Stephen Curry scored 26 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a furious late onslaught from the Utah Jazz Monday to stretch their record-breaking unbeaten season start to 19 games with a 106-103 win. Reigning NBA MVP Curry came to the Warriors rescue once again, producing a superb three-pointer with seconds left to put Golden State ahead 104-101 just moments after Utah had leveled. It was yet another moment of inspiration from Curry, a talismanic figure for the reigning NBA Champions who have now edged one game closer to the Los Angeles Lakers' all-time winning streak record of 33 games. "This ranks up there. There have been some battles. We have had some lopsided victories, too," said Curry. "What gets lost in the record are the tough games that we have had to claw our way out of. Like tonight. Hard-fought win to start the road trip." Curry contributed six rebounds and five assists as the Warriors held their nerve in the face of a spirited Utah performance at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. Draymond Green and Klay Thompson were the other standouts for the Warriors, contributing 20 points each. Green also had nine rebounds and seven assists. The defeat saw Utah's season record fall to 8-8. Bulls 92, Spurs 89: Pau Gasol led five Chicago players in double-figures scoring with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Bulls beat the Spurs 92-89 to end San Antonio's five-game winning streak. The Spurs (14-4) lost for just the second time in 11 games, while the Bulls (10-5) rebounded from a 104-92 road loss Friday to the Indiana Pacers. Celtics 105, Heat 95: Avery Bradley scored 25 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 105-95 victory over the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Celtics, winners of three of their past four games, improved to 10-8. Bradley's total was two points off his season high. Boston also got 17 points from Jared Sullinger, while Amir Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Pistons 116, Rockets 105: Reggie Jackson had 31 points and eight assists, and the Detroit Pistons built a 28-point first-half lead before holding off the Houston Rockets 116-105 at The Palace. Detroit center Andre Drummond supplied 24 points and 13 rebounds despite shooting 4-for-18 from the free-throw line. Bucks 92, Nuggets 74: Jabari Parker scored 16 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 92-74 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Bradley Center. Hawks 106, Thunder 100: Jeff Teague scored 25 points, six of them during a 10-2 fourth-quarter run, to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-100. Kings 112, Mavericks 98: DeMarcus Cousins scored 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his return to the lineup, and the Sacramento Kings ended a long string of futility against the Dallas Mavericks with a 112-98 win at Sleep Train Arena. Clippers 102, Trail Blazers 87: Blake Griffin had 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 102-87 at Staples Center.
