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Curry scores 24 in Warriors's thump on Wizards

Xinhua, March 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Stephen Curry had 24 points in the Golden State Warriors's thrash of the Washington Wizards 107-76 on Monday to move closer to securing the league's top playoff seed.

The Wizards were contained to be without a field goal for nearly 11 minutes after halftime, with Washington missing its first 15 shots.

Golden State outscored the Wizards 29-8 in the quarter to take a 24-point lead.

The NBA-leading Warriors (57-13) have a huge lead over Memphis (50-21) in the Western Conference and is pulling away from East-leading Atlanta (53-17) as well.

Bradley Beal scored 12 points, and John Wall finished with 11 points, five assists and five rebounds for the Wizards, who lost three in a row.

In Chicago, Nikola Mirotic scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-86 and clinched a playoff spot.

Pau Gasol had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Chicago moved into a tie with Toronto for third place in the Eastern Conference.

Jimmy Butler added 19 points in his return to the lineup after missing 11 games with a sprained left elbow.

Kemba Walker had 29 points and Mo Williams scored 15 for the Hornets, who were without Cody Zeller (right shoulder). Charlotte has lost four of five to fall out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

In New York, Zach Randolph scored 23 points, Marc Gasol had 21 as Memphis Grizzlies crushed the Knicks 103-82 and secured a playoff spot with the road win.

The Grizzlies (50-21) shot 52 percent from the field in their third consecutive victory. Vince Carter added 14 points, Jeff Green scored 12 and Kosta Koufos had 10.

New York (14-57) has dropped four in a row and 11 of 13. Langston Galloway scored 19 points, Andrea Bargnani had 18 and reserve Jason Smith finished with 16.

In Salt Lake City, Rookie guard Zach LaVine scored 27 points, including two 3-pointers to force overtime, as Minnesota rallied past Utah 106-104.

LaVine's clutch shots in the fourth quarter set up a 6-1 Minnesota run to start overtime that the Jazz couldn't overcome.

The Timberwolves won for only the third time this month. ' In Boston, Evan Turner had 19 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak to help the Celtics overcome the Brooklyn Nets 110-91.

Avery Bradley scored 20 points to lead the Celtics, who moved a half-game ahead of Charlotte for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

In Indianapolis, James Harden scored 19 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter as the Rockets handed the Pacers their sixth straight loss 110-100.

Josh Smith added 18 points for the Rockets (47-23), who have won four of five. Endi