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Stephen Curry leads the Warriors past Kevin Durant and the Thunder, 116-108

Warriors guard Stephen Curry had 26 points with 10 assists in Golden State's 116-108 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 6.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry had 26 points with 10 assists in Golden State’s 116-108 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Feb. 6.

(George Nikitin / Associated Press)
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Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Harrison Barnes had 19 and the Golden State Warriors won their 41st straight regular-season home game, holding off the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-108, on Saturday night.

Klay Thompson scored 18 and the Warriors (46-4) won their ninth straight game to match the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers for the best record ever after 50 games. Golden State moved to within three wins of tying the Chicago Bulls (1995-96) for the longest home winning streak in NBA history.

Kevin Durant had 40 points and 14 rebounds and Russell Westbrook had 27 points and 12 assists for the Thunder, which had won five straight and 12 of 13.

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at Philadelphia 103, Brooklyn 98: Jahlil Okafor had 22 points and 17 rebounds and Nerlens Noel scored 18, including a key dunk late in the fourth quarter, as the 76ers snapped a four-game losing streak with their eighth win of the season.

at Cleveland 99, New Orleans 84: Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and LeBron James had 27 to help the Cavaliers bounce back from consecutive losses and improve to 6-3 since Tyronn Lue replaced David Blatt as coach on Jan. 22.

at Minnesota 112, Chicago 105: Andrew Wiggins scored six of his 21 points in the final 90 seconds, and the Timberwolves closed with a decisive 12-0 run in the last 2:30. Rookie center Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota.

Portland 96, at Houston 79: Damian Lillard had 21 points and 10 assists for the Trail Blazers, who took control early and rolled to an easy win. Portland led by 19 at halftime and scored the first six points of the third quarter to make it 61-36.

Dallas 114, at Memphis 110 (OT): Chandler Parsons scored six of his 26 points in overtime with two long three-pointers for the Mavericks, who ended a three-game slide and the Grizzlies’ five-game win streak.

at Indiana 112, Detroit 104: Paul George scored 30 points, and the Pacers held after nearly squandering a 20-point lead. Andre Drummond missed five free throws in the final 3:30 to blunt the Pistons’ comeback.

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at Charlotte 108, Washington 104: Nicolas Batum had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who erased an 19-point first-half deficit. John Wall scored 23 for the Wizards.

Utah 98, at Phoenix 89: Rodney Hood scored 25 points and Gordon Hayward had 22 to lead the Jazz past the reeling Suns, who have lost seven straight and are 0-3 since interim Coach Earl Watson replaced the fired Jeff Hornacek.

at San Antonio 106, Lakers 102

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