OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Erick Dampier had 19 points and 21 rebounds and the Golden State Warriors rolled to their sixth straight victory.

Jason Richardson had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who made quick work of Gilbert Arenas _ their teammate for the previous two seasons.

Golden State is on its longest winning streak of the season, though it follows a nine-game losing streak that probably will keep the Warriors out of the playoffs for the 10th straight season.

It was an anticlimactic return for Arenas, who was booed every time he touched the ball until the Oakland fans lost interest during the second half.

SuperSonics 102, Nuggets 86

SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle SuperSonics gained ground in their improbable quest for the playoffs as Ray Allen scored 27 points.

It was the Sonics' seventh straight victory and pulled them within three games of the Nuggets and Utah Jazz, who are tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the conference. Tenth-place Portland, which was idle, is only a half-game back.

Allen shot 10-of-22 from the field. For the second game in a row, he gave the Sonics a big boost in the third quarter by scoring Seattle's first nine points. In Wednesday's win over Utah, he scored 18 of his 26 points in the third quarter.

Ronald Murray had 19 points and Vladimir Radmanovic added 17 for Seattle, which has won seven games in a row for the first time since January, 2000.

Lakers 90, Timberwolves 73

LOS ANGELES (AP) Kobe Bryant scored 35 points and Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Lakers to their seventh consecutive victory.

Los Angeles' first win in four games against Minnesota this season moved the Lakers (49-23) ahead of the Timberwolves (49-24) for the Western Conference's second-best record.

The Lakers, with all four of their superstars healthy again, were coming off a 24-point victory over Sacramento on Wednesday. Los Angeles trails the Kings by 1{ games.

Latrell Sprewell led the Timberwolves, who have lost the first two games of a four-game road trip, with 19 points, but he was just 5-of-15 from the floor. Kevin Garnett, usually guarded by Malone, went 6-of-18 and had 16 points.

Minnesota shot a season-low 31.4 percent (27-86). The Lakers shot 39.3 percent (35-89).