Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 19 as the Golden State Warriors won their 41st straight regular-season home game, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-108 on Saturday.
Klay Thompson added 18 as the Warriors (46-4) won their ninth straight game to match the 1966-1967 Philadelphia 76ers for the best record ever after 50 games.
Golden State moved within three wins of tying the Chicago Bulls (1995-1996) for the longest home winning streak in NBA history.
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Kevin Durant had 40 points and 14 rebounds, while Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 12 assists for the Thunder, who had won five straight and 12 of 13.
One day before he plans to watch good friend Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers take on Denver in the Super Bowl at nearby Levi’s Stadium, Curry helped the Warriors break out to a 20-point lead in the second quarter on their way to another win against a top-notch team.
TRAIL BLAZERS 96, ROCKETS 79
In Houston, Texas, Damian Lillard had 21 points and 10 assists to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Trail Blazers built a big lead early and rolled to an easy win over the Rockets.
The Trail Blazers were up by 19 at halftime and scored the first six points of the third quarter to make it 61-36 with about 10 minutes left in the quarter.
James Harden made four quick points after that, before the Trail Blazers used a 13-2 run — with three-pointers from Lillard, C.J. McCollum and Al-Farouq Aminu — to push the lead to 74-42.
The Rockets scored the final 11 points of the quarter, with the first nine from Harden, to cut the lead to 74-53 entering the fourth, but Portland opened the fourth with an 8-2 spurt.
Harden led the Rockets with 33 points.
Saturday’s other results:
‧ Pacers 112, Pistons 104
‧ Hornets 108, Wizards 104
‧ Cavaliers 99, Pelicans 94
‧ 76ers 103, Nets 98
‧ Timberwolves 112, Bulls 105
‧ Spurs 106, Lakers 102
‧ Jazz 98, Suns 89
‧ Mavericks 114, Grizzlies 110, OT
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