Stephen Curry on Saturday scored 16 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors held on for a much-needed 124-120 NBA victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Curry made seven of seven attempts in the final period and Klay Thompson made a pair of key three-pointers in the last four minutes as the Warriors — who had led by as many as 18 points — avoided a second-half collapse and ended their three-game losing streak.
Cam Thomas scored 41 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 16 for the Nets, who took their first lead since the first quarter on Mikal Bridges’s three-pointer with 9 minutes, 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
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After a tense exchange of leads, a Curry layup gave the Warriors a one-point lead with 6 minutes, 46 seconds remaining and they did not trail again.
Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic and the reigning champion Denver Nuggets could not hold off visitors the Oklahoma City Thunder, who triumphed 118-117 on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s turnaround jump shot with 1.4 seconds remaining.
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 25 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and rookie Chet Holmgren had 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocked shots for the Thunder.
Jokic had 24 points and 12 assists for the Nuggets, who led by eight points with 3 minutes, 33 seconds to play, but lost at home for just the second time this season.
In other games on Saturday it was:
‧Mavericks 131, Blazers 120
‧Bucks 146, Pistons 114
‧76ers 135, Hornets 82
‧Cavaliers 127, Hawks 119
‧Heat 118, Bulls 116
‧Timberwolves 127, Pacers 109
‧Kings 125, Jazz 104
.Clippers 144, Knicks 122
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