Steph Curry leads Warriors to 120-100 win over Miami
Steph Curry paced Golden State in a 120–100 home win over Miami; Warriors have won six straight while Heat drop to 3–6.
Golden State Warriors defeated the Miami Heat 120-100 in a game played overnight between Thursday and Friday, with Steph Curry leading the winners and Nikola Jovic having a quiet night for Miami.
The victory — Golden State's sixth straight after a rough start that included three early losses — came at their home arena. Miami suffered its sixth defeat of the season and now sit at 3-6.
Miami stayed competitive through the first half, but the Warriors took command in the third quarter, outscoring the Heat 38-23 and opening a margin Miami could not trim below double digits for the remainder of the game.
Key contributors
Steph Curry finished as the top scorer for the winners with 29 points and four assists. Rookie Jaksel Lenderborg added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
For Miami, Devion Michel paced the offense with 22 points and eight assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points and 14 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Later the same evening, the Phoenix Suns beat the Orlando Magic 117-104 in the other scheduled game.
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