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 The Warriors' league-record 49th consecutive home victory spanning
two seasons improved their record to 60-6 -- the fastest team in NBA
history to reach the 60 victories. They became the first team since
the 2007-09 Boston Celtics to record 60 wins in consecutive seasons.
The Pelicans lost for the eighth time in nine games. However, they
hung within 50-48 into the 10th minute of the second quarter before
the Warriors, getting hoops from four players, used a late 9-2 burst
to open a 59-50 halftime advantage.
Warriors star Stephen Curry celebrated his 28th birthday with a
game-high 27 points, including four 3-pointers. Anthony Davis
struggled through a 6-for-20 shooting night, but he managed 22
points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans, who have lost three
straight.
Mavericks 107, Hornets 96
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chandler Parsons scored 24 points, hitting three
clutch 3-pointers down the stretch, and two streaks came to an end
as Dallas beat Charlotte.
The Mavericks snapped a five-game losing streak and ended the
Hornets' seven-game winning streak in the process.
 Dallas let a 19-point halftime lead disappear completely, but then
came from behind in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 13 down
the stretch. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the
Mavericks, while the Hornets got 25 points and nine assists from
Kemba Walker.
Suns 107, Timberwolves 104
PHOENIX -- Mirza Teletovic hit five 3-pointers, including the
game-winner with 1.2 seconds left, and Phoenix rallied from a
10-point halftime deficit to beat Minnesota.
P.J. Tucker had a career-high 23 points and added 12 rebounds, and
Teletovic had 21 for the Suns, who shot 42 percent from the field
and committed 24 turnovers but still found a way to win.
Zach LaVine scored a game-high 28 points and Ricky Rubio added 13
points for the Timberwolves, who missed a chance to win back-to-back
road games for the first time since they began the season with four
road wins.
Jazz 94, Cavaliers 85
SALT LAKE CITY -- Rodney Hood scored 28 points and Shelvin Mack
added 17 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to lead Utah past
Cleveland.
Derrick Favors chipped in 19 points and Trey Lyles added 12 points
for the Jazz.
LeBron James scored 23 points, while Kyrie Irving chipped in 15
points and Kevin Love added 12 points to lead the Cavaliers.
Cleveland had won three straight and six of seven before falling to
the Jazz.
Bulls 109, Raptors 107
TORONTO -- Doug McDermott scored 29 points, and Chicago led from the
early stages of the first quarter on the way to a victory over
Toronto at Air Canada Centre.
McDermott, who was averaging nine points per game, torched Toronto
off the bench for the second straight game, having put up a
career-high 30 points when the teams met in February.
Chicago recorded its ninth consecutive victory over the Raptors.
Toronto has not defeated Chicago since Dec. 31, 2013.
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Heat 124, Nuggets 119
MIAMI -- Rookies Justise Winslow and Josh Richardson combined to
score 37 points as Miami defeated Denver at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Winslow, a first-round pick from Duke, had a career-high 20 points.
Richardson, a second-rounder from Tennessee, had 17 points, three
blocks and two steals. Heat center Hassan Whiteside added 18 points
and 10 rebounds.
There were 21 lead changes and 14 ties in a high-scoring and
entertaining game. Miami shot 59.5 percent from the floor while
Denver shot 52.7 percent.
Thunder 128, Trail Blazers 94
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Enes Kanter scored 26 points to lead Oklahoma City
past Portland.
Kanter shot nine of 15 shots from the field to lead seven Oklahoma
City players in double figures as the Thunder recorded their largest
margin of victory this season. It was the first time a player other
than Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook led the team in scoring since
Jan. 4
Westbrook collected his 12th triple-double of the season as he
posted 17 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds and zero turnovers. Durant
had 20 points. Portland got 21 points from Damian Lillard and 15
from CJ McCollum.
Rockets 130, Grizzlies 81
HOUSTON -- Trevor Ariza and Patrick Beverley sparked an early
3-point barrage, and Houston cruised to a victory over Memphis.
With Ariza and Beverley setting the pace by hitting six of seven
treys in the opening quarter, the Rockets shot 16-for-33 from behind
the arc overall. Ariza finished with 16 points, one of nine players
to score in double figures for the Rockets, who led wire-to-wire.
Jarell Martin scored 17 points to pace the Grizzlies, who got 12
points and 15 rebounds from Alex Stepheson.
Wizards 124, Pistons 81
WASHINGTON -- Nene scored a season-high 20 points, John Wall had 15
points and 12 assists, and Washington snapped a five-game losing
streak with a win over Detroit.
Every active player scored for the Wizards, with all five starters
reaching double figures, including Marcin Gortat with 16 points.
Markieff Morris scored 14, and Bradley Beal had 12 points in 25
minutes after missing the previous three games with a sprained
pelvis.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 18 points for Detroit. Darrun
Hillard, the only other Piston to score in double figures, added 10.
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