Stephen Curry sank a 55-foot shot at the halftime buzzer as the Golden State Warriors extended their NBA record regular-season home winning streak to 46 games by beating the Utah Jazz 115-94 on Wednesday.
Klay Thompson scored 23 points while Curry wound up with 12 points and 10 assists on a quiet night in which he struggled to find his range early.
Draymond Green added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists as Golden State (57-6) improved to 28-0 at Oracle Arena this season.
Curry is 4-from-11 on shots from 40-plus feet (36.4 per cent) this season and 13 of 27 (48.1 per cent) from 30 feet and beyond. He missed his first five shots and four 3s but dished out six first-quarter assists.
Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook had 25 points, a career-high 20 assists and 11 rebounds to help the Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-108.
According to STATS, it was the first triple-double with at least 25 points, 20 assists and 10 rebounds since Magic Johnson did it for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1988.
"That's unheard of," said Kevin Durant, who himself had 30 points and 12 rebounds.
"Words can't even describe it because it looks so effortless, easy and smooth in the game, and you don't even know what's going on."
Westbrook made 9-of-15 shots and all seven of his free throws. It was the 30th triple-double of his career, his 11th this season, and second straight.
Cleveland's Kevin Love converted a four-point play with 1:32 remaining as the Cavaliers hung on to beat Sacramento 120-111.
Boston's Isaiah Thomas scored 16 of his 22 points in the third quarter as the Celtics turned a three-point deficit into a 16-point lead before coasting to their 14th straight home victory, 116-96 over Memphis.
Charlotte's Kemba Walker scored 35 points as the Hornets held off New Orleans 122-113 for their 11th victory in 13 games.
Detroit's Marcus Morris scored 20 points in the Pistons' 102-96 victory over Dallas.
Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points and Khris Middleton made four free throws in the closing seconds to help the Bucks hold off Miami 114-108.
Houston star James Harden scored 29 points and Dwight Howard added 21 points and 18 rebounds to help the Rockets beat Philadelphia 118-74.
New York's Sasha Vujacic and Carmelo Anthony each had 23 points in a 128-97 win for the Knicks against Phoenix.
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