DENVER: Golden State tied the best start to a season in NBA history by beating the Denver Nuggets 118-105 on Sunday, moving to 15-0.

The Warriors matched the start of the 1948-49 Washington Capitols and the ‘93-94 Houston Rockets. The Warriors can break the record when they played at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, Oklahoma City came back from a double-digit deficit in the third quarter to edge Dallas, and Toronto clamped down early on the Los Angeles Clippers stars and had a comfortable win.

Golden State’s Klay Thompson scored 21 points for the Warriors, who surpassed the ‘57-58 Boston Celtics for the best start by a defending champion.

Thompson hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining in the second quarter and Golden State never trailed again. The reserves built up a sizeable lead and allowed Stephen Curry to rest the entire fourth quarter. Curry had 19 points, the first time this season he hasn’t reached 20.

Darrell Arthur had 21 points for Denver, which has lost three straight.

Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook had 31 points and 11 assists, hitting two key baskets in the final 63 seconds, to lead the Thunder past Dallas 117-114, halting the Mavericks’ six-game winning streak.

Westbrook broke a 113-113 tie with a jumper with 1:03 left. Zaza Pachulia made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to pull the Mavericks within a point before Westbrook’s 18-foot jumper with 24 seconds left capped the scoring.

Serge Ibaka had 16 points, nine rebounds and a key late blocked shot for Oklahoma City, which was without star forward Kevin Durant (injured hamstring) for the sixth straight game.

Deron Williams led Dallas with 20 points, but missed an 18-footer and had his layup attempt blocked by Ibaka on consecutive possessions, and Wesley Mathews’ last-second off-balance heave from 3-point range came nowhere close to the basket.

Toronto kept Blake Griffin and Chris Paul scoreless for the first 20 minutes, setting up a 91-80 win against the Clippers.

DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and DeMarre Carroll scored all his 21 points in the first half for the Raptors, who shot a poor 37 percent from the field but made up for it by forcing 19 turnovers.

J.J. Redick scored 17 points for Los Angeles, which is 2-7 in its past nine game after starting the season 4-0. The only other time they were under a .500 winning percentage during Doc Rivers’ two-plus seasons as coach was after his first game on the job.

New Orleans’ Anthony Davis capped a 32-point, 19-rebound performance with a tiebreaking 3 in the final minute to lead the Pelicans past Phoenix 122-116.

Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Jarrett Jack scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to steer the Nets to a 111-101 win against Boston.

Portland beat the Los Angeles Lakers for the sixth straight time, winning 107-93 on the road behind Damian Lillard’s 30 points and career-high 13 assists.

Two nights after the Celtics won by 25 in Boston, the Nets dominated the second quarter that was pivotal in both games and held on after blowing most of a 22-point lead, their largest of the season.

Joe Johnson added 17 points for the Nets, who have won two in a row at home, where they have barely played this season.

Isaiah Thomas and Avery Bradley each scored 27 points for the Celtics.

C.J. McCollum added 19 points in Portland’s sixth consecutive victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Mason Plumlee added 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won two straight after a seven-game skid. Portland has won a franchise-record five straight road games against the Lakers after maintaining a steady lead throughout the second half.

Kobe Bryant scored 18 points on 6-for-22 shooting, missing all five of his 3-point attempts in the Lakers’ third straight loss. Los Angeles’ 2-11 start is one game behind their pace from last season, the worst year in franchise history.

Jordan Clarkson led the Lakers with 19 points, and Lou Williams added 14.