NBA roundup: Curry scores record 17 in OT

[May 10, 2016]  The Sports Xchange

 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 40 points in overtime as the Golden State Warriors rallied for a 132-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night at the Moda Center.

 

The Warriors grabbed a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series thanks to Curry's OT point total, which was a record for an NBA overtime, regular season or postseason.

Curry, coming back after missing the previous four games with a sprained right knee, came off the bench to score 27 of his points in the fourth quarter and extra session. He also had nine rebounds and eight assists.

The Warriors trailed 16-2 before the reigning league MVP came off the bench midway through the first quarter.

Klay Thompson scored 23 points and Draymond Green collected 21 points, nine rebounds, seven blocked shots and five assists for the Warriors.

Damian Lillard scored 36 points and handed out 10 assists, CJ McCollum added 24 points, and Al-Farouq Aminu chipped in 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Blazers.

Heat 94, Raptors 87 (OT)

MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored 30 points as Miami defeated Toronto in overtime, tying the Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series 2-2.

Miami's overtime effort was led by Justise Winslow's tip-in basket, Joe Johnson's two blocked shots, a layup by Goran Dragic and a steal and dunk by Wade.

The Raptors had a chance to win the game in regulation, but Cory Joseph missed a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer. In the previous possession, Wade drove to the basket and tied the score with 12.6 seconds left.

Toronto got scoring from some unexpected sources -- 14 points each from DeMarre Carroll and Joseph. In addition, emergency starter Bismack Biyombo, who replaced injured center Jonas Valanciunas, had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

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