PHOENIX -- Stephen Curry scored 41 points in three quarters, Draymond Green had a triple-double and the Golden State Warriors beat Phoenix 135-116 on Friday night, extending their NBA-record start to 17-0.

The Warriors set a franchise mark for 3-pointers with 22, one shy of the league record.

Curry made a season-high nine of his 16 attempts from long range in his 14th career 40-point game, five of them this season. Green had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his third career triple-double, two this season.

The Warriors, in their highest-scoring game of the season, set another NBA mark by making 15 3-pointers (in 20 attempts) in the first half. Leandro Barbosa added 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting, including 5 for 5 on 3s.

T.J. Warren scored a career-high 28 points for the Suns in their third straight loss and fourth in five games.

ROCKETS 116, 76ERS 114

HOUTSON -- James Harden had 50 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and Houston beat winless Philadelphia.

Harden was 14 for 28 from the field and 16 for 20 at the line in his third career game with 50 or more points. He is averaging 36.2 points in his last five games.

Philadelphia moved one loss away from matching the New Jersey Nets' NBA-worst mark of 18 losses to open a season. The Sixers have dropped 27 in a row dating to last season for the longest losing streak in major U.S. professional sports history, passing the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to '77. The previous record was also matched by the 76ers in 2013-14.

Robert Covington had 28 points for Philadelphia, which made a franchise-record 16 3-pointers in 35 attempts. One day removed from a Boston nightclub altercation, rookie Jahlil Okafor had 11 points and six rebounds.

PACERS 104, BULLS 92

INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George scored 33 points, C.J. Miles had 16 and Indiana earned its fourth consecutive win.

The Pacers have won 10 of 12 overall. Monta Ellis had 14 points, and George Hill finished with 10 assists.

Nikola Mirotic scored a season-high 25 points for Chicago (9-5), and Jimmy Butler added 16. The Bulls lost for only the second time in six games.

Indiana broke out of a sluggish start with a 17-2 run that made it 19-9 midway through the first quarter, and it never trailed again.

CAVALIERS 95, HORNETS 90

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- LeBron James had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, extending his personal run of dominance against Charlotte.

James' teams have won 23 straight games against franchises based in Charlotte -- both the Hornets and Bobcats. He played in all but two of those.

Kevin Love had a double-double at halftime and finished with 18 points and 16 rebounds as the Cavaliers snapped Charlotte's seven-game home winning streak and improved to 4-4 on the road.

Kemba Walker had 18 points, and Nicolas Batum added 17 points and eight rebounds for Charlotte.

THUNDER 103, PISTONS 87

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant had 34 points and 13 rebounds to help Oklahoma City beat Detroitfor its fourth straight win.

Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and Enes Kanter added 14 points apiece for the Thunder. In a matchup of the NBA's top two rebounding teams, the No. 2 Thunder outrebounded the No. 1 Pistons 58-38. Detroit centre Andre Drummond, who was leading the league with 17.8 rebounds per game, finished with seven.

Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson was traded by Oklahoma City last season after saying he wanted to be a starter, despite playing behind Westbrook. Jackson was booed loudly during pregame warmups and was jeered most of the time when he touched the ball. He finished with 15 points on 4-for-16 shooting.

HAWKS 116, GRIZZLIES 101

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Paul Millsap had 23 points and 14 rebounds, leading balanced Atlanta past Memphis.

Atlanta, which had lost five of seven, had six players score in double figures. Jeff Teague had 20 points and seven assists, Al Horford scored 16 points, and Kent Bazemore had 14.

Millsap was 11 of 13 from the free-throw line.

Mike Conley led Memphis with 16 points, but was 4 of 13 from the field. Matt Barnes scored 15, while Courtney Lee and Vince Carter added 14 apiece.

The Grizzlies were outscored 63-43 in the second half.

HEAT 97, KNICKS 78

NEW YORK -- Gerald Green scored a season-high 25 points while starting in place of Luol Deng, and the Heat earned their second victory over the Knicks this week.

Chris Bosh added 20 points and Dwyane Wade had 17 for the Heat, who held the Knicks to 78 points in both victories over the last six nights.

Green showed off his entire repertoire during a superb fourth-quarter stretch that turned the game into a blowout and sent the Heat to their eighth straight victory over the Knicks, their longest winning streak in the series.

Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 11 points for New York in its third straight loss.

MAGIC 114, BUCKS 90

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Elfrid Payton had 22 points and 10 assists, leading Orlando to the win.

The Magic shot 52.4 per cent from the field and limited the Bucks to 41.9 per cent shooting. Tobias Harris scored 19 points for Orlando, and Evan Fournier and Victor Oladipo had 17 apiece.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jerryd Bayless led Milwaukee with 17 points apiece. Khris Middleton had 15.

The Magic made each of their six 3-point attempts and 13 of 16 shots (81.3 per cent) overall while blowing the game open in the third period. Orlando outscored Milwaukee 37-22 in the quarter to push a six-point halftime lead to 86-65.

SPURS 91, NUGGETS 80

DENVER -- Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and San Antonio beat Denver for its fourth win in a row.

Tony Parker added 13 points and Jonathon Simmons had 12 for the Spurs, who were without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. The veteran stars got the night off to rest with San Antonio playing the second of three games in four nights.

Danilo Gallinari had 16 points for the Nuggets, who have lost five in a row. Denver also has lost nine straight to San Antonio.

CLIPPERS 111, PELICANS 90

LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 20 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles routed undermanned New Orleans.

Griffin, who scored 40 points against Utah on Wednesday in a 102-91 loss that began a six-game homestand, made seven of 15 shots to help fuel the Clippers' sixth straight home victory over New Orleans. Chris Paul had 17 points and eight assists.

Anthony Davis had 17 points and six rebounds in 28 minutes for New Orleans. He was carried to the dressing room with 2:48 left in the third quarter because of a bruised right knee. Davis collided with Paul while the All-Star point guard was dribbling up court.

TIMBERWOLVES 101, KINGS 91

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, Zach LaVine added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Minnesota got a big game from its reserves to beat Sacramento.

Shabazz Muhammad had 15 points and Andre Miller added 12 points and four assists to help the Timberwolves to their third straight win and first over the Kings since March 16, 2014. Minnesota, one of the worst home teams in the NBA this season, also improved to 6-2 on the road.

LaVine scored 14 points in the second half of his return to the lineup, helping Minnesota pull away. LaVine was starting in place of Ricky Rubio, who was sidelined by a left ankle injury.

CELTICS 111, WIZARDS 78

BOSTON -- Jared Sullinger had 18 points and 15 rebounds in three quarters and Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points, leading Boston past Washington.

Jae Crowder scored 17 and Avery Bradley had 16 points for the Celtics, who posted a runaway win against the Wizards for the second time in three weeks.

Kelly Olynyk scored nine of his 12 points in the fourth quarter as both coaches left the finish to their reserves.

Jared Dudley scored 19 points for Washington.