Curry nets 45 in Warriors’ win

Steph Curry scored a seasonhigh 45 points without playing the fourth quarter and Golden State ran away from the Clippers, 121-105, yesterday in Los Angeles for the Warriors’ fourth straight victory.

Curry took advantage of the guard-depleted Clippers, making 11-of-21 shots, including 8-of-16 3-pointers, going against rookie Juwan Evans and GLeague call-up Tyrone Wallace.

The Clippers’ Blake Griffin suffered a concussion late in the first quarter when he stumbled driving into the lane from the right wing and hit his head on JaVale McGee’s right elbow. Griffin fell to the floor immediately, and remained down for several minutes as team physicians tended to him. He walked off under his own power and went to the locker room.

Golden State played without Kevin Durant, who was sidelined by a right calf strain.

Cavaliers 131, Magic 127 — LeBron James had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to just miss a triple-double in Cleveland’s victory over host Orlando.

Kevin Love added 27 points, and Isaiah Thomas had 19 points and four assists in his first start since returning from a hip injury that delayed his Cavaliers debut. Dwayne Wade added 16 points.

Timberwolves 116, Pelicans 98 — Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler each scored 21 points, Andrew Wiggins added 20 as Minnesota cruised past New Orleans in Minneapolis.

Pistons 108, Rockets 101 — Tobias Harris scored 27 points, and host Detroit held on for another win against one of the NBA’s top teams, beating Houston.

Detroit is only four games over .500, but the Pistons have beaten Golden State, San Antonio, Minnesota, the Celtics and now Houston. The Rockets were without injured star James Harden, but the Pistons were missing Andre Drummond.

Pacers 125, Bulls 86 — Victor Oladipo had 23 points and nine assists in three quarters in his return from a right knee injury to help Indiana beat Chicago in Indianapolis.

Oladipo also had six rebounds and five steals to help the Pacers end a five-game losing streak. He missed the previous four games.

Bucks 110, Wizards 103 — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 12 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe added 21 points and visiting Milwaukee pulled away late to beat Washington.

Antetokounmpo also had seven assists to help Milwaukee win for the fourth time in six games and snap Washington’s fourgame winning streak.

Kings 106, Nuggets 98 — Vince Carter scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and Sacramento held off visiting Denver.

De’Aaron Fox had 18 points and seven assists, Willie CauleyStein added 17 points.

Elsewhere in the NBA — Center Andrew Bogut has been waived by the Los Angeles Lakers after 24 games with the club.