NEW YORK, Sporting Alert – Check out all the NBA scores, results and selected briefs from the three games that took place on Monday night.
WARRIORS 111, HEAT 103 | Photo Gallery | Box Score | Highlights
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry scored 31 points on 11 of 27 shooting and Draymond Green and Klay Thompson each contributed in starting roles, as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Miami Heat 111-103.
Curry, who was only 4 of 11 from 3-point range, also dished out six assists, while Green added 22 points and 12 rebounds and Thompson ended with 17 points and seven boards to help the Warriors (36-2) claimed their 36th straight regular-season home victory.
Harrison Barnes, fit again, but not back in the starting lineup just yet, added 12 points and six rebounds off the bench for Goldens State at ORACLE Arena.
Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat with a double-double of 20 points and 11 assists, while grabbing seven rebounds as well in the defeat.
All-star forward Chris Bosh added 15 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks and small forward Gerald Green finished with 15 for the Heat, who played without Hassan Whiteside, who was out with knee tendinitis.
With Whiteside out, former Duke Blue Devils standout, Justise Winslow, got his first start for the Heat.
He finished with seven points.
Luol Deng grabbed 14 points and 10 rebounds, Goran Dragic supported with 13 points, five assists and five boards, while Tyler Johnson went 6 of 7 from the field for 13 points and added five helpers for Miami, who had won eight of their past 11 games at ORACLE Arena.
SPURS 106, NETS 79
NEW YORK — LaMarcus Aldridge collected 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs earned a 106-79 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in an NBA score Monday night to extend their winning streak to eight games.
Aldridge played 28 minutes and shot 12 of 17 from the floor for the Spurs (33-6), who collected 17 points and eight rebounds from Kawhi Leonard, while Boban Marjanovic added 13 points and Boris Diaw finished with 11.
Brook Lopez paced the Brooklyn Nets with 18 points, with Joe Johnson adding 16 and Thomas Robinson finished with 10 off the bench.
“San Antonio is the gold standard for the NBA,” Nets interim coach Tony Brown, who leads the team after coach Lionel Hollins was sacked and general manager Billy King reassigned, said.
“We ran into a sledgehammer of a team,” Brown said. “They definitely know how to play together and that’s something we’re going to strive and try to do here.”
NBA Scores And Results
Monday, January 11
SPURS 106, NETS 79
WARRIORS 111, HEAT 103
WIZARDS 114, BULLS 100
