Stephen Curry played peacemaker to keep Jokic from going after Payton II
It was not Nikola Jokic‘s night.
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Curry scores 34 points off bench; Warriors rout Nuggets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry drove to the basket with fervor and knocked down a 3-pointer while falling to the ground getting fouled to convert a key four-point play, exhibiting all the signs he's his healthy former self at last.
Short-handed Pacers topple Warriors, Suns rally to beat Mavs
One day after shocking LeBron James and the Lakers in Los Angeles, the Pacers pulled off another unlikely win in California, despite a slew of absences that included injured starters Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon and Caris LeVert. Undaunted, Duarte stepped up to score a career-best 27 points with seven rebounds and three assists. He scored four points in overtime, and teammate Keifer Sykes scored five -- Sykes hitting the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:41 left in the frantic extra session, then driving for a layup that pushed Indiana's lead to five points.