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GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS’ Ian Clark shoots past New Orleans Pelicans’ Dante Cunningham (44) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday in Oakland, Calif.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS’ Ian Clark shoots past New Orleans Pelicans’ Dante Cunningham (44) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday in Oakland, Calif.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 27 points, five rebounds and five assists on his 28th birthday, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-107 on Monday night for their record 49th straight regular-season home victory.

Draymond Green added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors (60-6), who are 31-0 at Oracle Arena this season. With 16 games to go, they remain one game ahead of the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ pace in their record 72-win season.

Birthday songs, MVP chants, and a serenade and piece of cake from his toddler daughter, Riley, made it a great day for Curry — all after his fifth Western Conference Player of the Week award this season and second in two weeks.

Thunder 128,
Trail Blazers 94

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds in his 12th triple-double of the season, and Oklahoma City beat Portland.

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Westbrook had the 31st triple-double of his career and matched Sacramento’s Rajon Rondo for the most assists without a turnover in a game this season.

Enes Kanter scored a season high 26 points, Kevin Durant added 20 and Serge Ibaka had 15 for the Thunder, whose 45th win matched their victory total from last season. Oklahoma City shot a season-high 59 percent from the field.

Damian Lillard scored 21 points and C.J. McCollum added 15 for the Trail Blazers, who have lost five of seven. Portland shot a season low 34.1 percent from the field.

Jazz 94, Cavaliers 85

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rodney Hood scored 28 points and Utah, playing without leading scorer Gordon Hayward, beat Cleveland.

The Jazz remained two games behind the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks for the last Western Conference playoff spot, while the Cavaliers stayed 2 1/2 games ahead of Toronto in the East.

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The Jazz led most of the game, but went into the fourth quarter tied at 66. Utah went on a 16-2 run midway through the period, led by 10 points from Trey Lyles, to take an 86-73 lead.

The Cavs never recovered.

Hayward missed his first game of the season with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, but Hood picked up the slack.

LeBron James had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers, and Kyrie Irving chipped in 15 points.

Mavericks 107,
Hornets 96

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chandler Parsons had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Dallas snapped Charlotte’s season-high, seven-game winning streak.

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Dirk Nowitzki added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Mavericks, who moved back above .500 after losing five straight games. Deron Williams chipped in with 15 points.

Kemba Walker had 25 points and nine assists, Nicolas Batum scored 20 points and Marvin Williams added 19 for the Hornets.

Dallas, which was just 3 of 20 from 3-point range in the first three quarters, hit 6 of 10 3s in the fourth quarter.

Bulls 109, Raptors 107

TORONTO (AP) — Reserve Doug McDermott scored 29 points to lead Chicago to its ninth straight victory over Toronto.

E’Twaun Moore and Nikola Mirotic added 17 points apiece as Chicago swept Toronto in the series for the second straight season, handing the Raptors just their second loss in their last 16 games at home. Toronto’s last win against Chicago was on Dec. 31, 2013. Wizards 124, Pistons 81

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WASHINGTON (AP) — John Wall had 15 points and 12 assists, and Washington routed Detroit to snap a five-game skid and gain ground in the playoff race.

Nene scored a season-high 20 points off the bench to lead seven Wizards players in double figures during Washington’s biggest win and Detroit’s worst loss of the season.

Rockets 130,
Grizzlies 81

HOUSTON (AP) — Donatas Motiejunas scored 18 points, Trevor Ariza had 16 and Houston coasted to its most lopsided win of the season.

The Rockets, who never trailed, were up by 24 at halftime and used a 32-point third quarter to extend the lead to 97-54.


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