Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Draymond Green fueled a key fourth-quarter run that helped the Golden State Warriors avenge their only loss of the season by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 121-112 on Friday night.
Six nights after handing the Warriors their first loss of the season and ending a 28-game regular-season winning streak dating to last season, the Bucks nearly dealt Golden State their first home loss since Jan. 27 against Chicago.
The game ended with some heated words between Green and O.J. Mayo as the teams left the court. Security and a few other players got in the middle of it before things calmed down and both teams retreated to their locker rooms.
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It did not come easy, as Golden State trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter and by 11 points with less than eight minutes to play before Green and Curry took over to improve Golden State to 26-1.
PISTONS 147, BULLS 144, 4 OT
Andre Drummond had 33 points and 21 rebounds to help Detroit outlast Chicago in four overtimes.
The Pistons scored the first seven points of the fourth overtime and hung on.
Chicago’s Jimmy Butler, who scored a career-high 43 points, made an off-balance three-pointer to cut it to 145-144 with 4.7 seconds left.
The Bulls immediately fouled Reggie Jackson, who made both free throws. Butler then missed a three-pointer as time expired, ending the Bulls’ four-game winning streak.
SPURS 115, CLIPPERS 107
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio remained undefeated at home.
Tony Parker scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Spurs, who are 15-0 at home this season.
Chris Paul had 27 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles. Blake Griffin added 25 points, while DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers.
RAPTORS 108, HEAT 94
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and Kyle Lowry added 21 as Toronto erased an 11-point third-quarter deficit to beat Miami.
Luis Scola scored 20 for the Raptors, who outscored Miami 58-39 after half-time. Bismack Biyombo had 15 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade scored 21 for the Heat. The loss denied Miami what would have been their first four-game winning streak since late in the 2013-2014 season.
TIMBERWOLVES 99, KINGS 95
Andrew Wiggins had 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lift Minnesota.
Karl-Anthony Towns fought off foul trouble for 15 points and eight rebounds, while Shabazz Muhammad added 16 points and seven boards for the Timberwolves. Minnesota had lost eight of their previous nine games.
DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Sacramento. Rajon Rondo had 13 assists and 11 points in his return from a one-game suspension for directing a gay slur at referee Bill Kennedy.
In other games, it was:
‧ Knicks 107, 76ers 97
‧ Hawks 109, Celtics 101
‧ Magic 102, Trail Blazers 94
‧ Pacers 104, Nets 97
‧ Mavericks 97, Grizzlies 88
‧ Suns 104, Pelicans 88
‧ Jazz 97, Nuggets 88
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