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Warriors thump the Trail Blazers and tie for the second-most wins in a season

Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts after making a basket and being fouled during a game against the Trail Blazers.

Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts after making a basket and being fouled during a game against the Trail Blazers.

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Stephen Curry scored 39 points and the Golden State Warriors bounced back from their first regular-season home loss in more than 14 months by beating the Portland Trail Blazers, 136-111, on Sunday night in Oakland to tie the mark for the second-most wins in a season.

Draymond Green added 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 13th triple-double, and Klay Thompson scored 21 for the Warriors, who matched the 1995-96 and 1996-97 Chicago Bulls and the 1971-72 Lakers with 69 wins. Golden State needs to win four of its final five games to break the record of 72 victories set by Chicago in 1995-96.

That chase was dealt a setback Friday when Boston snapped Golden State’s record 54-game regular-season home winning streak.

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Damian Lillard scored 38 points to lead the Trail Blazers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

at Houston 118, Oklahoma City 110: James Harden had 41 points with nine assists to help the Rockets, who are a game out of a playoff spot in the West.

Utah 101, at Phoenix 86: Gordon Hayward led five players in double figures with 22 points and the Jazz won for the fourth time in five games to stay tied with Dallas for the seventh seed in the West.

Dallas 88, at Minnesota 78: Wesley Matthews hit six three-pointers and scored 19 points for the Mavericks, who won their fourth in a row. J.J. Barea scored 21 points and Dallas made 14 of 40 three-pointers to overcome 38.6% shooting.

at Cleveland 112, Charlotte 103: LeBron James scored 31 points, J.R. Smith matched a season high with 27 and the Cavaliers made 16 three-pointers while playing without an injured Kyrie Irving.

Indiana 92, at New York 87: Paul George made the tiebreaking jumper with 23.6 seconds left and the Pacers won despite blowing an 18-point lead in the second half.

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Chicago 102, at Milwaukee 98: Jimmy Butler scored 25 points on 10-for-11 shooting and Pau Gasol had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls.

at Orlando 119, Memphis 107: Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points off the bench, Victor Oladipo and Evan Fournier added 22 points each and the Magic sent the Grizzlies to their sixth loss in a row.

New Orleans 106, at Brooklyn 87: Tim Frazier had 19 points and 13 assists and Luke Babbitt added 21 points for the Pelicans. The Nets lost their fifth in a row.

at Clippers 114, Washington 109

Boston 107, at Lakers 100

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