Stephen Curry scored 40 points to help and the Golden State Warriors beat the Miami Heat 114-97 on Tuesday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
Golden State scored 14 straight points to open a 107-95 lead with 2 minutes, 50 seconds to go.
Curry and Thompson capped the run with consecutive three-pointers.
Thompson had 24 points for the Warriors, who shot 57 percent. Curry was 12 for 19 from the field, including an eight-for-11 performance from three-point range.
Chris Bosh scored 26 points for Miami, and Luol Deng had 16.
James Ennis’ dunk with 9:11 left was the Heat’s last field goal.
NUGGETS 114, BULLS 109
In Denver, Ty Lawson scored 20 points, including a key jumper in the waning seconds, as Denver earned their fifth straight win.
Arron Afflalo added 19 points and Danilo Gallinari had 15 for the Nuggets, who defeated the Bulls for the eighth straight time in Denver.
Bulls point guard Derrick Rose was limited to 10 minutes in his second game back from a left hamstring strain.
Rose, who scored 18 points in his return on Monday night against Utah coming back after a four-game absence, felt tightness in the hamstring during the first quarter and did not play the rest of the way.
Jimmy Butler had 32 points for Chicago, while Pau Gasol finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
HAWKS 106, WIZARDS 102
In Washington, Reserves Mike Scott and Shelvin Mack led a fourth-quarter surge for the Hawks.
Scott and Mack scored Atlanta’s first 16 points of the final period, sparking a 22-5 run that built a 14-point lead before the Wizards hit a spate of three-pointers to make the final score close. Scott finished with 17 points in 23 minutes, and Mack had 13 in 19 for the Hawks, who have won six of eight.
Jeff Teague scored 28 points, and Paul Millsap had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta.
John Wall had 21 points and 13 assists, and Marcin Gortat had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards.
KINGS 99, PELICANS 89
In New Orleans, DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals, leading the Kings to their third straight win.
In other NBA action, it was:
‧ Bucks 98, Pistons 86
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