Stephen Curry scored 36 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-116 in overtime.
Stephen Curry made a step-back 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 111, and the Warriors outscored the Bucks 14-5 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Bucks 20-11. Curry scored 15 of the Warriors’ 20 on 6 for 7 shooting. With 50 seconds left, Klay Thompson stole the ball from Khris Middleton, and Curry’s driving layup off it tied the game at 108.
Thompson scored 22 points. Donte DiVincenzo added 20 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds. JaMychal Green added 18 points on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench, and Kevon Looney had 7 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 5 steals. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Bucks, Middleton had 19 points and a season-high 4 steals. Joe Ingles had 15 points and 7 assists off the bench. The Bucks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Warriors made 23 3-pointers, 6 of them by DiVincenzo and 6 by Curry. The Bucks made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Ingles and 4 by Jrue Holiday. They got 7 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They outscored the Warriors 20-5 on the fast break. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Bucks 45-22 in 17 minutes together.