Stephen Curry returns as Golden State Warriors recover first place with Detroit Pistons win | NBA News

Stephen Curry scored 26 points on Sunday night as the Golden State Warriors avoided the embarrbadment of a 35-point loss against the Dallas Mavericks a day earlier to turn around with the Detroit Pistons 121- 114.

Detroit Pistons 114-121 Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry came back from an absence of a match to score five points and total 26 points on Sunday night, while the Golden State Warriors avoided the embarrbadment of a 35-point loss against the Dallas Mavericks a day earlier to turn around. save the Detroit Pistons 121-114.

Golden State's victory, combined with Denver's defeat at Indiana earlier in the day, allowed the Warriors (50-23) to advance half a game ahead of the Nuggets (49-23) in the best record of the Western Conference. .

The 50-win season is sixth in a row for the Warriors, their fifth straight under coach Steve Kerr.

The loss allowed Detroit (37-36) to go from sixth to seventh in the Eastern Conference and to further scramble the five-team battle for the last three playoff spots. Brooklyn (38-36), Miami (36-37), Orlando (35-38) and Charlotte (34-39) are also part of this duel.

Curry had five out of three shots on three and Klay Thompson four to six, helping Golden State to shoot 52 percent out of three (13 out of 25).

Thompson finished with 24 points, Draymond Green 14 and Kevon Looney 11 for the Warriors, while Kevin Durant recorded a double double 14 points and 11 badists.

Blake Griffin had 24 points and Andre Drummond had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who shot 46.4% overall and 12 of 31 (38.7%) in three points.

Luke Kennard scored 20 points on the bench for Detroit, while Ish Smith was 14, and Thon Maker and Langston Galloway 12 each.

San Antonio Spurs 115-96 Boston Celtics

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 48 points and had 13 rebounds while the visiting San Antonio Spurs won a stellar 115-96 win over Boston Celtics, who had been beaten, to take a two-game losing streak.

The Spurs led by seven points at half-time and only 64-60 after Boston's Kyrie Irving clocked a three-point score with a time of 6:33 to play in the third period. San Antonio (43-31) then escaped 13 of the 15 points ahead of the game, and the Celtics, who played the second consecutive home game, have never mounted another charge.

Aldridge's points were the second largest part of his career, after his 56 double overtime wins against the Thunder of Oklahoma City earlier this season.

DeMar DeRozan added 16 points to the Spurs, who have won 10 of their last 12 games, while Patty Mills scored 12 points on the bench and Jakob Poeltl took 10 rebounds for San Antonio.

Marcus Smart led the Celtics with 14 points. Marcus Morris and Gordon Hayward added 13, and Irving and Daniel Theis scored 11 points each.

Hayward beat Boston with 10 rebounds and Irving had 12 badists while the Celtics (43-31) lost their fourth game in a row.

Boston played without center Al Horford (left knee pain), forward Jayson Tatum (right lower back contusion) and forward Robert Williams (low back contusion).

Denver Nuggets 88-124 Indiana Pacers

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 35 points while teammates Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis recorded doubles as the Indiana Pacers avenged a defeat against the Denver Nuggets last week with a 124-88 defeat at the weekend. a duel of teams competing for the NBA playoff match.

The win allowed the Pacers (45-29), after a series of four road defeats, which included a 102-100 loss to Denver on March 16, to consolidate their position as Team # 4 in the Eastern Conference with only eight games remaining. Indiana still has two games in the lineup against the current No. 5 Boston, one on each site.

Meanwhile, the Nuggets (49-23) failed in their quest for the 50th match as they faced Golden State for first place in the West. These two teams meet one last time in the regular season at Golden State on April 2nd.

Unlike the previous meeting, which was tied until Paul Millsap of the Nuggets made a lay-up seven seconds from the end, the Pacers took over the rematch earlier, increasing the lead by 27- 23 after a quarter to 17 points in the match. second period. The second half has never been close.

Bogdanovic made 13 shots for a total of 16 and 5 for 6 on three points en route to the third highest points of his career and the second this season.

Turner finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Sabonis had 15 points and 13 points, a top in the game, while the Pacers tied for the second lowest point this season.

Nikola Jokic flirted with a triple double in his 30 minutes with 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight badists for Denver. He also had four blocks.

Will Barton (15 points), Monte Morris (12) and Gary Harris (11) also scored twice as many points for the Nuggets, limited to 35.5 percent overall and connected only to seven of their 29 three-point shots .

Houston Rockets 113-90 New Orleans Pelicans

James Harden scored 28 points as the Houston Rockets qualified for the playoffs with a 113-90 victory over hosts, the New Orleans Pelicans.

Harden, who leads the NBA with an average of 36.4 points per game, has not maintained the pace that allowed him to score 118 total points in the previous two games, but he did not no need.

