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Warriors secure West top seed

Xinhua, March 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Golden State Warriors secured the top seed in the NBA's Western Conference Saturday after beating the Milwaukee Bucks 108-95.

Stephen Curry scored 25 points and Klay Thompson added 21 for Warriors' record-setting 60th victory of the season. The win guarantees the Warriors the home-court advantage throughout the Western Conference playoffs.

Their previous record of 59 was set in 1975-76.

Harrison Barnes scored 13 points and pulled down six rebounds and Marreese Speights chipped in with 12 points and seven rebounds for Golden State, who won their ninth straight game.

The Warriors connected on 12 of 25 three-point attempts and made 12 of 14 free throws.

Khris Middleton scored 14 points to lead the Bucks, who trimmed a 19-point deficit after three quarters to 11, moving on to score the first eight points of the fourth quarter.

Golden State responded with a 10-4 scoring run and were never threatened after that. Endi