Dubs win ‘ Curry Bowl’
Aldridge leads Spurs rally over Wolves
Stephen Curry scored 17 points to win his latest on- court duel with elder brother Seth on Tuesday as the Golden State Warriors notched a fifth straight victory with a rout of the Dallas Mavericks.
The Western Conference leaders were rarely in trouble as they romped to a 11287 win at the American Airlines Center in Texas to improve to 57- 14 in a game dubbed the “Curry Bowl.”
The game marked the sixth time the Curry siblings have faced each other on an NBA court – and it was Warriors star Stephen who came out on top.
“Just knowing that we were going to be out there for extended minutes playing against each other is a surreal kind of feeling; seeing your brother, who you’ve been battling with since you can remember, out on the NBA floor,” Stephen said afterward.
Klay Thompson led a balanced offense with 23 points, while Stephen added nine assists to his points haul.
The Dubs’ win keeps them firmly in control of their destiny at the top of the conference.
Nearest rivals San Antonio improved to 54- 16 with a come- from- behind win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points as the Spurs fought back from a nine- point halftime deficit to claim a 100- 93 win.
Kawhi Leonard contributed 22 points to back up Aldridge while Spanish veteran Pau Gasol scored 11 points off the bench as the Spurs claimed a second straight win.
Karl- Anthony Towns had 25 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota to complete his 53rd double- double of the season.
In the Eastern Conference, DeMar DeRozan’s 42 points stole the show as Toronto sealed a 122- 120 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls.
A stormy clash saw Chicago’s Robin Lopez and Toronto’s Serge Ibaka both be ejected during the third quarter after a brawl erupted.
Lopez finished the game with 12 points while Ibaka had 16 points before the dismissals.
Elsewhere, Miami’s Hassan Whiteside scored 23 points but suffered an injury as the Heat beat Phoenix 112- 97.
Whiteside was forced to leave the game late in the fourth quarter after an attempted block of a Marquese Chriss shot left him nursing a nasty cut on his middle finger.
Whiteside later received 13 stitches in the wound, placing a question mark on his availability at a crucial time of the season.