Curry ties record; Warriors burn Heat

“I don’t know that the record is that significant because it’s so simple for him”. Curry handed his shoes to a team security guard to give to a child who had a sign asking for them because it was his birthday.

MIAMI (AP) – Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors tied an National Basketball Association record Wednesday by making a 3-pointer in his 127th consecutive regular-season game. It doesn’t seem as if he’s not going to hit one anytime soon, as that’s basically what this man does game in and game out.

After a 118-112 victory Wednesday night over the Miami Heat to get to 51-5 on the season, the “yes” bet is now minus-125, while “no” is plus-105. Forward Harrison Barnes added 10.

In ATS trends, the Warriors are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games and 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall, while the Magic are 5-1 ATS in the last six games overall and 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a winning record.

Green, Curry and Thompson each were flawless on free throws down the stretch to hold off the Heat and improve the Warriors’ record to 51-5.

Stephen Curry had 42 points against the Heat, including the go-ahead triple while Klay Thompson scored 42 points as well.

Then, with 2:15 to play, Heat forward Luol Deng converted a 3-pointer to tie it 104-104, setting up a dramatic final two minutes. “He still plays a pretty simple game: He shoots when he’s open and he passes when he’s covered”.

Dwyane Wade envisions more time at point guard with Beno Udrih out: Dwyane Wade played the position as a rookie and now may have to come full circle at point guard amid the Miami Heat’s latest injury blow. “I emailed Steve and within an hour, half-an-hour, he emailed back and said ‘We’ve got you'”. The MVP is also on course to smash his own single season 3-pointer record he set up last season. Whiteside piled up 21 points on 8-11 shooting, 13 rebounds, and a couple of blocks, while Green scored just 10 points on 3-7 shooting, nine rebounds, and as many turnovers as assists.

Spoelstra altered his lineup to start the second half for the second game in a row, this time opening the third quarter with Whiteside at center in place of Amar’e Stoudemire.

Wednesday should’ve been one of those nights for the Golden State Warriors.

SACRAMENTO, California – Tony Parker scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and San Antonio beat Sacramento for its third straight victory. “We were doing basic passing drills into the passing net, like left-handed passes, right-hand, overhead, and doing dribbling drills through cones, and a lot of guys were pissed because they were like, ‘hey, we’re National Basketball Association guys, we don’t need to be doing this stuff.’ But coach Kerr was like, ‘no, we’re going back to basics”.

The Orlando Magic (25-30) are coming from a 124-115 win over Philadelphia on Tuesday.