HIGHLIGHTS FROM SUNDAY'S (AEDT) NBA GAMES:
WARRIORS 138 beat SUNS 109 - Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors ran their NBA-record streak of regular season games without consecutive losses to 106 by beating the Phoenix Suns 138-109 on Saturday night (Sunday AEDT).
Curry hit five three-pointers and Klay Thompson added 26 points and a season-high six threes. Kevin Durant had 20 points and eight assists, and Draymond Green a season-best 13 assists to go with nine points.
JAZZ 105 bt NUGGETS 98 - Gordon Hayward matched his season high with 32 points as Utah beat Denver.
The Jazz used a 31-8 stretch in the third quarter to blow open the game. Hayward took over, scoring both inside and on the perimeter, with 21 points in the quarter. He has third 30-point games in a row.
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Dante Exum scored 10 points from 22 minutes court time and fellow Australian Joe Ingles scored eight points to go with three rebounds and four assists.
BUCKS 112 bt NETS 103 - Matthew Dellavedova scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping Milwaukee hold off Brooklyn for its fourth straight victory.
John Henson led Milwaukee with 20 points and added seven rebounds, and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic led Brooklyn with 24 points.
MAVERICKS 107 bt BULLS 82 - Wesley Matthews scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half in Dallas' victory over Chicago.
Australian centre Andrew Bogut returned to the court for the Mavericks after being rested for their previous game against Charlotte. Although he fouled out against the Bulls on Sunday AEDT, Bogut had 11 rebounds and scored a season-high eight points.
GRIZZLIES 103 bt LAKERS 100 - Troy Daniels scored a career-high 31 points as the Memphis Grizzlies hung on for a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers after Julius Randle missed three free throws with 5.9 seconds left.
TIMBERWOLVES 125 bt HORNETS 120, OT - Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points, while Karl-Anthony Towns added 27 points and 15 rebounds as Minnesota erased a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Charlotte in overtime.
RAPTORS 128 bt HAWKS 84 - DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson each added 17 in Toronto's victory over Atlanta.
Lowry also had eight assists and eight rebounds to help Toronto win their sixth straight and tie Cleveland for the Eastern Conference lead. The NBA champion Cavaliers will be in Toronto on Monday night in an Eastern Conference Finals rematch.
CELTICS 107 bt 76ERS 106 - Isaiah Thomas scored 12 successive Boston points late in the fourth quarter and tied his season high with 37 points to lead the Celtics past Philadelphia.
Avery Bradley added 20 points for Boston. The Celtics have won nine in a row against the 76ers.
TRAIL BLAZERS 99 bt HEAT 92 - Damian Lillard scored 19 points and CJ McCollum added 17, including a pair of key late baskets, to rally Portland past Miami.
