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Thompson finished with a team-high 23 points, Stephen Curry had
20 and Jonathan Kuminga 18 for Golden State, which won its
league-best eighth in a row en route to becoming the NBA's
second 40-game winner. The Warriors trail only the Phoenix Suns
in the Western Conference and league standings.
Thompson shot 7-for-9 on 3-point attempts, improving his career
trey total to 1,829, passing Kobe Bryant (1,827) and moving
within one of Chauncey Billups (1,830) for 19th on the NBA's
all-time list.
Rookie Davion Mitchell had a season-best 26 points and Harrison
Barnes scored 25 for the Kings, who were playing for the second
consecutive night. Sacramento beat the visiting Brooklyn Nets
112-101 on Wednesday to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Clippers 111, Lakers 110
Marcus Morris Sr. scored 29 points and Reggie Jackson added 25,
including the go-ahead score with 4.1 seconds remaining, as the
Los Angeles Clippers enjoyed their long-awaited return home with
a victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers.
Serge Ibaka added 20 points and eight rebounds as the Clippers
won after going 4-4 on a road trip.
The Lakers' Anthony Davis scored 30 points and secured 17
rebounds, but he missed a running jumper for the win at the
buzzer. The Lakers lost Carmelo Anthony late in the first half
due to a right hamstring ailment.
Raptors 127, Bulls 120 (OT)
Scottie Barnes tied the game with a layup in the final second of
regulation and scored the go-ahead jumper in overtime as Toronto
defeated visiting Chicago.
Pascal Siakam recorded 25 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists
for the Raptors, who won their fourth straight game. Barnes,
Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby all scored 21 points. Chris Boucher
and Gary Trent Jr. scored 16.
Nikola Vucevic had 30 points and 18 rebounds for the Bulls.
DeMar DeRozan added 28 points, Coby White scored 16 and Zach
LaVine had 15.
Hawks 124, Suns 115
Trae Young scored 43 points as Atlanta busted Phoenix's 11-game
winning streak and won for the eighth time in nine games.
Young made 16 of 25 shots -- 6 of 11 from 3-point range -- in
his return from a one-game absence caused by a right shoulder
contusion. Kevin Huerter sank five 3-pointers and joined John
Collins in finishing with 19 points. Collins, however, left late
in the fourth quarter with an apparent right arm injury.
Devin Booker scored 32 points for the Suns. Mikal Bridges added
24 points and eight rebounds, and Chris Paul recorded 18 points
and 12 assists.
Heat 112, Spurs 95
Tyler Herro scored 24 points as visiting Miami swamped
short-handed San Antonio to snap a three-game losing streak.
The Heat were up six two minutes into the third quarter before
running off a 15-3 spurt that all but decided the game. Bam
Adebayo had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Miami, while Jimmy
Butler and Duncan Robinson scored 17 points each.
Derrick White led the Spurs with 22 points and Tre Jones added
16. San Antonio, which has lost three games in a row, played
without starters Dejounte Murray (wrist), Doug McDermott (ankle)
and Jakob Poeltl (concussion).
Timberwolves 128, Pistons 117
Anthony Edwards scored 25 points, Taurean Prince supplied 23 off
the bench and visiting Minnesota downed Detroit for its third
straight win.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota,
while Malik Beasley contributed 18 points.
Frank Jackson led the Pistons with 25 points. Saddiq Bey added
21 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high eight assists, while
Jerami Grant contributed 20 points.
--Field Level Media
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