Point guard Stephen Curry nearly single-handedly outscored the New Orleans Pelicans with 11 first-quarter points as the Golden State Warriors built a 15-point lead and rolled to a 106-99 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series on Saturday.

Jimmy Butler scored 25 points, Derrick Rose had 23 and the Chicago Bulls overcame 19 turnovers in a 103-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Saturday night at the United Center.

James Harden and the Rockets got some much-needed help off its bench from Corey Brewer who tallied a dozen fourth-quarter points as the Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 118-108 on Saturday night at Toyota Center in Game 1 of their Western Conference first round series.