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Warriors edge Grizzlies to come within one win of tying Bulls' record

Xinhua, April 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

Draymond Green scored on a go-ahead tip-in with a minute left to secure a 100-99 win for the Golden State Warriors against the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday.

With the victory the Warriors keep alive their hopes for 73 wins, which would break the all-time record of 72-10 set by Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in the 1995-96 season. The Warriors will visit San Antonio on Sunday.

Green finished with 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Klay Thompson had 20 points for the Warriors, who trailed by 10 points early in the fourth quarter.

Matt Barnes scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Memphis.

The Chicago Bulls kept its playoff hopes alive with a narrow win against Cleveland, while Atlanta beat Boston to move a game ahead of the Celtics in the fight for third place in the Eastern Conference.

Chicago's Jimmy Butler scored 21 points as the Bulls edged Cleveland 105-102.

Rookie Cristiano Felicio added a career-high 16 for Chicago, which took the lead with a 15-0 run early in the fourth quarter and only clinched the win when Cleveland's J.R. Smith missed a 3-point attempt on the buzzer.

The Bulls need to win their final two games and hope Indiana loses its remaining three in order to avoid missing the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

LeBron James had a huge game for Cleveland, hitting 13 of 17 shots for 33 points. It was not quite enough for the Cavaliers who missed a chance to clinch the top seed in the East.

Atlanta's Paul Millsap had a season-high 31 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Hawks past Boston 118-107.

Jeff Teague added 24 points for the Hawks, while Marcus Smart finished with 19 points for the Celtics, whose four-game winning streak ended.

Sacramento's Rudy Gay sank two free throws with 1 second left to give the Kings a 114-112 win over Oklahoma City in the final game at Sleep Train Arena.

Minnesota's Karl-Anthony Towns hit a turnaround hook shot with 1.8 seconds left to give the Timberwolves a 106-105 win at Portland.

Phoenix beat New Orleans 121-100 to inflict the heaviest home defeat of the season on the Pelicans, led by 24 points from Archie Goodwin. Endi