Stephen Curry’s three-pointer from beyond 30 feet with 0.6 seconds left in overtime gave the Golden State Warriors a 121-118 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
Curry finished with 46 points as his winning shot was his 12th three-pointer, tying the NBA single-game record. He also broke his own NBA record for threes in a season, leaving the new mark at 288.
Curry, the league’s scoring leader and reigning MVP, missed about six minutes of the third quarter with a left ankle injury. He drove to the basket and rolled the ankle before Thunder guard Russell Westbrook stepped on it.
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Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 37 points, but he fouled out in the first minute of overtime.
The Warriors clinched a playoff spot with more than six weeks to spare when the Houston Rockets lost to the San Antonio Spurs. That assured the Warriors will finish among the top eight teams in the Western Conference.
SPURS 104, ROCKETS 94
In Houston, Texas, Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 26 to lead San Antonio to victory over Houston, tying the mark as the seventh-fastest team in NBA history to reach 50 wins.
It was the fifth straight win for the Spurs (50-9), who have a double-digit lead in the Southwest Division and the second-best record in the NBA behind Golden State.
The Spurs wrapped up a 7-1 road trip, their longest of the season, and showed no signs of fatigue. They never trailed and held a double-digit lead for most of the night.
San Antonio led by as many as 31 in the second half and extended their NBA record of consecutive 50-win seasons to 17.
James Harden led the Rockets with 27 points on 10-for-25 shooting.
TRAIL BLAZERS 103, BULLS 95
In Chicago, Illinois, Damian Lillard scored 31 points and Portland won for the 16th time in 20 games, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls.
Lillard hit the 30-point mark for the sixth time in seven games, and Mason Plumlee added 16 points and nine rebounds. Gerald Henderson scored 13 and the Trail Blazers got back to winning after blowing a 21-point lead in a loss to Houston two nights earlier.
The Bulls got a triple-double from Pau Gasol, but came up short with Derrick Rose who missed his third straight game with a sore hamstring. Gasol had 22 points, 16 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists.
CELTICS 101, HEAT 89
In Boston, Massachusetts, Marcus Smart had 15 points and six rebounds as Boston held off Miami for their 10th consecutive victory at home.
Jae Crowder and Evan Turner each added 14 points. Jared Sullinger had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Boston took a two-point lead into the final period and seized control at 93-84 with 2 minutes, 45 seconds to play after three free throws by Smart.
Goran Dragic led the Heat with 21 points, but was scoreless in the fourth quarter. Dwyane Wade finished with 19. Hassan Whiteside had 13 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks.
PISTONS 102, BUCKS 91MILWAUKEE
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Andre Drummond posted his NBA-leading 50th double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Detroit built on a strong start from three-point range to beat Milwaukee.
Reggie Jackson had 22 points and eight assists for Detroit, which won their third straight game.
The Pistons opened 6-of-7 from behind the arc in the first quarter and 11-of-19 in the half. They capitalized on Milwaukee mistakes, outscoring the Bucks 23-6 in points off turnovers.
Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 26 points.
In other NBA action, it was:
‧ Timberwolves 112, Pelicans 110
‧ Nets 99, Jazz 96
‧ Suns 111, Grizzlies 106
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