NBA: Stephen Curry inspires Golden State Warriors to franchise-record 15th straight win
Last Updated: 14/12/14 9:55am
Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors to a franchise-record 15th straight win thanks to a 105-98 success over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
The 26-year-old Ohio native scored an impressive 29 points while Klay Thompson added 25 in a game which saw Golden State lead by 28 before a late Dallas rally fell short.
NBA Results
Charlotte Hornets 87 Brooklyn Nets 114
Dallas Mavericks 98 Golden State Warriors 105
Houston Rockets 108 Denver Nuggets 96
Indiana Pacers 85 Portland Trail Blazers 95
Milwaukee Bucks 111 LA Clippers 106
Orlando Magic 100 Atlanta Hawks 99
Philadelphia 76ers 115 Memphis Grizzlies 120 (OT)
Sacramento Kings 90 Detroit Pistons 95
Monta Ellis led the Mavericks with 24 points.
Dwight Howard returned from injury to collect 26 points and 13 rebounds while James Harden amassed 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his third career triple-double, and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 108-96 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Tobias Harris' jump-shot on the buzzer lifted the Orlando Magic to a 100-99 win over the Atlanta Hawks, who saw their winning streak come to an end at nine.
Harris finished with 20 points, while Evan Fournier had 19.
Grizzlies OT win
Mike Conley came through in the clutch once more as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Philadelphia 76ers 120-115 after overtime.
Conley, who scored six of his 19 points in the extra period when Memphis beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-107 after overtime on Friday, hit a three-pointer to tie the game at the end of regulation on his way to 36 points against the 76ers, who had led by 18 with seven minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
Greg Monroe's 24 points led the struggling Detroit Pistons to a second straight win as they beat the Sacramento Kings 95-90, while there was further encouragement for the Brooklyn Nets as they edged closer to .500 with a 114-87 rout of Charlotte - Joe Johnson leading the way with 22 points.
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Clippers 111-106 behind 22 points from Brandon Knight while LaMarcus Aldridge collected 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Indiana Pacers 95-85.