Warriors slay Hawks
EMMANUEL B. VILLARUEL LEMUEL P. MAGLINTE
LOSANGELES — Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant eachscored28points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 114109 on Friday despite losing Curry in the second half to an ankle injury.
Curry tallied 15 of his points in the final seven minutes of the second quarter, then left the game for good in the third after initially tweaking his right ankle in the opening period.
Curry played just six minutes in the third before sitting down for the rest of the contest.
He said he doesn't expect to miss much time going forward.
"Basically their call," Curry said. "Frustrating, but in the big picture I understand. I don't think it's going to be anything that will keep me out."
Warriors swingmanAndre Iguodala made a clutch dunk in the final seconds of the fourth quarter to help seal the win. With Golden State ahead by three points, the Hawks took possession with a chance to tie the game. But Iguodala stripped the ball from a Hawks player then raced the length of the court for a slam dunk with five seconds left.
The play solidified the defending NBA champion Warriors' 25th road win of the season, giving them the best road record in the league (25-7).
Atlanta rallied from an 18point deficit. Prior to Iguodala's dunk they had used a 9-0 burst to pull within two points with 20 seconds remaining.
Curry shot eight-of-15 from the field, four-of-nine from threepoint range and made all eight of his free throws in 23 minutes of playing time.