Streaking Warriors notch 22nd victory
NEW YORK—Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 28 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors ran their NBA-record start to 22-0 by beating the Brooklyn Nets 114-98 on Sunday night.
Draymond Green added 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Klay Thompson scored 21 for the Warriors, whowon their 26th in a row overall in the regular season, one behind the 2012-13 Miami Heat for the secondlongest streak in NBA history.
Coming off consecutive 40-point games, Curry was having a relatively quiet and even puzzling night—he missed his first three free throws—before helping the Warriors regain control against a team that nearly beat them this season and looked capable of finishing the job this time.
In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had his third triple-double of the season with 19 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds and Okla- homa City rallied late to beat Sacramento, 9895.
Kevin Durant committed 10 turnovers but hit the go-ahead jumper with 23 seconds left and two free throws with 4.4 seconds left to cap a 20-point, nine-rebound outing for Oklahoma.
The Thunder won their fourth straight home game. Since the franchise moved to Oklahoma City, it is 14-0 against Sacramento in Chesapeake Energy Arena and 23-4 overall.
NBA assists leader Rajon Rondo had 10 to go with seven points for the Kings, who missed a chance to force overtime when Marco Belinelli air balled on a three-point attempt from the corner in the final seconds.
In Memphis, Jeff Green’s dunk on an alleyoop inbound pass from Courtney Lee with 0.5 seconds left gave Memphis a 95-93 victory over Phoenix.
OTHER RESULTS: Mavericks 116, Wizards 104; Pistons 111, Lakers 91