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OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry dribbled around his back and through a trio of defenders, stepped behind the arc and lofted an off-balance 3-pointer from the top of the circle that swished.
Curry made the dazzling play of the game, then his supporting cast did almost everything else to take the pressure off Golden State’s do-it-all point guard.
“Nothing he does surprises me anymore,” coach Steve Kerr said.
Draymond Green had 23 points and six assists and the Western Conference-leading Warriors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-98 on Sunday for their sixth straight home victory.
Klay Thompson added 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting in the matinee with both teams leaving town and having a game Monday.
Shaun Livingston gave Golden State another nice lift off the bench with a season-best 21 points and eight rebounds in 28 minutes.
Curry, greeted by chants of “M-V-P!,” didn’t score his first field goal until 5:16 before halftime and finished with 12 points and four assists in the Warriors’ seventh straight home win against the Clippers.
He put his team up 65-52 at the 8:44 mark of the third with the snazzy 3 under pressure. Kerr figured Curry thought the shot clock was winding down.
Nope. He just wanted to find his groove on a quiet day by his standards.
“I got a little bit of breathing room,” Curry said. “Just a confidence shot.”
With Curry drawing two defenders, Golden State is getting good at capitalizing on its 4-on-3 offensive chances.
Spurs 116, Bulls 105
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker had a season-high 32 points in leading the San Antonio Spurs to their fifth straight victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Kawhi Leonard added 20 points, Patty Mills had 15 points and Manu Ginobili 14 for the Spurs.
Pau Gasol had 23 points and Aaron Brooks added 22 to lead Chicago (39-25).
San Antonio (39-23) tied Dallas for sixth in the Western Conference. The Mavericks play the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Tim Duncan was 0-for-8 shooting while scoring just three points, but his struggles were lessened by balanced scoring fueled by a strong defensive effort.
Magic 103, Celtics 98
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tobias Harris and Maurice Harkless combined for 16 points in the fourth quarter Sunday night and the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics.
Victor Oladipo scored a game-high 22 points for the Magic, who trailed by 20 early before recovering to win their second straight. Harris finished with 21 points and rookie Elfrid Payton had 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points to lead the Celtics. Brandon Bass added 19 points and 16 rebounds, but the Celtics shot only 35 percent after the first quarter.
Jazz 95, Nets 88
NEW YORK — Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, including five straight to stop a Nets rally, and the Utah Jazz beat Brooklyn.
Former Nets forward Derrick Favors added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Jazz, who won for the seventh time in nine games and finished off a 3-1 road trip in which they were a second away from being perfect.
Hayward’s flurry started a 10-0 run after the Nets were within a point midway through the fourth quarter.
Brook Lopez had 19 points and 10 rebounds in his return to the Nets starting lineup. Thaddeus Young also was inserted into the lineup to make his first start since being acquired from Minnesota for Kevin Garnett at the trade deadline. He also scored 19.
Hornets 108, Pistons 101
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Al Jefferson scored 24 points and the streaking Charlotte Hornets beat the Detroit Pistons in a matchup of Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls.
The Hornets have won five straight to strengthen their bid for a postseason berth, while Detroit has dropped six in a row.
Mo Williams had 19 points and nine assists for the Hornets, and Gerald Henderson added 13 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Charlotte put all five starters in double figures for the fifth time in six games.
Thunder 108, Raptors 104
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook posted his fifth triple-double in six games to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Toronto Raptors.
Westbrook, the NBA’s leading scorer, had 30 points, matched a career high with 17 assists and grabbed 11 rebounds for his seventh triple-double of the season and 15th of his career.
Enes Kanter had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Serge Ibaka had 21 points and five blocks for the Thunder, who remained alone in eighth place in the Western Conference standings.