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SAN ANTONIO: Stephen Curry had 37 points as the Golden ed start, Gordon Hayward helped fuel a 24-0 third-quarter State Warriors beat the 92-86 on Sunday run and Utah beat Denver to maintain its one-game lead night for their 72nd victory, equaling the 1995-96 Chicago over Houston for the last Western Conference playoff spot. Bulls for the season record. The Warriors will finish the regu- Lyles got the start when Derrick Favors was a late scratch lar season at home against Memphis tomorrow night. The because of right knee soreness. Hayward scored 10 of his 22 Spurs had won 48 consecutive regular-season games at points in a pivotal third quarter that saw Utah turn the game home, including an NBA-record 39 straight to begin this sea- into a rout. Nikola Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay each had 19 son. Golden State ended a 33-game skid in San Antonio that points for Nuggets. dated to 1997. Golden State dominated the fourth quarter. Curry controlled the action with a series of layups when San ROCKETS 130, LAKERS 110 Antonio’s defense attempted to run him off the 3-point line. James Harden scored 20 of his 40 points in the fourth LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points for San Antonio. The Spurs quarter, and Houston kept its playoff hopes alive with a vic- had not lost at home since March 2015. tory over Los Angeles. Harden also had 13 assists. Trevor Ariza and Patrick Beverley each 19 points for the Rockets. PACERS 129, NETS 105 Kobe Bryant, who has just two games left before his retire- Myles Turner had 28 points and 10 rebounds, helping ment, had 35 points for Los Angeles. Jordan Clarkson had 21 Indiana beat Brooklyn to clinch a playoff berth. Solomon Hill points and eight rebounds. had 13 points and 12 rebounds, George Hill had 18 points, Ian Mahinmi 16, and Paul George 15. The Pacers jumped WIZARDS 113, HORNETS 98 ahead 17-5 in the first quarter and led by as many as 42 had 21 points and 13 rebounds and points. Sean Kilpatrick led the Nets with 26 points. Markel Washington beat Charlotte, damaging the Hornets’ chances Brown had 18 points and 11 rebounds. The Pacers have two to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the games left and can still finish as high as seventh in the playoffs. Marcus Thornton added 16 points for the Wizards Eastern Conference if they finish with the same record as and Ramon Sessions had 15 points and 11 assists. Frank Detroit. Kaminsky had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets.

CLIPPERS 98, MAVERICKS 91 HEAT 118, MAGIC 96 Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and Los Angeles beat Luol Deng scored 20 points, Hassan Whiteside added 18 Dallas, snapping the Mavericks’ six-game winning streak and points and 15 rebounds in his first start since Jan. 20, and preventing them from clinching a playoff berth. J.J. Redick Miami beat Orlando. Goran Dragic had 19 points for the added 20 points and Blake Griffin had 17 points and 11 Heat, and Dwyane Wade had 17 on 7-of-9 shooting in 24 rebounds in his best game since returning a week ago from highly efficient minutes. added 15 for Miami, a three-month absence to help the playoff-bound Clippers which outscored Orlando 60-38 in the paint. Evan Fournier win their fifth in a row. led Dallas with 21 scored 21 points for the Magic, with Nik Vucevic adding 19 points, added 15, and 14. The points. loss kept the Mavs (41-39) in seventh place in the Western Conference, a game behind Memphis with two games to BUCKS 109, 76ERS 108, OT play. Dallas needs either a victory or a Houston loss to clinch Khris Middleton scored 36 points and John Henson had a playoff berth for the 15th time in 16 years. The Rockets 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee past beat the Lakers 130-110 on Sunday. Philadelphia. Jabari Parker added 15 points and Giannis SAN ANTONIO: guard Stephen Curry, , passes between San Antonio Antetokounmpo had 14 for the Bucks. Ish Smith led the Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge (12) and David West during the first half of an NBA game, JAZZ 100, NUGGETS 84 76ers with 22 points and Nerlens Noel had 18 points and 13 Sunday in San Antonio. Golden State won 92-86. — AP Trey Lyles scored a career-high 22 points in an unexpect- rebounds. — AP