STEPHEN Curry scored 18 of his NBA season-high 50 points in a third-quarter flurry Monday night (Tuesday in Manila) that rallied the Warriors past the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 in San Francisco, Golden State’s fifth straight win.
Atlanta led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter before getting steamrolled by the NBA’s winningest team in the second half.
Curry, who had been held to 20 or fewer points in four consecutive games, finished 14-for-28 from the field, 9-for-19 on 3-point attempts and 13-for-13 at the foul line. He also found time for 10 assists, giving him the first double-double in a 50-point game of his career.
Trae Young scored 28 points and John Collins added 19 for the Hawks, who lost their fourth game in a row.
In other games, it was the Lakers 126, Hornets 123 (OT); Grizzlies 125, Wolves 118 (OT); Knicks 103, Sixers 96; Bulls 118, Nets 95; Mavs 108, Pelicans 92; Nuggets 113, Heat 96; and Suns 109, Kings 104.
Lakers 126, Hornets 123 (OT)
Anthony Davis scored six of his 32 points in overtime and added 12 rebounds as Los Angeles ended a two-game losing streak with an overtime victory against visiting Charlotte.
Carmelo Anthony had 29 points off the bench and Russell Westbrook amassed a triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists as the Lakers won for the first time in three tries since star LeBron James was lost for at least a week with an abdominal strain.
Terry Rozier scored 29 points for the Hornets and LaMelo Ball had his second career triple-double with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. Charlotte overcame a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to force overtime.
