HOUSTON: Klay Thompson scored 38 points, Draymond Green had a triple-double and the Golden State Warriors overcame star Stephen Curry’s absence to beat the Houston Rockets 114-110 on Thursday.
Golden State was blown out by Dallas on Wednesday night for just its second loss of the season when Curry missed his first game since March because of a sore left lower leg. But the Warriors were able to outlast the Rockets thanks to the big night by Thompson, who made six 3-pointers.
Green had a career-high 16 assists to go along with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
James Harden had 30 points for Houston, which has dropped seven straight regular-season games to Golden State. Dwight Howard had 21 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Shaun Livingston made his second start of the season in place of Curry, who was injured Monday night against Sacramento. Interim coach Luke Walton said Curry was feeling better Thursday, but was not ready to play.
Thunder 110 Suns 106: In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook had 36 points and 12 assists, and Oklahoma City held off Phoenix for the Suns’ seventh straight loss.
Kevin Durant scored 23 points for Oklahoma City, which has won three straight and 12 of 14. Westbrook also had five steals and blocked a shot.
The Suns had six players score in double figures. T.J. Warren had 29 points and nine rebounds, and P.J. Tucker scored 22 points.
Tyson Chandler, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Phoenix, made a tying layup with 1:34 left. But Durant scored on a fadeaway jumper and got free for a dunk that made it 106-102 with 31.7 seconds remaining.
Clippers 95 Pelicans 89: In New Orleans, J.J. Redick scored 26 points for a second straight night, Chris Paul closed out a poor shooting performance with pivotal plays in the final minutes, and the Clippers capped an unbeaten five-game trip.
Paul missed 15 of his first 17 shots, but hit a 19-foot step-back jumper with a minute to go to give Los Angeles a 90-87 lead. Before and after that score, Paul assisted on baskets by Jamal Crawford. Paul, who finished with 12 assists, then added three free throws in the final 21 seconds.
DeAndre Jordan had 20 rebounds and 11 points, and Crawford added 15 points for Los Angeles.
Anthony Davis had 14 points and 15 rebounds for New Orleans, and Ryan Anderson scored 17 points.
Bucks 120 Pacers 116: In Indianapolis, Khris Middleton scored 33 points, and the Bucks stopped a three-game losing streak.
Greg Monroe added 23 points for Milwaukee, which shot 58 percent (45 for 77) from the field. Jabari Parker, Giannis Antetokounmpo and reserve Jerryd Bayless had 14 points apiece.
Indiana’s 20 turnovers led to 35 points for the Bucks.
Paul George led the Pacers with 31 points. George Hill added 15 points and six rebounds.
Pistons 115 Timberwolves 90: In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Andre Drummond had 23 points and 18 rebounds and Reggie Jackson added 19 points and nine assists, leading Detroit to the win.
Drummond came out with just over three minutes to play, narrowly missing his sixth 20-20 game of the season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 22 points for the Pistons, who had lost three in a row.
Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Andrew Wiggins had 21 points. Minnesota was coming off a 94-80 victory over Utah on Wednesday night.
Detroit had a 78-70 lead after three, and Anthony Tolliver made two 3-pointers to help increase the advantage to 87-72 with 10:30 left.
Jazz 109 Trail Blazers 96: In Salt Lake City, Trey Burke scored a season-high 27 points, helping Utah cruise to the win.
Burke made 12 of 19 shots, and Gordon Hayward had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Rodney Hood finished with 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Utah had dropped three of four.
The Jazz grabbed control in the second quarter, outscoring the Blazers by 18 after the game was tied at 25 after one. Utah hit four 3-pointers during a 21-3 run.
Portland’s C.J. McCollum scored 32 points, including six 3-pointers. Meyers Leonard had 17, and Allen Crabbe added 15.
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