Warriors 130, Magic 114: Curry’s historical night paces Golden State past Orlando

Curry made a pair of free throws with 18.5 seconds left to get to the 40-point mark for the ninth time this season, and soon the Warriors walked off a victor for the 51st time in 56 games this season.

Curry surpassed Kyle Korver’s league record of 127 straight games with a three.

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. “It would have to be kind of a fluke night”, Orlando coach Scott Skiles said. Curry added seven assists and seven rebounds.

Yes, despite the loss in Portland to start this long road trip, this is pretty much exactly how a team might break the Bulls’ record of 72 regular-season wins-by bouncing back to beat the Clippers in LA less than 24 hours later and then flying across the country to outlast the Hawks in Atlanta last night… It’s a ridiculous notion at best, but maybe Stephen Jackson is still trying to do anything he can do distance himself from the time he went into the stands and fought fans during 2004’s Malice in the Palace incident.

But Curry caught fire, and Marreese Speights came off the bench to score 14 points and provide energy one night after not playing.

In addition, Miami forward Luol Deng had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Draymond Green, another All-Star, scored 12 points, collected four boards and dished out eight assists.

Magic: F Aaron Gordon matched his career high with 19 points….

Wade scored a season-high 32 points, while Whiteside finished with 21 and 13 rebounds for Miami (32-25), who continue to play without All-Star Chris Bosh because of blood clots in his leg. Golden State is 14-1 in its past 15 games.

The Magic have a new look to them after the NBA Trade Deadline, while the Warriors have a new center in Anderson Varejao.

Wade also put up eight points in the quarter to help the Heat sustain the lead.

Warriors point guard Stephen Curry scored 42 points, and shooting guard Klay Thompson added 33 points, including 15 straight in the fourth quarter.

Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson (2004-05) Washington’s Gilbert Arenas (2006-07) and L.A.’s Kobe Bryant (2002-03, 2005-06, 2006-07) are the only other players to post three or more 50-plus point games since 2000. If they don’t make it this year, their roster could continue to see more overhaul and sweeping changes after the season, as they try to get the right talent in place. The Magic led 63-59 at halftime, riding 17 points from Fournier, who hit two of his three 3-point attempts.

The Warriors turned the ball over 21 times for 21 Magic points, giving the Magic every opportunity to keep pace and stay in the game.

Green estimated that when the Warriors shoot from half-court at the end of practices and shootarounds that Curry is 60 percent from that distance.

Curry now has 276 3-pointers this season, leaving him only 10 away from his own record set last season.