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Steph Curry , The Canadian PressDurant emphatically showed who is still No. 1 in the West, delivering a pair of jarring dunks late in the first half and finishing with 21 points and six assists before being tossed to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 116-99 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the top teams in the conference.
Durant was ejected with 8:21 left in the third. He became furious wanting a foul call when he airballed a 3-point shot over, then pointed at and yelled toward official Zach Zarba. Cousins stood between Durant and Zarba, who wasted no time tossing the two-time reigning finals MVP. Those were his 14th and 15th technicals, meaning he is one away from an automatic suspension. Cousins was ejected against Charlotte on Sunday, when the Warriors clinched their fifth straight Pacific Division crown.Before that, Durant dazzled.'s missed 3 and drove the court, dribbling with his left hand through the paint before switching hands to deliver a powerful one-handed slam.
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