Curry scores 46 as Warriors put away Grizzlies
Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made eight 3-pointers, Gary Payton Jr. added a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors held off the Memphs Grizzlies 113-104 on Thursday night.
Payton finished with 22 points and Draymond Green had nine assists to help the Warriors improve an NBA-best 16-2 record at home.
The Warriors (26-6) remain one-half game behind the Suns (26-5) for the best record in the NBA, with the teams set to meet on Christmas in Phoenix.
The Warriors led comfortably most of the second half before the Grizzlies made a late push and tied it at 102-all on De’Anthony Melton’s layup. But Juan Tosco-Anderson scored on a reverse, Payton made his fourth 3 and Curry scurried past three defenders in the key for a layup to help Golden State pull away.
Ja Morant had 21 points for Memphis, which had won its previous six road games.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 10 of his 15 points in the final 3:44, helping the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Sixers had the ball with 5.4 seconds left, and Joel Embiid missed a potential tying shot at the horn.
Joel Embiid had 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Khris Middleton scored 26 points and Milwaukee beat Dallas with the superstar for each team sidelined because of COVID-19.
The Bucks were without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for the fifth consecutive game because of health and safety protocols. Dallas’ Luka Doncic sat for the first time for that reason.
Jrue Holiday scored 24 points and DeMarcus Cousins had a season-high 22 points and eight rebounds for the Bucks. Doncic
backup Jalen Brunson led Dallas with 19 points.
Spencer Dinwiddie had 21 points and 12 assists and Washington withstood a 44-point effort from Kemba Walker to beat New York.
Myles Turner had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Caris LeVert added 24 points and 11 assists and Indiana beat Houston,
Turner made 14 of 18 shots as the Pacers hit 52.8% from the field. Indiana played without starters Malcolm Brogdon (sore right Achilles tendon) and Domantas Sabonis (sore right calf).
Christian Wood scored 22 points for Houston.
Brandon Ingram scored 31 points, Josh Hart hit two clutch 3-pointers in the second half to thwart an Orlando rally, and New Orleans beat the Magic
Cole Anthony and Gary Harris each scored 22 points for Orlando.
Tyler Herro scored 29 points, Max Strus added 26 and Miami beat short-handed Detroit.
Strus’ fifth 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining gave the Heat their final margin.
Trey Lyles scored a career-high 28 points for Detroit. Cory Joseph’s tying 3-point attempt with two seconds left bounced off the rim.
Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Utah beat short-handed Minnesota.
Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points and Mike Conley scored 17 points to help the Jazz win for the 10th time in 12 games.
Malik Beasley scored a season-high 33 points for Minnesota.
P.J. Washington hit three big 3-pointers down the stretch, Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Charlotte overcame a 19-point deficit to beat Denver.