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Warriors tame high-flying Bucks

December 08, 2018
Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry takes a shot against Milwaukee Bucks’ guard Pat Connaughton during their NBA game at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee Friday. — Reuters
Golden State Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry takes a shot against Milwaukee Bucks’ guard Pat Connaughton during their NBA game at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee Friday. — Reuters

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 40 points as the Golden State Warriors avenged a November loss to the Milwaukee Bucks with a 105-95 victory Friday.

Thompson and Curry each scored 20 points as the visiting Warriors put on a shooting clinic down the stretch against Milwaukee, the NBA’s highest scoring team.

The same teams met on Nov. 8 with the Bucks coming out on top 134-111.

Andre Iguodala chipped in a season-high 15 points for Golden State, who wrapped up a five-game road trip with their third consecutive win.

“We have guys who can knock down shots, and our superstars put us in position to make shots tonight,” Iguodala said.

The Warriors pulled away in the second half with a burst of three pointers. The Warriors went six of nine from beyond the arc in a six-minute stretch to build an 11-point lead. Golden State shot 41 percent (19 of 46) from long distance.

The Bucks couldn’t match that shooting, making just seven of 39 (18 percent) from three-point territory.

The Warriors led 57-51 at the half, hitting nine of 20 from three-point range and getting 18 assists on 22 field goals.

Nets 106, Raptors 105

Jarrett Allen hit the go-ahead layup with 64 seconds left in overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Toronto Raptors for a 106-105 victory in New York, ending a pair of eight-game losing streaks.

Allen helped the Nets end an eight-game home losing streak and an eight-game overall skid when he converted a reverse layup after getting the pass from Spencer Dinwiddie.

Spurs 133, Lakers 120

DeMar DeRozan recorded 36 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead San Antonio to a victory over visiting Los Angeles.

LaMarcus Aldridge and Jakob Poeltl each had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs, who avenged a Wednesday loss to the Lakers in L.A. Patty Mills also scored 14 points for San Antonio and Davis Bertans added 13. Bulls 114, Thunder 112

Lauri Markkanen scored 24 points, including a tiebreaking layup with 4.9 seconds remaining, to lift host Chicago over Oklahoma City despite another triple-double from the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook.

Zach LaVine finished with a team-high 25 points for the Bulls, and Justin Holiday contributed 20.

Westbrook had 24 points, 17 rebounds and 13 assists in 35 minutes.

76ers 117, Pistons 111

Jimmy Butler poured in 38 points for the second consecutive game, and Philadelphia overcame the absence of All-Star center Joel Embiid to rally past host Detroit.

The Sixers’ Ben Simmons piled up 18 points, 14 rebounds and six assists while JJ Redick had 18 points and five assists. Blake Griffin racked up 31 points, 12 rebounds and six assists to lead Detroit.

Kings 129, Cavaliers 110

De’Aaron Fox missed his career high by one point, pouring in 30 points as Sacramento rolled to a win at Cleveland.

Buddy Hield complemented his backcourt mate with 25 points for the Kings. Jordan Clarkson had 26 points and rookie Collin Sexton 23 for the Cavaliers.

Hornets 113, Nuggets 107

Kemba Walker scored 21 points and hit four free throws in the final 15 seconds as Charlotte snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over Denver.

Grizzlies 107, Pelicans 103

JaMychal Green scored a team-high 24 points to lead a strong bench effort for visiting Memphis to a win at New Orleans.

Kyle Anderson added 19 points and 11 rebounds, Marc Gasol scored 15 and Joakim Noah came off the bench to contribute 13 for the Grizzlies. Julius Randle led the Pelicans with 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Heat 115, Suns 98

Fill-in starter Bam Adebayo scored 20 of his game-high 22 points in the first half and added 10 rebounds, leading Miami over host Phoenix.

Pacers 112, Magic 90

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 26 points, and visiting Indiana cruised to an easy win over Orlando. Cory Joseph scored 15 points off the bench, and Thaddeus Young added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers. — Agencies


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