Curry’s 62-point outing powers Warriors to win
Career-best output includes 10th 30-point half
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry let it fly from way out under pressure with a minute-plus left for another perfect swish on the way to a career-high 62 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat Portland 137-122 on Sunday to split a two-game set with the Trail Blazers.
Curry had the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, finishing 18-for-31 — including 8-for-16 on 3-pointers — after beginning with a 21-point first quarter. He had his 10th career 30-point half to help the Warriors take a 66-54 at the break.
One blemish in his brilliant night: Curry had his streak of free-throw makes snapped at a franchise-record 80. The run dated to March 29, 2019, against Memphis. On Sunday, he made a career-high 18 on 19 tries.
Damian Lillard scored 32 points and C.J. Mccollum 28 for the Blazers. Mccollum shot 2-for-8 from deep after his 25 3-pointers over the initial five games left him and Curry as the lone players to ever do so.
After Portland’s 25-point win Friday, Golden State was determined to defend better.
Lakers 108, Grizzlies 94:
At Memphis, Tenn., Lebron James scored Los Angeles’ first 10 fourth-quarter points and totaled 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Anthony Davis had 17 points for the Lakers, who led 56-54 at halftime and 77-75 entering the fourth quarter.
■ Wizards 123, Nets 122: At New York, Bradley Beal had 27 points, 10 rebounds and the assist on Thomas Bryant’s goahead dunk with 14.9 seconds left for Washington. Kevin Durant had 28 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and six of Brooklyn’s 20 turnovers that led to 23 Wizards points.
■ Celtics 122, Pistons 120:
At Detroit, Jayson Tatum hit a go-ahead fallaway shot as Blake
Griffin stumbled with 2.9 seconds left and then tied up the Detroit forward on the other end at the final buzzer. Jaylen Brown scored 31 points on 13-for-16 shooting for Boston. Tatum had 24 points and 12 assists.
■ Clippers 112, Suns 107: At Phoenix, Paul George scored 39 points for Los Angeles, which hit 17 of 29 3-point tries and built a 31-point lead. Devin Booker scored 25 points and Deandre Ayton 24 for Phoenix, which had won four straight and 13 of 14 dating to last season.
■ Bulls 118, Mavericks 108: At Chicago, Zach Lavine scored 29 of his 39 points in the first half and Coby White 21 of his 23 in the second half for Chica
go. Jalen Brunson, starting for Dallas in place of Luka Doncic (left quadriceps contusion), had 31 points. ■ Nuggets 124, Timber
wolves 109: At Minneapolis, Jamal Murray scored 26 of his 36 points in the first half for Denver, and Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds in his fourth triple-double of the season for the Nuggets.
■ Jazz 130, Spurs 109: At
San Antonio, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points for Utah, which hit 21 of 41 3-point tries in its most decisive win this season. Donovan Mitchell had 22 points and nine assists in 22 minutes for the Jazz.