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 The Warriors' 27th straight win at Oracle Arena this season was
their 45th in a row at home in the regular season dating back to
January 2015. They surpassed the previous record of 44, set by the
Chicago Bulls from March 30, 1995, to April 4, 1996.
Curry (7-for-13) and Thompson (5-for-11) combined for 12 treys in
helping the Warriors soothe the sting of their 112-95 road defeat to
the Los Angeles on Sunday. Curry finished with 41 points and
Thompson added 27.
Aaron Gordon, Evan Fournier and Jennings had 20 points apiece for
the Magic.
Grizzlies 106, Cavaliers 103
CLEVELAND -- Tony Allen returned from a knee injury to score a
season-high 26 points, and Memphis stunned Cleveland despite playing
short-handed.
The Grizzlies were without five rotation players, including their
three best, Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and Zach Randolph, yet they
still managed to beat the best team the East. The Cavs committed a
season-high 25 turnovers.
Cleveland's Kyrie Irving had a chance to force overtime, but his
3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the back of the iron. Irving
scored 27 points, while LeBron James finished with 28 points, nine
rebounds and five assists.
Pacers 99, Spurs 91
INDIANAPOLIS -- Monta Ellis scored 26 points, including 21 in the
second half, and Indiana defeated San Antonio. The Spurs had an
eight-game winning streak snapped and were without coach Gregg
Popovich, who was home with an ailing family member.
Paul George added 23 points, including two free throws with 15.7
seconds remaining to give Indiana a 97-91 lead.
Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 23 for San Antonio,
and Patty Mills came off the bench for 17. The Spurs shot a
season-low 35.4 percent.
Hornets 108, Timberwolves 103
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker scored 34 points, and Charlotte
earned its fifth consecutive win and 10th time in 12 games.
Al Jefferson came off the Hornets' bench to add 20 points, Marvin
Williams scored 15, and Nicolas Batum scored 11. Walker added seven
rebounds and six assists.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota,
which lost for the fourth time in five games. The Timberwolves also
got 25 points from Andrew Wiggins.
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Bulls 100, Bucks 90
CHICAGO - With Bulls leading scorer Jimmy Butler out of the lineup
again with a sore knee, Pau Gasol led the way for Chicago with his
second triple-double of the season.
Gasol finished with 12 points, 17 rebounds (all defensive) and 13
assists , and E'Twaun Moore, who started for Butler, and finished
with 16 points and seven assists. Derrick Rose had 22 points and
seven assists.
Jabari Parker had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Milwaukee, and
Jerryd Bayless added 20 points.
Pelicans 115, Kings 112
NEW ORLEANS -- Dante Cunningham nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer and Jrue
Holiday hit a 17-foot jumper in the final 36 seconds to lift New
Orleans to victory.
The Pelicans were led by Anthony Davis' 31 points and 10 rebounds.
The Kings lost for the sixth time in seven games despite 40 points
and 16 rebounds by center DeMarcus Cousins.
The Kings, who blew a 17-point, second-half lead,trailed by three
with seven seconds left. Without a timeout, the Kings inbounded the
ball to Darren Collison, but Holiday picked his pocket to ice the
victory and snap the Pelicans' four-game losing streak.
Clippers 109, Mavericks 90
DALLAS -- Chris Paul scored 23 of his game-high 27 points in the
second half and he singlehandedly outscored the Dallas Mavericks in
an explosive third quarter.
The Clippers, now 14-3 in their last 17 road games, got 18 points
from Paul in the third quarter while the Mavs managed just 16.
Los Angeles went from trailing by two at the half to going into the
fourth quarter ahead 83-68.
Dirk Nowitzki finished with a team-high 22 points for Dallas.
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