Golden State

Haliburton Stunner Sinks Cavs, Warriors Down Wolves Despite Curry Blow

The Indiana Pacers defeated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers 120-119 as the Golden State Warriors shrugged off a Stephen Curry injury to claim victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs on Tuesday. Tyrese Haliburton's 24-foot three-pointer with just 1.1 seconds remaining sealed a remarkable comeback from fourth-seeded ...

Rockets Down Warriors to Stay Alive in NBA Playoffs

The Houston Rockets rode a crushing fourth quarter to a 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday to set up a game-seven showdown in their NBA Western Conference playoff series. The Rockets will be trying to become just the 14th team to rally from 3-1 down to win an NBA playoff series when they host game seven on Sunday. Fred ...

Cavaliers Scorch Heat, Warriors Down Rockets in Thriller

The Cleveland Cavaliers thrashed the Miami Heat to cruise into the next round of the NBA playoffs on Monday as the Golden State Warriors battled past the Houston Rockets 109-106 to move to the brink of a series victory. After pounding Miami 124-87 in game three on Saturday, No.1 Eastern Conference seeds Cleveland once again piled on the misery ...

Curry Scores 37 as Warriors Outgun LeBron's Lakers

Stephen Curry scored 37 points as the Golden State Warriors outdueled LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 123-116 to claim a crucial victory in their blockbuster Western Conference clash on Thursday. Curry -- fresh from scoring 52 points in the Warriors' defeat of Memphis on Tuesday—produced a trademark burst of third-quarter scoring to ...

Pistons Top Cavs to Secure Winning Season

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 points to lead Detroit to a 133-122 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, a triumph that assured the Pistons of their first winning NBA season since 2016. Hardaway connected on seven of 11 from three-point range on the way to his season-high, leading seven Pistons players to score in ...

Heat Scorch Warriors on Butler’s Return

The Miami Heat thrashed the Golden State Warriors 112-86 on Tuesday, handing Jimmy Butler a stinging loss in his first game against his old club since his acrimonious exit. Butler, who was traded away to Golden State in February after a series of bust-ups with the Heat management, finished with just 11 points as the Warriors offense struggled to ...

Clippers Rally to Beat Cavaliers, Warriors and Celtics Win

Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and Ivica Zubac added 28 on his 28th birthday on Tuesday as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to hand the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers a second straight defeat, 132-119. The Cavs, the runaway leaders in the Eastern Conference, got off to a hot start as they launched a five-game road trip in Los Angeles, scoring 45 ...

Porzingis Makes Triumphant Return, Shai Strikes for 48 in Win

Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game illness absence and Payton Pritchard set an NBA record to spark Boston over host Brooklyn 115-113 on Saturday. Jason Tatum contributed 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Celtics while Pritchard had 22 points off the bench for the reigning NBA champions and set a ...

Curry Bags Record 4,000th Three-Pointer as Warriors Rout Kings

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry became the first NBA player ever to score 4,000 three-pointers on Thursday, extending his runaway lead as the greatest long-range shooter in basketball history in a blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings. Curry went into Thursday's game needing just two threes to reach the unprecedented 4,000 mark, just ...

Sixers Shock Warriors to Snap Nine-Game Losing Streak

Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points as the Philadelphia 76ers shocked the Golden State Warriors 126-119 to snap their nine-game NBA skid on Saturday -- a day after confirming superstar center Joel Embiid would miss the rest of the season. The Sixers brought Stephen Curry and the Warriors back to earth with a thud two days after Curry ...

Warriors Silence Thunder Despite Gilgeous-Alexander's 52 Points

The Golden State Warriors withstood Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 52-point outburst to beat the Western Conference leading Thunder 116-109 on Wednesday. Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points and Warriors superstar Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as Golden State erased a double-digit deficit and pulled away ...

Lakers Pip Warriors After Another LeBron-Curry Classic

LeBron James and Steph Curry served up a Christmas Day feast as their rivalry delivered another classic with the Los Angeles Lakers edging the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday. Curry made a stunning 31-foot three point throw with 7.1 seconds left on the clock to tie the game, only for Austin Reaves to win the game for the Lakers with a ...