He played just 29 minutes, with the Rockets having a 14-point lead at the end of the first quarter. They won their 14th win in 16 games and stayed in third place in the Western Conference.

After scoring 57 points in overtime in Memphis last Wednesday and tied a career-high 61 points in a home win against San Antonio on Friday, Harden made 10 of 19 shots, including 6 out of 12 during 3-point attempts. Houston. 21 of the 49 trees.

Harden was supported by two former pelican guards. Eric Gordon added 18 points and Chris Paul 10 points and 13 badists. Danuel House Jr. scored 14 points and P.J. Tucker and Kenneth Faried scored 11 points each. Clint Capela added 17 rebounds to go with eight points.

Frank Jackson scored 19 points, Julius Randle added 15, Stanley Johnson scored 13 and Anthony Davis had 12 and 10 rebounds to lead the Pelicans, who lost for the eighth time in nine games by opening the first match from a series of five games.

Charlotte Hornets 115-114 Toronto Raptors

Jeremy Lamb's despair with three 48-foot indicators gave visiting Charlotte Hornets a 115-114 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

After the Raptors lost 14 points in less than a minute in the fourth quarter, Kawhi Leonard gave them the lead over a jumper with 45 seconds to go and then blocked at the other end of the line.

But the Hornets still had a big game to play and won their third consecutive game.

Kemba Walker scored 15 points and added 13 badists and eight rebounds for the Hornets, led by 20 by Dwayne Bacon. Miles Bridges finished with 16 points, Willy Hernangomez and Lamb 13 points each, and Devonte Graham and Marvin Williams 10 points.

Leonard had 28 points for Toronto, Pascal Siakam added 23, Marc Gasol was 17, Fred VanVleet 12, and Normal Powell and Serge Ibaka had 10 each.

The Raptors collected 12 points in the first quarter, but the Hornets reversed the lead and took a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter before the dramatic final.

Sacramento Kings 106-111 Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 badists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 111-106 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings.

Kyle Kuzma also scored 29 points and JaVale McGee overcame trouble early in the race, finishing with 17 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks for the Lakers, who ended a five-game losing streak.

Marvin Bagley III had 25 points and 11 rebounds on the Kings' bench, who lost 6 1/2 games behind the San Antonio Spurs to finish eighth in the Western Conference with nine games to go.

Buddy Hield, who broke Sacramento's Sacramento franchise record for the three-point mark Saturday night, shot 5 points for 11 points over the bow and scored 18 points, and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 points on the bench.

The Lakers led by 15 points after McGee scored on a hook with 10:51 to play in the game, but Bagley and Bogdanovic helped pull the Kings in both points at 6:09 of the end.

It was as close as they could get it, though. James made the six free throws in the last 38 seconds to seal the win.

Cleveland Cavaliers 105-127 Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 10 rebounds while the Milwaukee Bucks won 127-105 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

George Hill and Khris Middleton each had 17 points and Brook Lopez scored 14 points in the first half for the Bucks, who took revenge on Wednesday for a 107-102 loss to the Cavaliers.

Antetokounmpo missed this competition due to an ankle injury, but he made his presence felt Sunday by shooting 11 against 16 of the ground and adding seven badists and four blocks.

Tony Snell finished with 12 points, but played sparingly after colliding with Cleveland's Cedi Osman in the middle of the third quarter.

Kevin Love highlighted his 20-point performance with four three-point points and 19 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who fell to 6-30 from home. Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points and rookie Collin Sexton added 18 points in the loss.

Hill scored the last five points of the third quarter for Milwaukee and added a jumper in a 7-2 run to start the fourth quarter while the Bucks took a 97-79 lead. Eric Bledsoe placed a pair of three pointers around the eighth dunk of the game Antetokounmpo to put the contest out of reach.

Los Angeles Clippers 124-113 New York Knicks

Lou Williams scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter while the Los Angeles Clippers won five straight wins with a 124-113 victory over the New York Knicks.

Danilo Gallinari added 26 points and stalled with 4: 12 to make to his former team for their 60th loss of the season.

Williams scored 12 points in the last game of Los Angeles 21-9 with two shots, two jumpers and two free throws.

Gallinari scored 20 points for a ninth career career and started the race with a three-pointer open on the left wing, while Los Angeles won for the 10th time in 11 games.

Harrell added 24 points for the Clippers, who shot 44.2 percent and 15 points, while beating the Knicks for the 13th time in 14 meetings.

The Knicks (14-60) lost their fourth consecutive game and for the 12th time in 13 games since February 26th. The Knicks must win at least three of their last eight games to avoid making or exceeding their team's worst record.

Emmanuel Mudiay led the Knicks with 26 points while former Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Dotson added 18 points but the Knicks missed five of their last seven shots and made two turnovers in the final at 4:24.

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