STEPHEN Curry scored 20 of his game-high 36 points in the final 1:51 of regulation and overtime, lifting host Golden State to a 125-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) in San Francisco.
Curry took over a game that the Warriors trailed 108-100 with 2:05 remaining after a 3-pointer by the Bucks’ Joe Ingles. After he almost single-handedly forced the overtime, he sandwiched a pair of Klay Thompson hoops with two- and 3-pointers of his own, giving Golden State it wouldn’t relinquish. Curry later iced Golden State’s seventh straight home win with an interior hoop and two free throws.
Thompson finished with 22 points, Donte DiVincenzo 20 and JaMychal Green a season-best 18 for the Warriors, who salvaged a split with the Eastern Conference’s top team in their two-game season series.
Brook Lopez and Khris Middleton had 19 points apiece in a balanced attack for Milwaukee, which was seeking its third straight win since Giannis Antetokounmpo left the lineup with a sore right hand.
In other games, it was Kings 128, Suns 119; Clippers 106, Knicks 95; Grizzlies 112, Mavs 108; Celtics 134, Hawks 125; Jazz 119, Hornets 111; Magic 126, Heat 114 (OT); Pacers 121, Pistons 115; Thunder 110, Pelicans 96; and Bulls 119, Rockets 111.
Kings 128, Suns 119
Harrison Barnes scored 19 points and Sacramento took another step in its conversion into a playoff-caliber team by posting a road victory over Phoenix.
De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk added 18 points apiece as Sacramento won for the eighth time in the past nine games. Domantas Sabonis registered 17 points and eight rebounds, Trey Lyles and Davion Mitchell added 13 points apiece, and Kessler Edwards contributed 12 points and seven boards for the Kings, who reached the 40-win mark for the first time since the 2005-06 season. — Field Level Media
