NBA roundup: Warriors match mark with 72nd win

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[April 11, 2016]  The Sports Xchange
 
 SAN ANTONIO -- Stephen Curry poured in 37 points, 16 of them in a pivotal stretch of the third quarter, as the Golden State Warriors remained on track to set the NBA's single-season win record with a 92-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday in a matchup.

The Warriors (72-9) matched the victory total of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. Golden State can set a new mark with a home win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday, the season's final night.

Golden State handed the Spurs their first home loss of the season and ended San Antonio's franchise-high, 48-game regular-season home winning streak that began on March 12, 2015. The Spurs' streak is the second longest in NBA history, right after the Warriors' mark of 54 consecutive home wins that ended last month.

The Warriors also ended their streak of 33 consecutive regular-season defeats at San Antonio. Golden State's last regular-season win in the Alamo City was a 108-94 victory on Feb. 14, 1997.

Pacers 129, Nets 105

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana led by 20 points after one quarter on its way to a victory over Brooklyn that secured a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
 


Myles Turner led Indiana with 28 points and 10 rebounds, and George Hill had 18 points, five rebounds and four assists. The Pacers are headed to the postseason for the fifth time in six years.

Brooklyn, which lost its eighth in a row, got 26 points from Sean Kilpatrick, 19 from former Pacer Donald Sloan and 16 from Shane Larkin.

Rockets 130, Lakers 110

HOUSTON -- James Harden used the final appearance for Kobe Bryant in Houston as his personal stage, coming alive in the fourth quarter of the Rockets' win over Los Angeles.

Harden scored 20 of his game-high 40 points in the final period and added 13 assists and four steals. The Rockets are one game behind the Utah Jazz for the final Western Conference playoff spot with two regular-season games remaining.

Bryant finished with 35 points on 10-of-22 shooting in just 27 minutes, doing most of his damage in the first and third quarters.

Jazz 100, Nuggets 84

DENVER -- Rookie Trey Lyles scored a career-high 22 points, Gordon Hayward also scored 22 and had nine rebounds, and Utah helped its playoff cause with a win over Denver.

Rudy Gobert had 16 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots for the Jazz.

Nikola Jokic had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Emmanuel Mudiay also scored 19 points for the Nuggets. Denver finished 18-23 at home.

Heat 118, Magic 96

MIAMI -- Hassan Whiteside was back in the Miami starting lineup for the first time since Jan. 20, and the move paid off in a win over Orlando.

It was Miami's highest scoring game since March 18 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Heat are tied with the Boston Celtics for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

Whiteside, who had 18 points and 15 rebounds, played each of the previous 29 games as a reserve. Miami also 20 points from Luol Deng. Evan Fournier led Orlando with 21 points, and Nikola Vucevic added 19 points and eight rebounds.

Wizards 113, Hornets 98

WASHINGTON -- Charlotte's hopes for home-court advantage in the opening round of the playoffs took a hit with a loss to Washington. The sixth-place Hornets trail the Heat and Celtics by one game.

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Marcin Gortat finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who were without John Wall (knee).

Kemba Walker scored 16 points and Marvin Williams had 14 for the Hornets.

Clippers 98, Mavericks 91

LOS ANGELES -- Jamal Crawford scored 22 points off the bench, and J.J. Redick contributed 20, sparking Los Angeles to a victory over Dallas.

Blake Griffin collected 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Clippers, who snapped Dallas' six-game winning streak. DeAndre Jordan added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles, while Jeff Green chipped in 11 points.

Reserve Raymond Felton led the Mavericks with 21 points. Deron Williams had 15 points, Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 and Charlie Villanueva finished with 11 points for Dallas, which dropped a 1 1/2 games back of Portland for the No. 5 spot in the West and a game behind No. 6 Memphis.

Bucks 109, 76ers 108 (OT)

PHILADELPHIA -- Khris Middleton scored 36 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had a critical block as short-handed Milwaukee beat Philadelphia in overtime, breaking a three-game losing streak and sending the Sixers to their 70th loss of the season.

Middleton, back after missing the previous three games with a strained left thigh, nailed 14 of 24 shots. His point total equaled a season high for a Milwaukee player.
 


John Henson added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who have won nine straight over Philadelphia. Ish Smith had 22 points to lead the Sixers, who fell to 10-70. They are the sixth team in NBA history to lose at least 70 games in a season.

Raptors 93, Knicks 89

NEW YORK -- DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Toronto kept alive its slim chance of securing the top seed in the Eastern Conference with victory over New York.

By holding off the Knicks, the Raptors are two games behind Cleveland. If they win out and the Cavaliers lose both of their remaining games, the top spot goes to Toronto, which holds the tiebreaker.

Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 21 points but did not play in the fourth quarter.

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