Stephen Curry scored 42 points as the Golden State Warriors edged out the Sacramento Kings 127-123.
The point guard rallied in the fourth quarter to put 20 points on the board and finished with 10 three-pointers – five in the final quarter – while Kevin Durant provided the back-up with 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds.
Not a bad night from @StephenCurry30. Tonight's Stat Line of the Game, presented by @zoom_us. 📈 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/8mDxN386AW — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 6, 2019
The Kings produced a fine shooting display with 20 three-pointers and helped to set a new record as the teams combined for 41 threes, the most in a single game.
In Milwaukee, the Bucks fell 123-116 to the Toronto Raptors with both Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam scoring 30 points.
The Bucks made a late charge in the fourth to grab a 96-95 lead but were held off by the Raptors to record their first loss in five games.
BLAZERS WIN! BLAZERS WIN! pic.twitter.com/c6HCIB7hql — Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 6, 2019
The Houston Rockets' six-game winning streak was brought to an end by the Portland Trail Blazers as James Harden fell shy of another 40-point game on 38.
Jusuf Nurkic scored 25 points with 15 rebounds, while CJ McCollum added 24 in the 110-101 victory.
The beauty of basketball.#HereTheyCome pic.twitter.com/45MwtDmJxR — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 6, 2019
Joel Embiid top-scored with 25 points for the Philadelphia 76ers as they overcame the Dallas Mavericks 106-100, while the Memphis Grizzlies slumped to their fifth loss in a row as the San Antonio Spurs triumphed 108-88.
The Utah Jazz clinched a comeback victory over the Detroit Pistons, emerging 108-88 winners, the Cleveland Cavaliers were defeated 133-98 by the New Orleans Pelicans for the ninth straight loss and the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 123-110.
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