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 The reigning MVP hit 10 of 15 3-point attempts and 20 of 27 shots
overall. It was Curry's third game this season scoring at least 50
points. He scored more than 40 points for the 10th time this season.
The Warriors (52-5) won for the 15th time in 16 games.
Reserve Marreese Speights scored 14 points for Golden State,
including eight in the fourth period. The Magic got a team-high 20
points from Evan Fournier.
Rockets 119, Trail Blazers 105
PORTLAND, Ore. -- James Harden scored 46 points as Houston rallied
from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to defeat Portland.
Harden scored 34 of his points in the second half, and Dwight Howard
collected 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who won for
only the fourth time in 11 outings and ended Portland's six-game
winning streak.
Damian Lillard scored 23 points and CJ McCollum added 20 for the
Trail Blazers, who lost for only the second time in 13 outings.
Celtics 112, Bucks 107
BOSTON -- Leading wire-to-wire, Boston held off a fourth-quarter
Milwaukee charge and captured its ninth consecutive home game.
The Celtics led by 18 with 4:24 left in the third quarter and by 15
entering the fourth. However, the Bucks rode Greg Monroe and Jabari
Parker back into the game, cutting their deficit to five with 6:15
remaining and then to four with 1:12 to go before Boston pulled
away.
Boston's Isaiah Thomas led all scorers with 27 points and added
seven assists, while Jae Crowder had 20 points and eight rebounds.
Parker led the Bucks with 22 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. Khris
Middleton scored 21.
Pelicans 123, Thunder 119
NEW ORLEANS -- Anthony Davis rebounded from a nine-point performance
to score a team-high 30 points, and three teammates scored at least
20 points to power New Orleans to a victory over Oklahoma City.
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In winning for the ninth time in 12 games, the Pelicans got 26
points from Ryan Anderson, 22 from Jrue Holiday and 21 from Norris
Cole.
That overcame the powerhouse Thunder duo of Russell Westbrook, who
scored a game-high 44 points, and Kevin Durant, who added 29 points
and 14 rebounds.
Nets 115, Suns 106
PHOENIX -- Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 of his 24 points in the first
half, and Brooklyn beat Phoenix.
Thaddeus Young scored 18 points and guard Markel Brown had 16 for
Brooklyn. After losing 15 of 17 games, the Nets are 4-4 in the past
eight, and the first game without Joe Johnson was an effective one.
Bogdanovic replaced Johnson, who was waived by the team earlier
Thursday.
Mirza Teletovic had 30 points for the Suns, who have lost 13 in a
row. They are 0-9 since interim coach Earl Watson took over.
Spurs 96, Jazz 78
SALT LAKE CITY -- Kawhi Leonard poured in 29 points to lead San
Antonio past Utah.
The Spurs tightened their hold on the second seed in the Western
Conference due in large part to their defensive prowess.
The Spurs finished with four scoring in double figures, including
Tim Duncan, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Favors led
the Jazz with 25 points.
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