UNDATED (AP) — Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors have shaved a half-game off the Philadelphia 76ers’ lead in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.
Curry nailed 10 3-pointers and scored 49 points to extend his sizzling stretch, leading the Warriors to a 107-96 victory at Philadelphia. His 3 that tied the game at 86-all gave him 11 straight games with 30 or more points, topping Kobe Bryant for the most by any player 33 or older.
Joel Embiid scored 28 for the 76ers, whose conference lead is down to one game over the idle Brooklyn Nets.
Checking out Monday’s other NBA action:
— The Jazz downed the Lakers, 111-97 as Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points and Joe Ingles added 21 with five 3-pointers. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points as NBA-leading Utah avenged the Lakers’ 127-115 overtime victory on Saturday. The Jazz rested Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley Jr. and Derrick Favors in the first game on the second night of a back-to-back set, but all three returned for the rematch at Staples Center.
— Devin Booker made a free throw with 0.3 seconds left after getting fouled on a jump shot, giving the Suns a 128-127 overtime victory over the Bucks. Booker finished with 24 points and Chris Paul had 22 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds as Phoenix opened a five-game trip that includes games with five of the top six teams in the East.
— Nikola Jokic scored 47 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the second overtime to push the Nuggets past the Grizzlies, 139-137. Jokic added 15 rebounds and eight assists, Will Barton scored 28 and Michael Porter Jr. 21 for the shorthanded Nuggets. Ja Morant had 36 points and 12 assists for Memphis.
— The Bulls ended the Celtics’ six-game winning streak as Nikola Vucevic delivered 29 points and nine rebounds in Chicago’s 102-96 victory. Coby White added 19 points and seven assists to help the Bulls win their second straight since a five-game skid. Jaylen Brown had 23 points for the Celtics and Jayson Tatum posted the first triple-double of his career with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
— Kendrick Nunn dropped in a season-high 30 points, while Duncan Robinson and Goran Dragic each added 19 for the short-handed Heat in a 113-91 rout of the Rockets. Andre Iguodala scored 16 for Miami, which closed within 1 ½ games of Atlanta for the fourth seed in the East. The Heat outscored Houston 59-36 in the second half despite playing without Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro a trio that averages 55 points per game.
— Derrick White and Jakob Poeltl took advantage of their early mismatches by delivering a quick knockout punch and leading the Spurs to a 109-94 victory over the Pacers. White scored 16 of his 25 points in the first quarter, while Poeltl finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in the Spurs’ second straight win. White’s 3-pointer capped a 15-4 run to close the first quarter, which gave the Spurs a 36-21 lead.
— The Wizards nailed down a 119-107 win at Oklahoma City as Bradley Beal scored 30 points and Davis Bertans made six 3-pointers in his return from paternity leave. Bertans finished with 21 points in Washington’s fifth straight win, a streak that has the Wizards back in playoff contention. Wizards guard Russell Westbrook had 13 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds for his 26th triple-double of the season.
— Frank Jackson provided 20 points, including a tiebreaking baseline drive in the final minute of the Pistons’ 109-105 decision over the Cavaliers. Saddiq Bey also scored 20 points for the Pistons, who started three rookies and a second-year player making his first career start.
