OAKLAND, California (AP) Golden State won its 41st consecutive regular-season home game by beating Oklahoma City 116-108 on Saturday 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 1966-67 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 3-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 2-1/2 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 halftime 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, which has lost four straight.
San Antonio extended its home winning streak to 37 games – including all 28 this season – but was forced to work harder than expected to see off the struggling Los Angeles Lakers 106-102.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points while Kawhi Leonard added 20 points and 13 rebounds to help the Spurs narrowly avoid an upset defeat.
Los Angeles’ Kobe Bryant scored 25 points in his final appearance in San Antonio. He shot 7 of 18 from the field in a strong second half performance.
Portland built a big lead by early in the third quarter and comfortably won 96-79 at Houston, led by Damian Lillard’s 21 points and 10 assists.
Charlotte rallied from a 19-point deficit in the second quarter to overwhelm Washington and win 108-104, with Nicolas Batum contributing 26 points and 11 rebounds.
Minnesota closed the game with a 12-0 run to snatch a 112-105 win against Chicago, with Andrew Wiggins scoring six of his 21 points in the final 90 seconds to spark the Timberwolves.
Utah scored the first 10 points of the game to lay the foundation for a 98-89 win against hapless Phoenix, which has lost 22 of its past 24 games.
Philadelphia’s Jahlil Okafor had 22 points and 17 rebounds to lead the 76ers past Brooklyn 103-98, to cut the gap between them to 4-1/2 games in the fight over last place in the Eastern Conference.
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