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Stephen Curry’s last-second three lifts Warriors over Thunder, 121-118 in overtime

Warriors point guard Stephen Curry tries to score on a layup against Thunder forwards Kevin Durant and Kyle Singler during the first half Saturday night.

Warriors point guard Stephen Curry tries to score on a layup against Thunder forwards Kevin Durant and Kyle Singler during the first half Saturday night.

(Sue Ogrocki / Associated Press)
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Stephen Curry’s three-pointer from beyond 30 feet with 0.6 seconds left in overtime gave the visiting Golden State Warriors a 121-118 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

Curry finished with 46 points as his winning shot was his 12th three-pointer, tying the NBA single-game record. He also broke his own NBA record for threes in a season, leaving the new mark at 288.

With the win, Golden State became the first team this season to clinch a playoff berth.

Curry, the league’s scoring leader and reigning most valuable player, missed about six minutes of the third quarter because of a left ankle injury. He drove to the basket and rolled the ankle before Thunder guard Russell Westbrook stepped on it.

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Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 37 points, but he fouled out in the first minute of overtime.

The Warriors won the previous meeting with the Thunder, 116-108, at home on Feb. 6. The teams play again Thursday at Golden State.

Portland 103, at Chicago 95: Damian Lillard scored 31 points and the Trail Blazers won for the 16th time in 20 games, beating the short-handed Bulls. Lillard hit the 30-point mark for the sixth time in seven games, and Mason Plumlee added 16 points and nine rebounds.

San Antonio 104, at Houston 94: Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 26 to lead the Spurs to win over the Rockets, tying the mark as the seventh-fastest team in NBA history to reach 50 wins.

at Phoenix 111, Memphis 106: Alex Len had 22 points and 16 rebounds, and the Suns snapped a 13-game losing streak with a victory over the Grizzlies.

Brooklyn 98, at Utah 96: Thaddeus Young had 21 points and eight rebounds while Brook Lopez added 19 to lead the Nets to a victory over the Jazz.

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at Boston 101, Miami 89: Marcus Smart had 15 points and six rebounds, and the Celtics held off the Heat. It was the Celtics’ 10th consecutive victory at home.

Detroit 102, at Milwaukee 91: Andre Drummond posted his NBA-leading 50th double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds, and the Pistons built on a strong start from three-point range to beat the Bucks.

Minnesota 112, at New Orleans 110: Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left and the Timberwolves rallied to beat the short-handed Pelicans.

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