OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry made a zippy crossover to shed his defender then banked in a 55-footer at the halftime buzzer, and the Golden State Warriors extended their record regular-season home winning streak to 46 by beating the Utah Jazz 115-94 on Wednesday night.
Klay Thompson scored 23 points while Curry wound up with 12 points and 10 assists on a quiet night in which he struggled to find his stroke early. Draymond Green added 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists as Golden State (57-6) improved to 28-0 at Oracle Arena this season.
Curry is 4 for 11 on shots from 40-plus feet (36.4 percent) this season and 13 of 27 (48.1) from 30 feet and beyond. He missed his first five shots and four 3s but dished out six first-quarter assists (see full recap).
Westbrook's huge triple-double leads Thunder past Clippers
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook had 25 points, a career-high 20 assists and 11 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120-108 on Wednesday night.
According to STATS, it was the first triple-double with at least 20 points and 20 assists since Rod Strickland did it for the Washington Wizards in 1998.
It was the 30th triple-double of Westbrook's career and his 11th this season. The Thunder are unbeaten this season when Westbrook gets a triple-double.
Kevin Durant had 30 points and 12 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka added 15 points for Oklahoma City (see full recap).
NBA
Hornets, Walker top Pelicans for 5th straight win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker said he hasn't felt this confident shooting the basketball since leading Connecticut to the national championship five years ago.
"I'm shooting it really well," Walker said.
Walker turned in his fourth straight 30-point game, pouring in 35 to help the Charlotte Hornets hold off the New Orleans Pelicans 122-113 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. He has scored at least 20 points in 12 of the last 13 games and the Hornets are 11-2 during that span.
Walker shot 9 of 18 from the field and had five 3-pointers, along with four clutch free throws down the stretch. He also added seven assists and seven rebounds for Charlotte (35-28) (see full recap).
Antetokounmpo scores 24 points, Bucks beat Heat
MILWAUKEE -- Khris Middleton and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the streaking Miami Heat.
Middleton made four free throws in the closing seconds to help the Bucks beat the Heat 114-108 on Wednesday night.
"We just wanted to stay with it, execute down the stretch," Middleton said. "We haven't been doing that lately. We finally got back to doing it, and it worked out for us."
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, Jabari Parker added 23 points, Middleton had 22, and Miles Plumlee scored a season-high 18 for the Bucks. They snapped the Heat's winning streak at five games (see full recap).