Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry set an NBA record with his first three-pointer of the night against the Magic in Orlando on Thursday — and he was just getting warmed up.
Curry’s three-pointer with 5 minutes, 42 seconds remaining in the first quarter marked his 128th straight regular-season game with at least one basket from beyond the arc, breaking the record he shared with Kyle Korver.
“I have a hard time seeing how his streak’s ever going to end,” Magic coach Scott Skiles said before the game. “It would have to be kind of a fluke night for him.”
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Curry finished with 10 three-pointers and 51 points in the Warriors’ 130-114 triumph over the Magic — the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player’s third game this season of at least 50 points.
In 34 minutes on court, he also handed out eight assists and pulled down seven rebounds.
He now has 276 three-pointers this season — 10 less than the record he set last season in leading the Warriors to the NBA crown.
Curry scored 24 points in the third quarter, including a three-pointer from half-court as the buzzer sounded that lifted the Warriors to a 99-91 lead going into the final frame.
The Warriors, chasing the NBA record of 72 regular-season wins set by the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls of 1995-1996, improved to 52-5.
Forward Draymond Green and center Andrew Bogut scored 12 points apiece for the Warriors. Forward Harrison Barnes added 10. Reserve center Marreese Speights scored 14 points, including eight in the fourth period.
The Magic were led by guard Evan Fournier with 20 points. Forward Aaron Gordon had a career-high 19 points and eight rebounds.
Center Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and nine rebounds for Orlando, who led 63-59 at halftime, but were helpless as the Warriors pulled away in the fourth.
Celtics 112, Bucks 107
In Boston, leading wire-to-wire, the Boston Celtics held off a fourth-quarter Milwaukee charge and captured their ninth consecutive home game, a 112-107 win over the Bucks.
The Celtics, coming off a 1-2 road trip, opened a five-game homestand and continued their longest home winning streak since an 11-gamer in 2012-2013.
Boston (34-25) led by 15 entering the fourth quarter, before the Bucks (24-34) rode center Greg Monroe and forward Jabari Parker back into the game.
Pelicans 123, Thunder 119
In New Orleans, forward Anthony Davis scored a team-high 30 points, and three teammates scored at least 20 points to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 123-119 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In winning for the ninth time in 12 games, the short-handed Pelicans (23-34) got 26 points from forward Ryan Anderson, 22 from guard Jrue Holiday and 21 from guard Norris Cole.
That overcame the powerhouse duo of guard Russell Westbrook, who scored a game-high 44 points, and forward Kevin Durant, who added 32 points and 14 rebounds.
Nets 116, Suns 100
In Pheonix, Arizona, forward Bojan Bogdanovic had 20 of his 24 points in the first half as the Brooklyn Nets kept the Phoenix Suns reeling with a 116-100 victory.
Forward Thaddeus Young scored 18 points and guard Markel Brown had 16 for Brooklyn. After losing 15-of-17 games, the Nets (16-42) have gone 4-4 in the last eight and the first game without Joe Johnson was an effective one.
Bogdanovic replaced Johnson, who was waived by the team earlier on Thursday, in the starting lineup and responded by hitting seven-of-10 shots, including three three-pointers in the first half.
Forward Mirza Teletovic had 30 points for the Suns (14-44), who were swept by the Nets to continue the worst run in franchise history.
In other NBA action, it was:
‧ Rockets 119, Trail Blazers 105
‧ Spurs 96, Jazz 78
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