Curry is first player to make 300 3s in a single season
OAKLAND, California (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 41 points and became the first player in NBA history to make 300 3-pointers in a season, and the Golden State Warriors set another record in a season full of them by holding off the Orlando Magic 119-113 Monday night for their 45th straight home victory.
Curry didn't match his 51-point performance against the Magic on Feb. 25 in which he hit 10 of 15 3-pointers, but shot 7 for 13 from long range and also pulled down 13 rebounds. He has 301 3s with 20 games to go.
Golden State surpassed the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' 44 straight regular-season home victories and improved to 26-0 at Oracle Arena this season with its franchise-best sixth straight win against Orlando.
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) gestures after scoring against the Orlando Magic during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Klay Thompson added 27 points for the Warriors (56-6), who overcame a season-high 24 turnovers to bounce back from an ugly 112-95 road loss to the Lakers on Sunday that snapped a seven-game winning streak.
The Warriors are still chasing the Bulls' record 72-win season. Golden State's home winning streak includes the final 18 games of last season before the franchise's run to its first championship in 40 years. The Warriors haven't lost a regular-season game at Oracle Arena since falling to the Bulls in overtime on Jan. 27, 2015.
Draymond Green told the fans afterward: "45 straight home wins is incredible. Without you all, this would not be possible."
Victor Oladipo capped a 7-0 run when he made two free throws with 1:13 left to cut the Warriors' lead to two. Thompson then hit a baseline 3-pointer under pressure with 52.5 seconds remaining and Curry followed with a layup at the 44.3 mark and two free throws with 32.5 seconds to play.
Aaron Gordon had 20 points and 16 rebounds in his Bay Area homecoming on a night Orlando played without leading scorer and center Nikola Vucevic because of a strained right groin
During one impressive sequence late in the third, Curry dribbled inside of the arc then back out before knocking down a 3 while being guarded by 6-foot-10 Ersan Ilyasova.
Green had 10 assists and nine rebounds with one point after being questionable earlier in the day with an illness that sent him to see a doctor during the team's morning shootaround. Brandon Rush added 11 points with three 3s off the bench as Golden State shot 16 for 35 from beyond the arc.
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) is defended by Orlando Magic's Dewayne Dedmon (3) and Brandon Jennings (55) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Orlando Magic's Elfrid Payton, top, collides with Golden State Warriors' Leandro Barbosa during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, right, grabs a rebound next to Orlando Magic's Elfrid Payton (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Orlando Magic's Jason Smith (14) looks to pass next to Golden State Warriors' Andrew Bogut (12) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Golden State Warriors' Andrew Bogut (12) dunks against the Orlando Magic during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Orlando Magic's Mario Hezonja (23) goes up for a shot as Golden State Warriors' Marreese Speights (5) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Orlando Magic's Dewayne Dedmon (3) dunks against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 7, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
