Curry scores 29 in Warriors’ sixth straight victory

Stephen Curry scored 29 points, while Yaxel Lendeborg added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Golden State Warriors won their sixth straight game by beating the Miami Heat 120-100 on Thursday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Davion Mitchell contributed 22 points and eight assists and Bam Adebayo added 18 and 10 rebounds for Miami, who were outscored 26-9 during one crucial stretch of the third quarter and could not recover.

Draymond Green had a season-high 11 assists and Georges Niang scored 13 points off the bench as the Warriors extended their winning streak since starting the season 0-3.

The Orlando Magic’s Wendell Carter Jr, left, defends as Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns shoots during their NBA game at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday.

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Curry began one for eight and was two of 10 at halftime before coming on in the third quarter and finished nine for 19 with six three-pointers, just missing his fourth straight game with 30 or more points because he rested once the game was out of hand.

Former Splash Brother Klay Thompson scored 11 points in his return and reunion with his former Warriors team and received a warm ovation before tipoff. A night after Thompson hit a winning three-pointer with a second left in overtime of a 117-116 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers, he finished three for 10 from the floor.

Andrew Wiggins also faced his old Golden State teammates and scored just two points on one-of-six shooting to go with six rebounds and four assists for the Heat in their third stop on a five-game west coast road trip.

The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry reacts after making a three during their NBA game against the Miami Heat at Chase Center in San Francisco on Thursday.

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Miami are focused on defending the three-point line, coach Erik Spoelstra calling it “high on the priority list.”

The Warriors wound up 39 percent — 16 for 41 — from long range.

With his three-pointer at the 7 minute, 3 second mark of the first quarter, Curry moved into 17th on the NBA’s career scoring list by passing Oscar Robertson (26,710).

In Phoenix, Arizona, Devin Booker scored 30 points and made a season-high four three-pointers, while Dillon Brooks added 24 points and four treys as the Suns beat the Orlando Magic 117-104 to snap a four-game losing streak.