ORLANDO, Fla. — Stephen Curry had 51 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 130-114 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday.
The reigning MVP hit 10 of 15 3-point attempts and 20 of 27 shots overall. It was Curry’s third game this season scoring at least 50 points. He scored more than 40 points for the 10th time this season.
The Warriors (52-5) won for the 15th time in 16 games.
Reserve Marreese Speights scored 14 points for Golden State, including eight in the fourth period. The Magic got a team-high 20 points from Evan Fournier.
Celtics 112, Bucks 107
BOSTON — Leading wire-to-wire, Boston held off a fourth-quarter Milwaukee charge and captured its ninth consecutive home game.
The Celtics led by 18 with 4:24 left in the third quarter and by 15 entering the fourth. However, the Bucks rode Greg Monroe and Jabari Parker back into the game, cutting their deficit to five with 6:15 remaining and then to four with 1:12 to go before Boston pulled away.
Boston’s Isaiah Thomas led all scorers with 27 points and added seven assists, while Jae Crowder had 20 points and eight rebounds. Parker led the Bucks with 22 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. Khris Middleton scored 21.