Golden State Warriors win their 70th, topping the San Antonio Spurs, 112-101

Stephen Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors became the second team to win 70 games in a season by beating the San Antonio Spurs, 112-101, on Thursday night at Oakland, wrapping up home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

The Warriors (70-9) bounced back from their second loss in three home games two nights earlier against Minnesota. They join the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls as the only teams to win 70 games.

Golden State can break Chicago’s single-season record of 72 wins by sweeping the final three games, including a rematch in San Antonio on Sunday.

Harrison Barnes scored 21 points and Draymond Green added 18 for the Warriors. Kawhi Leonard scored 23 points for the Spurs, who will enter the playoffs next weekend as the second seed in the West.

After a relatively quiet first half, Curry took the game over in the third quarter and sent the Warriors to their second easy win at home against the Spurs this season.

Curry had 15 points and four assists in the quarter — directly contributing to 11 of Golden State’s 16 baskets — as he was able to drive to the basket with ease for either his own shot or to set up a teammate.

Phoenix 124, at Houston 115: Mirza Teletovic scored 26 points off the bench and the Suns dealt another blow to the Rockets’ dwindling playoff chances. Houston entered the day in ninth place in the Western Conference. The Suns took over late, scoring 10 straight points to take a 117-110 lead with 1:03. James Harden had 30 points for the Rockets.

At Miami 106, Chicago 98: The Heat clamped down in the final minutes for their ninth win in the last 10 games, and Dwyane Wade finished with 21 points. Jimmy Butler scored 25 points for the Bulls who at 39-40 need a series of miracles to get into the postseason.

At Atlanta 95, Toronto 87: Jeff Teague scored 23 points in one of the season’s best performances for the Hawks, who remained in third place in the Eastern Conference by beating the East’s No. 2 seed. With Paul Millsap scoring 13 points and Al Horford, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Mike Scott each adding 11, Atlanta used a balanced attack to knock off Toronto for the first time in four tries this season.

Minnesota 105, at Sacramento 97: Gorgui Dieng had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who swept the four-game series against the Kings.