Stephen Curry scored 26 points, Harrison Barnes added 19, and the Golden State Warriors won their 41st straight regular-season home game, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 116-108, on Saturday night.
The defending-champion Warriors (46-4) won their ninth straight game to match the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers for the best record ever after 50 games. Golden State moved within three wins of tying the Chicago Bulls (1995-96) for the longest home winning streak in NBA history.
Kevin Durant had 40 points and 14 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 12 assists for the Thunder, who had won five straight and 12 of 13.
Trail Blazers 96, Rockets 79 — Damian Lillard had 21 points and 10 assists to lead a balanced scoring attack as Portland rolled to an easy road win over Houston, which got a game-high 33 points from James Harden.
Pacers 112, Pistons 104 —Paul George scored 30 points to help Indiana hold on for the win over visiting Detroit after nearly squandering a 20-point third-quarter lead.
Reggie Jackson led Detroit with 26 points. Anthony Tolliver scored a season-high 17 points. Drummond finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds.
Hornets 108, Wizards 104 — Nicolas Batum had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Kemba Walker added 23 points, and host Charlotte rallied in the second half to beat Washington.
John Wall scored 23 points, Bradley Beal had 22, and Otto Porter Jr. 20 for the Wizards, who led, 58-48, at the half and were up by 12 points early in the third quarter.
76ers 103, Nets 98 — Jahlil Okafor had 22 points and 17 rebounds and Nerlens Noel added 18 points, including a key dunk late in the fourth quarter, to lead Philadelphia to the home victory, snapping a four-game slide.
Thaddeus Young scored all 22 of his points after halftime for Brooklyn, which was trying to win consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 10. Young added 10 rebounds and Brook Lopez had 17 points for the Nets.
Cavaliers 99, Pelicans 84 — Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, LeBron James added 27, and host Cleveland bounced back from two straight losses to improve to 6-3 under interim coach Tyronn Lue.
Norris Cole scored a career-high 26 points while Anthony Davis scored 24 points with 11 rebounds for New Orleans, which has lost four straight.
Timberwolves 112, Bulls 105 — Andrew Wiggins scored 6 of his 21 points in the final 90 seconds to help host Minnesota rally from a 5-point deficit with 12 unanswered points in the final 2:30.
Mavericks 114, Grizzlies 110 — Chandler Parsons scored 26 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, to lead visiting Dallas over Memphis to snap a three-game losing streak.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 22 points, while Zach Randolph had 20 points and 14 rebounds.The teams were tied at 102 at the end of regulation. The Mavericks had the last shot with less than a second left, but failed to convert a lob at the rim to Justin Anderson.In overtime, Parsons’ 3-pointers countered any Memphis baskets inside by Gasol. Parsons’ second long-range conversion gave Dallas a 110-106 lead with 2:24 left in overtime.
Spurs 106, Lakers 102 — LaMarcus Aldridge provided 26 points, Kawhi Leonard chipped in 20 points and 13 rebounds, and host San Antonio spoiled Kobe Bryant’s final visit to the Alamo City to remain unbeaten in 37 consecutive home games, including 28 this season.
Jazz 98, Suns 89 — Rodney Hood scored 25 points, Gordon Hayward added 22, and visiting Utah stretched its season-long winning streak to six games.