coach Earl Watson on Sunday.

C Dwight Howard grabbed a game-high 22 rebounds but only scored eight points and went 0 of 9 from the free-throw line.

G Jeremy Lamb added 17 points Monday.

F Khris Middleton had a 20-point breakout performance Monday as they held off the Charlotte Hornets for a 103-94 victory at the Bradley Center.Middleton struggled to find his shot through Milwaukee's first three games. He then missed his first four 3-point attempts against the Hornets but finally hit one with under a minute to play, giving the Bucks a much-needed cushion for the final moments."It felt good," said Middleton, who had made only 1 of 15 attempts this season before hitting his shot Monday night. "With these slumps, I've just got to keep shooting and work through it. All of the shots felt pretty good, they just didn't drop. I just have to keep shooting with confidence."