NBA Wrap: Warriors get back at Bucks, improve to 26-1

OAKLAND, California — Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Draymond Green fueled a key fourth-quarter run that helped the Golden State Warriors avenge their only loss of the season by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 121-112 on Friday night (Saturday Manila time). 

Six nights after handing the Warriors their first loss of the season and ending a 28-game, regular-season winning streak dating to last season, the Bucks nearly dealt Golden State its first home loss since Jan. 27 against Chicago.

The game ended with some heated words between Green and O.J. Mayo as the teams left the court. Security and a few other players got in the middle of it before things calmed down and both teams retreated to their locker rooms.

It didn't come easy, as Golden State trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter and by 11 points with less than eight minutes to play before Green and Curry took over to improve Golden State to 26-1.

PISTONS 147, BULLS 144, 4 OT

CHICAGO — Andre Drummond had 33 points and 21 rebounds to help Detroit outlast Chicago in four overtimes.

The Pistons scored the first seven points of the fourth OT and hung on.

Chicago's Jimmy Butler, who scored a career-high 43 points, made an off-balance 3-pointer to cut it to 145-144 with 4.7 seconds left.

The Bulls immediately fouled Reggie Jackson, who made both free throws. Butler then missed a 3 as time expired, ending the Bulls' four-game winning streak.

SPURS 115, CLIPPERS 107

SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio remained undefeated at home.

Tony Parker scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Spurs, who are 15-0 at home this season.

Chris Paul had 27 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles. Blake Griffin added 25 points and DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers.

RAPTORS 108, HEAT 94

MIAMI — DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and Kyle Lowry added 21 as Toronto erased an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to beat Miami.

Luis Scola scored 20 for the Raptors, who outscored Miami 58-39 after halftime. Bismack Biyombo had 15 rebounds.

Dwyane Wade scored 21 for the Heat. The loss denied Miami what would have been its first four-game winning streak since late in the 2013-14 season.

TIMBERWOLVES 99, KINGS 95

MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Wiggins had 32 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lift Minnesota.

Karl-Anthony Towns fought off foul trouble for 15 points and eight rebounds, and Shabazz Muhammad added 16 points and seven boards for the Timberwolves. Minnesota had lost eight of its previous nine games.

DeMarcus Cousins had 24 points and 11 rebounds for Sacramento. Rajon Rondo had 13 assists and 11 points in his return from a one-game suspension for directing a gay slur at referee Bill Kennedy.

KNICKS 107, 76ERS 97

PHILADELPHIA — Arron Afflalo had 22 points and seven rebounds and Derrick Williams scored 17 off the bench as New York won its third win in a row.

Jahlil Okafor scored 20 points for the Sixers in their ninth straight loss. They fell to 1-27.

Kristaps Porzingis added eight points, four rebounds and three blocks for the Knicks in his first matchup against Okafor, a fellow top rookie.

HAWKS 109, CELTICS 101

BOSTON — Paul Millsap scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and Al Horford finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds as Atlanta rallied past Boston.

Dennis Schroder scored 22 for the Hawks, including five during an 11-2 run midway through the fourth quarter that put them ahead for good.

Isaiah Thomas scored 29 for the Celtics. Boston led by 10 in the first half, but could not overcome a season-worst 22 turnovers and lost its third straight.

MAGIC 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 94

ORLANDO, Florida — Tobias Harris and Nik Vucevic each scored 25 points to propel Orlando past Portland.

Elfrid Payton added 19 points and Victor Oladipo scored 15 points and had six assists for the Magic, who won their third straight game.

CJ McCollum led the Trail Blazers with 29 points.

PACERS 104, NETS 97

INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George scored 23 points and reserve Jordan Hill added 14 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana.

Rodney Stuckey had 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench in the Pacers' third consecutive win.

Jarrett Jack scored 26 points for Brooklyn.

MAVERICKS 97, GRIZZLIES 88

DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points, leading Dallas over Memphis.

Chandler Parsons had 16 points and Zaza Pachulia got 10 points and 18 rebounds for the Mavericks.

Mike Conley scored 20 points and Marc Gasol had 16 for the Grizzlies, who have lost four of five.

SUNS 104, PELICANS 88

PHOENIX — Eric Bledsoe scored 29 points as Phoenix led nearly the entire way in a victory over New Orleans.

Alex Len added 19 points and 13 rebounds, including his first 3-pointer of the season with 15 seconds to play. Markieff Morris, playing for the first time in six games, scored 13 for Phoenix, which had lost both previous meetings with New Orleans this season.

Anthony Davis had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans, who have lost eight of their last 10. Eric Gordon added 15 but was 2-for-11 from the field.

JAZZ 97, NUGGETS 88

SALT LAKE CITY — Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and Utah beat Denver to snap a season-high, four-game losing streak.

Trey Burke added 13 off the bench for the Jazz and Trevor Booker finished with 12.

The Nuggets had won a season-best four in a row.