Stephen Curry scored 51 points, including an NBA season-high 11 3-pointers, to power the defending league champion Golden State Warriors past host Washington 134-121 Wednesday. Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Curry scored 25 points in the first quarter as the Warriors improved to 45-4 with their eighth consecutive victory. Curry went 11-of-16 from beyond the arc, finishing one 3-pointer shy of matching the one-game NBA record of 12 3-pointers shared by Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and former NBA standout Donyell Marshall. "I missed one too many," Curry joked. "At the end of the game, yeah, I knew I was within reach. I was kind of searching, but not trying to force with where the game was." Curry went 13-for-14 from the floor in the first half, making eight 3-pointers in producing 36 points to give Golden State a 74-60 lead. The Wizards rallied within 81-79 before Curry helped the Warriors put down the threat. Curry's fellow NBA All-Star guard John Wall led Washington with a season-high 41 points and added 10 assists but the Wizards fell to 21-26 with their seventh loss in nine games. Curry, who finished 19 of 28 from the field, made his first six shots, including five 3-pointers, inside the opening seven minutes. Warriors forward Draymond Green had 12 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, setting a Warriors single-season record with his 10th triple-double, while guard Klay Thompson added 24 points. Spurs 110, Pelicans 97 LaMarcus Aldridge poured in a season-high 36 points as San Antonio outlasted New Orleans to remain unbeaten at home. The Spurs improved to 27-0 at the AT&T Center this season, setting a record for the best home start ever by a Western Conference team. Golden State is also unbeaten at home this season but has played just 22 home games. The victory also allowed the Spurs to extend their regular-season home victory streak to 36 games. Kawhi Leonard added 26 points for San Antonio. Anthony Davis paced the Pelicans with 28 points. Hornets 106, Cavaliers 97 With leading scorer Kemba Walker sidelined by a sore left knee, backup Jeremy Lin stepped up to lead Charlotte past Cleveland. Lin finished with 24 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Marvin Williams added 16 points for Charlotte. Frank Kaminsky had 15 points and six rebounds, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Kyrie Irving led the Cavs with 26 points. LeBron James added 23, and Kevin Love had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Hawks 124, 76ers 86 Mike Scott and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 points each and the Hawks led whistle to whistle. Kent Bazemore, Dennis Schroeder, Thabo Sefolosha and center Mike Muscala scored 12 points each for the Hawks, who won their second straight game and had eight players reach double figures. The 76ers, who committed 24 turnovers, were paced by Nik Stauskas with 17 points and Isaiah Canaan with 11. Thunder 117, Magic 114 Kevin Durant scored 37 points, including a game-winning three-pointer with 0.5 seconds left, to lead Oklahoma City to victory. Celtics 102, Pistons 95 The Celtics nearly blew a 24-point third-quarter lead but held on for their seventh win in the last eight games. Boston earned its sixth consecutive home win. Pacers 114, Nets 100 Reserve C.J. Miles scored 15 of his 27 points in the second quarter and Indiana built a big lead before halftime on the way to victory. In other games it was: Heat 93, Mavericks 90; Jazz 85, Nuggets 81; Bulls 107, Kings 102; Timberwolves 108, Clippers 102.
