Vengeful Warriors pass Bucks
OAKLAND, California – Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Draymond Green fueled a key fourth-quarter run that helped the Golden State Warriors avenge their only loss of the season by beating the Milwaukee Bucks, 121-112, on Friday night.
Six nights after handing the Warriors their first loss of the season and ending a 28-game, regularseason winning streak dating to last season, the Bucks nearly dealt Golden State its first home loss since Jan. 27 against Chicago.
The game ended with some heated words between Green and O.J. Mayo as the teams left the court. Security and a few other players got in the middle of it before things calmed down and both teams retreated to their locker rooms.
It didn’t come easy, as Golden State trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter and by 11 points with less than eight minutes to play before Green and Curry took over to improve Golden State to 26-1.
Detroit’s Andre Drummond had 33 points and 21 rebounds to help the Pistons outlast the Chicago Bulls 147-144 over four overtimes.
The Pistons scored the first seven points of the fourth OT and hung on.
Chicago’s Jimmy Butler, who scored a careerhigh 43 points, made an off-balance 3-pointer to cut it to 145-144 with 4.7 seconds left.
The Bulls immediately fouled Reggie Jackson, who made both free throws. Butler then missed a 3 as time expired, ending the Bulls’ four-game winning streak.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs remained undefeated at home with a 115-107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Tony Parker scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Spurs, who are 15-0 at home this season.
Chris Paul had 27 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles. Blake Griffin added 25 points and DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers.
The Toronto Raptors downed the Miami Heat 108-94 after DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and Kyle Lowry added 21, while Andrew Wiggins had 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves 99-95 over the Sacramento Kings.
In Philadelphia, Arron Afflalo had 22 points and seven rebounds as the New York Knicks beat the 76ers 107-97 for their third straight win, and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics 109-101.