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Curry, Butler show way as Warriors hold off Bucks

Published Jan 8, 2026 02:01 pm

At A Glance

  • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 31 points, highlighted by a step-back 3-pointer with 26 seconds left, and added seven assists and seven rebounds to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 120-113, on Wednesday night, Jan. 7.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins (13) and center Myles Turner (3) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Milwaukee Bucks guard Ryan Rollins (13) and center Myles Turner (3) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 31 points, highlighted by a step-back 3-pointer with 26 seconds left, and added seven assists and seven rebounds to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 120-113, on Wednesday night, Jan. 7.
De’Anthony Melton added 22 points off the bench, Jimmy Butler finished with 21 points and five rebounds. and Al Horford had eight points, 10 rebounds and six assists in one of his best all-around games since joining the Warriors.
Curry shot 12 for 21 with three 3s. He made his first from deep at the 4:44 mark of the opening quarter and scored 14 points by halftime.
Giannis Anteokounmpo's layup with 4:38 remaining pulled the Bucks within 10 but Butler answered on the other end.
Anteokounmpo had 34 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while Kevin Porter Jr. contributed 15 points, nine assists and four rebounds for the Bucks, who couldn't withstand Golden State's 18 made 3s and a 53-42 rebounding disadvantage.
Milwaukee had won two in a row and four of five, getting two full days off after a 115-98 win at Sacramento on Sunday.
Draymond Green added 14 points and seven assists as Golden State kicked off an eight-game stretch at home by holding on after leading by 17 in the third quarter.
Anteokounmpo made 3 of his first 4 shots for seven quick points and wound up 15 for 22 from the floor — missing five of his seven free throws. The Bucks have lost six straight on the Warriors' home floor dating to a win on Jan. 8, 2020, in the first season at Chase Center.
The teams split their season series after Milwaukee won 120-110 at home on Oct. 30.
Meanwhile, Jamal Murray had 22 points and 17 assists and Peyton Watson scored 30 for the Denver Nuggets, who went on a 14-0 run to rally from a fourth-quarter deficit and pull away to beat the Boston Celtics, 114-110.
In a game missing its two biggest stars — Denver’s three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and Boston All-Star Jayson Tatum — the teams played through 26 lead changes and another nine ties before Denver turn a three-point deficit midway through the fourth into a 101-90 lead.
Boston trailed 107-95 and cut it to three points in the final seconds, but it was too late.
Jaylen Brown scored 33 and Neemias Queta grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds for Boston, which had won five in a row.
Denver had lost six of its last 10 since opening the season 20-6, losing ground on the defending champion Thunder in the Western Conference race. They are 3-2 since Jokic went out with a hyperextended left knee. Murray and Christian Braun returned to the starting lineup after sitting out Monday’s overtime loss to Philadelphia, the second game of a back-to-back.
Denver trailed 90-87 before scoring 14 straight, getting nine points from Watson and eight from Zeke Nnaji in the fourth.
The Celtics started the game 1 for 6 from the free-throw line, with Brown missing two in a row while the crowd chanted “M-V-P!” They finished 9 for 15 on foul shots.
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