Stephen Curry has become the first player in NBA history with 4000 career three-pointers, Draymond Green scored 23 points and Golden State beat the Sacramento Kings 130-104 for their sixth straight victory and 11th of 12.
Fans jumped to their feet and cheered when Curry, who finished with 11 points, connected in the third quarter on Thursday night, and a tribute played on the big screen during a timeout.
Playing a day before his 37th birthday, the two-time NBA MVP needed two more from deep coming into the game. Last Saturday, he became the 26th player to score 25,000 points.
Curry’s first triple was from the left wing with 5:35 left in the opening period. His 4000th came from the right wing off a pass from Moses Moody with 8:19 left in the third.
Jonathan Kuminga returned from a right ankle injury that sidelined him for 31 games and had 18 points, while Jimmy Butler added six points, seven assists and five rebounds as the Warriors (38-28) improved to 13-2 with him.
In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and the Bucks snapped a three-game skid with a 126-106 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers.
The hosts withstood a 45-point, 11-rebound performance from Luka Doncic. His points haul matched a season high and were his most since joining LA from Dallas.
Austin Reaves added 28 points for the Lakers (40-24), who were missing LeBron James (groin) for a second straight game and lost their third straight.
Brook Lopez scored 23 points, while Damian Lillard and Kevin Porter Jr. each had 22 for Milwaukee (37-28).
In-form Australian guard Josh Giddey sat out Chicago’s 116-110 home win over the Brooklyn Nets, after spraining his right ankle against Indiana on Monday. The Bulls hope to get him back during a season-high, six-game road trip.
Coby White scored 31 points, extending his streak of 20-point games to a career-best seven, helping Chicago win their season-high fourth in a row to sit 10th in the Eastern Conference at 28-38 and hold the final play-in spot.
Elsewhere, Cade Cunningham had 38 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons but Alex Sarr made the go-ahead basket with 53 seconds left, followed with a blocked shot and finished with 19 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a 129-125 victory in Detroit.
And Paolo Banchero had 34 points, 11 rebounds and four steals as the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-93.