Curry took advantage of the guard-depleted Clippers, making 11 of 21 shots, including 8 of 16 3-pointers, going against rookie Juwan Evans and G-League call-up Tyrone Wallace.
The Clippers’ Blake Griffin suffered a concussion late in the first quarter when he stumbled driving into the lane from the right wing and hit his head on JaVale McGee’s right elbow. Griffin fell to the floor immediately, and remained down for several minutes as team physicians tended to him. He walked off under his own power and went to the locker room.
Nick Young and JaVale McGee each scored 11 points, and Klay Thompson and David West added 10 apiece for Golden State, playing with Kevin Durant sidelined by a right calf strain.
Cavaliers 131, Magic 127
LeBron James had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to just miss a triple-double in Cleveland’s victory over Orlando.
Kevin Love added 27 points, and Isaiah Thomas had 19 points and four assists in his first start since returning from a hip injury that delayed his Cavaliers debut. Dwayne Wade added 16 points.
Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 30 points, and Elfrid Payton had 20 points and five assists.
Celtics 87, Nets 85
Jayson Tatum had a driving dunk and a 3-pointer on consecutive late possessions, pulling Boston out of a late hole against Brooklyn.
Playing without Al Horford because of a sore left knee, Boston won its sixth straight heading into its trip to London to face Philadelphia on Thursday.
Pistons 108, Rockets 101
Tobias Harris scored 27 points and Detroit held off Houston.
Detroit is only four games over .500, but the Pistons have beaten Golden State, Boston, San Antonio, Minnesota and now Houston. The Rockets are without injured star James Harden, but the Pistons were missing their own standout, with Andre Drummond sidelined because of a right rib contusion.
Chris Paul had 16 points and 13 assists for Houston.
Bucks 110, Wizards 103
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 12 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe added 21 points and Milwaukee pulled away late to beat Washington.
Antetokounmpo also had seven assists to help Milwaukee win for the fourth time in six games and snap Washington’s four-game winning streak.
Timberwolves 116, Pelicans 98
Karl-Anthony Towns and Jimmy Butler each scored 21 points, Andrew Wiggins added 20 and Minnesota cruised past New Orleans.
Towns went 7 for 11 from the field and had 16 rebounds for another strong effort after Friday’s 25-point, 23-rebound career performance in Boston.
DeMarcus Cousins led the Pelicans with 23 points.
Pacers 125, Bulls 86
Victor Oladipo had 23 points and nine assists in three quarters in his return from a right knee injury in Indiana’s victory over Chicago.
Oladipo also had six rebounds and five steals to help the Pacers end a five-game losing streak. He missed the previous four games. Domantas Sabonis added 22 points.
Kings 106, Nuggets 98
Forty-year-old Vince Carter scored 10 of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and Sacramento held off Denver Nuggets.
De’Aaron Fox had 18 points and seven assists, and Willie Cauley-Stein added 17 points.
Trey Lyles led Denver with 19 points.
