Warriors rally to beat Thunder

February 08, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 02:07 am IST - Los Angeles, usa:

Stretch home streak with 116-108 win over hard-charging Thunder

Klay Thompson rattled in a clutch three pointer with 1:40 left as the Golden State Warriors won their ninth straight with a 116-108 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.

The Thunder made Golden State work for the victory as the Warriors led by 20 points at one stage then had to come-from-behind to erase a nine-point Oklahoma City lead.

Golden State improved to 46-4 and tie the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers for the best 50-game start in league history.

Warriors guard Stephen Curry had a rare off night from beyond the arc, missing seven-of-eight three-pointers, but still managed a team-high 26 points. He made 10-of-25 shots overall, dished out 10 assists and scored or assisted on his team’s final 11 points.

“He struggled but he still found a way, like all MVPs do, to take over at the end of the game and make sure we took care of business,” said assistant coach Luke Walton.

Thompson finished with 18 points on eight-of-15 shooting but was just one-of-six on three-pointers.

His lone three pointer was key however as it gave Golden State a 110-104 lead and it came just 19 seconds after Thunder star Kevin Durant missed a potential game-tying three pointer.

Durant led the Thunder with 40 points and point guard Russell Westbrook added 27. Westbrook also had 12 assists.

Before Thompson’s clutch three-pointer, Oklahoma City’s Enes Kanter tied the game at 104-104 with 3:25 but the Warriors finished with a 12-4 surge to earn their 41st straight home victory.

Forward Harrison Barnes added 19 points for Golden State while reserves Marreese Speights added 15 and Shaun Livingston had 10.

Spurs still unbeaten at home

Guard Tony Parker drained a pair of clutch baskets down the stretch and San Antonio turned up its defense in the last four minutes as the Spurs outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers 106-102 to remain unbeaten at home.

The Spurs survived a superb performance by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who is retiring after 20 seasons in the NBA.

Bryant scored 16 of his 25 points in the third period to allow the Lakers to claw their way back into the contest.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points for the Spurs, who improved to 28-0 at the AT&T Center this season.

Parsons helps lift Mavs past Grizzlies

Forward Chandler Parsons scored a game-high 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-110 in overtime at FedExForum

Parsons, who scored a combined 18 points in his last two games, made 10-of-15 from the floor and five-of-eight from three-point range.

He hit two threes in the overtime and also finished with eight rebounds and four assists as the Mavericks improved to 29-25 and snapped a three-game losing skid.

Guard Deron Williams finished with a double-double for Dallas with 22 points and 11 assists, and forward Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 points with seven rebounds.AFP

He struggled but he still found a way, like all MVPs do, to take over at the end of the game and make sure we took care of business

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