Golden State defeats Brooklyn, 114-98, to improve to 22-0

Stephen Curry scored 16 of his 28 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors ran their NBA-record start to 22-0 by beating the Brooklyn Nets, 114-98, on Sunday night.

Draymond Green added 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Klay Thompson scored 21 for the Warriors, who won their 26th in a row overall in the regular season, one behind the 2012-13 Miami Heat for the second-longest streak in NBA history.

Coming off consecutive 40-point games, Curry was having a relatively quiet and even puzzling night — he missed his first three free throws — before helping the Warriors regain control against a team that nearly beat them this season and looked capable of finishing the job this time.

But the NBA most valuable player put together one of his electrifying flurries to end that notion, and Golden State put it away in a hurry with a blistering start to the fourth.

The Warriors equaled another NBA record, tying the 1969-70 New York Knicks for the best road start at 12-0. They visit Indiana on Tuesday.

Thaddeus Young had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Brook Lopez scored 18 for the Nets, who had their four-game home winning streak snapped.

at Oklahoma City 98, Sacramento 95: Russell Westbrook had his third triple-double of the season with 19 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds and the Thunder rallied late to beat the Kings. Kevin Durant committed 10 turnovers but hit the go-ahead jumper with 23 seconds left and two free throws with 4.4 seconds left to cap a 20-point, nine-rebound outing for Oklahoma City.

at Memphis 95, Phoenix 93: Jeff Green’s dunk on an alley-oop inbound pass from Courtney Lee with 0.5 seconds left gave the Grizzlies a victory over the Suns. The Suns’ last chance to tie the game came on Eric Bledsoe’s shot from the right corner. The two-point attempt was long, sending Phoenix to its fourth straight loss despite a late rally that pulled the Suns even.

Dallas 116, at Washington 104: Wesley Matthews scored 28 of his season-high 36 points in the second half and the Mavericks beat the Wizards. Matthews made 12 three-pointers and tied his career high for scoring. He hit 10 three-pointers in the second half alone.

at Detroit 111, Lakers 91