Stephen Curry knocked down six three-pointers on the way to 26 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Washington Wizards 102-94 on Tuesday night to stay on pace for the all-time NBA wins record.
Klay Thompson followed back-to-back 40-point games with 16 as Golden State (67-7) stayed a game ahead of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' pace during their 72-10 season. The Warriors must go 6-2 - or better - over their final eight games for the record.
Curry (356) and Thompson (255) already had the most combined three-pointers by a pair of teammates in a season. Curry, the first player in NBA history with 300 3s in a season, has eight games left to chase 400. Thompson is aiming to top Curry's previous record of 286 3s.
Draymond Green had 15 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists to just miss back-to-back triple-doubles in the Warriors' 54th straight regular-season home win and 36th consecutive this season.
Elsewhere, James Harden scored 27 points as Houston rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat LeBron James-less Cleveland 106-100.
Irving scored 31 points for Cleveland, who rested James for the night and fell to 1-3 this season without him.
In Indianapolis, Jimmy Butler made a tiebreaking jumper with 3.7 seconds left as Chicago beat Indiana 98-96 to end a four-game losing streak.
Nikola Mirotic scored 28 points as Chicago (37-37) got back to .500 and pulled within two games of Indiana for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit's Marcus Morris scored 24 points as the Pistons took advantage of Kevin Durant's absence in a 88-82 victory over Oklahoma City.
Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 24 points on 8-of-28 shooting.
Charlotte set a team record for wins in a month with its 13th victory in March, topping Philadelphia 100-85.
Orlando's Aaron Gordon had 20 points and Elfrid Payton had 11 points and 12 assists as the Magic scored a season high in defeating Brooklyn 139-105.
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