Last year was way worse than this – Curry
Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:58:59 +0000
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, right, tries to hold onto the ball as he is defended by Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, March 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Devin Booker scored 13 straight Phoenix points during a decisive fourth-quarter stretch and finished with 37, and the Suns snapped the NBA’s longest active losing streak to one opponent at 18 games by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-111 on Sunday night.
The Suns beat Golden State for the first time since a 107-95 victory on Nov. 9, 2014, and earned their first road win in 20 tries against the Western Conference this season.
Klay Thompson’s two free throws with 1:04 to go made it 111-108. Andre Iguodala secured a rebound after two missed Suns shots but Stephen Curry missed on a 3 with 23 seconds left. Booker then converted two free throws.
Golden State star Kevin Durant had 25 points before leaving with a bruised right ankle midway through the fourth on a night his teammates struggled from near and far. The cold-shooting Warriors couldn’t overcome Booker’s late onslaught in losing to lowly Phoenix.
“Let’s not forget last year was way worse than this, way worse than this, with injuries and things like that. We have pretty much everybody healthy,” Stephen Curry said. “We talked about the things we need to get better at going into the playoffs and just haven’t done it. It’s an uncomfortable feeling, which I think we like right now.
“We’re getting challenged, we’re getting teams’ best shots.”
SPURS 121, BUCKS 114
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs guard Derrick White (4) and center LaMarcus Aldridge. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
In San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 15 rebounds, and the Spurs rallied for their fifth straight win.
San Antonio has beaten the top three teams in the East at home after topping Philadelphia in December and Toronto in January.
Milwaukee’s lead atop the Eastern Conference was cut to two games ahead of Toronto.
DeMar DeRozan scored 28 points for San Antonio. Reserves Marco Belinelli and Patty Mills both had 16 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 13 rebounds for Milwaukee, and Eric Bledsoe added 21 points.
76ERS 106, PACERS 89
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid had 33 points and 12 rebounds in his first game in nearly a month, leading Philadelphia to the victory.
Embiid returned to the lineup after being sidelined by a sore left knee. The Sixers went 4-4 without the All-Star center.
With Embiid back, the Sixers (42-25) moved into a tie with Indiana for third in the East, and they hold the tiebreaker over the Pacers by virtue of their 3-1 record in the season series.
ROCKETS 94, MAVERICKS 93
In Dallas, Eric Gordon scored 26 points and Chris Paul blocked Jalen Brunson’s jumper in the final seconds, sending Houston to its eighth straight win.
James Harden shook off foul trouble to score 20 points for the Rockets. Clint Capela added 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Dallas lost for the 10th time in 11 games.
Luka Doncic had 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for the Mavericks, and fellow rookie Brunson finished with 18 points.
RAPTORS 125, HEAT 104
In Miami, Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 10 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 20 and Toronto tied a franchise record with 21 3-pointers.
The Raptors finished with eight players in double figures. Danny Green scored 15 points, all on 3-pointers. Norman Powell also scored 15.