Warriors on a roll
Golden State beat Oklahoma City to stretch winning streak at home
OAKLAND (California): Golden State won their 41st consecutive regular-season home game by beating Oklahoma City 116-108 in a clash of NBA divisional leaders.
Stephen Curry scored 26 points to lead the way for the Warriors, whose 46-4 record is tied with the 1966-1967 Philadelphia 76ers as the best 50-game record in NBA history.
Among other key results, Dallas won in overtime at Memphis to close the gap between the Southwest Division rivals, Indiana hung on to beat Detroit and leapfrog the Pistons, and Cleveland just held off a strong finish by New Orleans.
Golden State’s Harrison Barnes scored 19 points, who built a 20-point lead by the second quarter to set up victory against a Western Conference title rival.
Kevin Durant had 40 points and 14 rebounds for the Thunder, but that wasn’t enough to post a sixth straight victory.
Dallas’ Chandler Parsons hit two three-pointers in overtime to lift the Mavericks to a 114-110 win at Memphis.
Dirk Nowitzki’s 21-foot jumper with 16.6 seconds left pushed the Dallas lead to 112-109, and the Mavericks held on.
Parsons had 26 points and Deron Williams scored 22 points for Dallas.
Marc Gasol’s 22 points led Memphis, whose lead over Dallas was trimmed to 2½ games.
Indiana’s Paul George scored 30 points to help the Pacers hang on against Detroit.
George Hill added 17 points for Indiana, which nearly squandered a 20-point third quarter lead, but held on thanks to five missed free throws from Andre Drummond in the game’s final 3:30.
Reggie Jackson had 26 points for the Pistons, who slipped half a game behind the Pacers in the Central.
Cleveland nearly blew a 15-point lead for the second straight game, but just managed to resist New Orleans and win 99-94.
Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and LeBron James added 27 for the Cavaliers, who led 54-39 approaching half-time but allowed the Pelicans to creep within four points on several occasions in the second half.
Norris Cole scored a career-high 26 points for New Orleans, who have lost four straight.