NBA Wrap: Warriors extend mastery of Rockets; Jazz win in thriller

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry had 35 points, nine assists and six rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors put away the Houston Rockets in the fourth quarter for a 123-110 victory Tuesday night (Wednesday in Manila).

 

Andrew Bogut added 13 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and a season-high six blocked shots — three in the fourth — during one of his best games yet.

 

Andre Iguodala and Harrison Barnes hit consecutive 3-pointers to start the fourth quarter to get the defending champions going after the game was tied at 93 after the third.

 

Golden State won its 42nd straight regular-season home game and is 24-0 at Oracle Arena this season. The Warriors are within two home victories of matching the Chicago Bulls' NBA-record home winning streak of 44 games from March 30, 1995 to April 4, 1996.

 

James Harden overcame a scoreless first quarter to finish with 37 points, five assists and five rebounds in Houston's eighth straight loss to Golden State.

 

The Warriors went 3-0 against Houston to sweep the Rockets in consecutive seasons for the first time.

 

SPURS 119, HEAT 101

 

MIAMI — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points, Kawhi Leonard added 23 and San Antonio got seven points on one possession in the fourth quarter against Miami.

 

Danny Green added 15 points for the Spurs, who have won six straight over the Heat going back to the 2014 NBA Finals.

 

Dwyane Wade scored 20 points on 9-for-12 shooting for Miami, which goes into the All-Star break on a two-game slide. Chris Bosh scored 18 and Hassan Whiteside added 14 points and six rebounds before getting ejected during that pivotal possession in the fourth.

 

Whiteside was assessed a flagrant-2 foul for elbowing the Spurs' Boban Marjanovic as they tried to get position for a rebound. That was part of a seven-point trip for the Spurs, who pushed an 87-80 lead to 94-80 in 16 seconds and weren't threatened again.

 

JAZZ 121, MAVERICKS 119, OT

 

DALLAS — Gordon Hayward hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer in overtime and Utah extended its season-best winning streak to seven games.

 

Rodney Hood had a tying 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in regulation as the Jazz ended a 10-game losing streak in Dallas. Their last win on the Mavericks' home court was Jan. 9, 2010.

 

Hood finished with 29 points, and Hayward had 20, including 13 in the second half and overtime.

 

Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 24 points but missed an open 3-pointer for the lead with 24 seconds left in the Mavericks' second straight overtime game and NBA-high eighth of the season.

 

WIZARDS 111, KNICKS 108

 

NEW YORK — John Wall had 28 points and 17 assists, Bradley Beal scored 26, and Washington beat New York in the Knicks' first game under Kurt Rambis.

 

Wall made four free throws in the final 6.6 seconds and the Wizards held on when Langston Galloway's 3-pointer at the buzzer was just short.

 

Carmelo Anthony had 33 points and 13 rebounds, but the Knicks lost their sixth straight in their first game since firing Derek Fisher on Monday. They have dropped 10 of 11 and started Rambis' era the same way Fisher's ended, by quickly falling in a huge early hole.

 

Rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, but just two after his 14-point third quarter.

 

BUCKS 112, CELTICS 111

 

MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton made one of two free throws with 0.6 seconds left and Milwaukee defeated Boston.

 

Middleton drew a foul on Avery Bradley to get to the line. Boston had tied the game when Kelly Olynyk made two free throws with one second remaining.

 

Milwaukee appeared to have won the game on Greg Monroe's last-second hook shot, giving the Bucks a 111-109 lead. Olynyk then drew the foul with no time expiring off the clock.

 

Monroe, who was removed from the starting lineup, had 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Bucks ended a five-game losing streak. Middleton had 20 points and Michael Carter-Williams, who also was benched, added 16.

 

Crowder and Bradley had 18 points each for the Celtics.