Curry scores 42 as Warriors beat Heat 118-112
Stephen Curry scored 42 points, and the Golden State Warriors went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 118-112.
The Heat led 108-107 when Curry’s 3-pointer put the Warriors ahead for good with 39 seconds left. He scored 7 points as they took a 118-110 lead with 13 seconds left.
Klay Thompson’s 2 free throws with 14.2 seconds left made it 116-110 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Heat 19-12. Thompson scored 9 of the Warriors’ 19 on 3 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade had 4 of his 7 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Luol Deng that tied the game and 3 on baskets by Hassan Whiteside that put the Heat ahead.
Thompson had 33 points (17 in the fourth quarter) and 4 steals. Thompson scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Heat, Wade had a season-high 32 points and 7 assists, and Whiteside added 21 points and 13 rebounds on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench.
The Warriors shot 46.7% from the field and 46.4% from 3 to the Heat’s 46.5% and 42.9%. The Heat outscored the Warriors 43-20 off the bench. The Warriors were outscored 16-6 in 4 minutes with Iguodala, Bogut, Curry, Thompson and Green on the floor together. Andrew Bogut fouled out.