Happy return: Curry dominates

Back from ankle injury, Warriors star hits 10 3-pointers in win

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry made a sensational return from injury by scoring 38 points with a season-high 10 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 141128 on Saturday.

Curry shot 13-for-17, including 10-for-13 from deep, in 26 minutes for his ninth 30-point game this season after missing 11 games with a sprained right ankle.

His presence brought an energy to the Warriors and all of Oracle Arena, and he spent much of the fourth quarter pacing, gesturing in delight while cheering his teammates with a towel draped over his head.

Kevin Durant added 20 points, nine assists and five rebounds, and Klay Thompson scored 21 points as the Warriors wrapped up nearly three weeks at home in California. Zaza Pachulia scored a season-best 17 points and also had eight rebounds and six assists.

Marc Gasol led six Memphis scorers in double figures with 27 points on 10-for-13 shooting.

With his parents, wife and two daughters in attendance, Curry got his first points on a layup at 10:27 that put the Warriors up 7-0 and led to a Memphis timeout. He hit a 3-pointer at 9:52 before Memphis scored its first points.

■ At Detroit, Andre Drummond had 14 points and 21 rebounds for Detroit, which held San Antonio to its lowest point total of the season despite the absence of starting guards Avery Bradley (sore right groin) and Reggie Jackson (right ankle sprain). Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points for the Spurs, who shot 37 percent and never led.

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At Salt Lake City, Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points for Utah, which halted a three-game skid and dealt Cleveland its third straight loss. LeBron James had

— Pistons 93, Spurs 79 — Jazz 104, Cavaliers 101

29 points, eight rebounds and six assists on his 33rd birthday for the Cavs, who have lost six in a row at Utah.

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At New Orleans, Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points for New York, which broke a tie on Jarrett Jack’s two free throws with nine seconds left and halted a fourgame skid. DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points and 19 rebounds for New Orleans.

■ At Orlando, Fla., Tyler Johnson scored 22 of his season-high31 points in the third quarter for Miami, which overcame an 18-point deficit. Aaron Gordon

Knicks 105, Pelicans 103 — Heat 117, Magic 111 —

had 39 points to lead Orlando, which shot 54 percent in its 10th loss in 11 games.

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At Denver, Dario Saric keyed a 25-4 run by Philadelphia in the third quarter and totaled 20 points and nine rebounds. Jamal Murray had 31 points and eight rebounds for Denver, which led by 14 before the 76ers’run.

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— 76ers 107, Nuggets 102 Hawks 104, Trail Blazers 89—

At Atlanta, Dennis Schroder scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half for Atlanta (1026), which became the last NBA team to reach double-digit wins. Shabazz Napier had 21 points for Portland.

Jeff Chiu The Associated Press Warriors guard Stephen Curry shoots over Grizzlies guard Tyreke Evans in the second half of Golden State’s 141-128 win Saturday at Oracle Arena.