In brief: Digest: Curry scores 31, Warriors beat Jazz 103-96 in OT for No. 68
NBA: Stephen Curry scored 31 points, including six straight in overtime, and the Golden State Warriors continued their historic run with a 103-96 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
The Warriors (68-7) surpassed last season’s victory total and must win five of their final seven games to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72-10.
Klay Thompson hit the tying 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining after an offensive rebound and kick-out from Shaun Livingston after Thompson missed the previous attempt.
Curry took over with his burst that gave the Warriors a 99-93 lead. He then took a charge on Gordon Hayward with 1:21 left before setting up Draymond Green’s dunk on the ensuing possession to put away the game.
The Jazz (37-38) fell into a tie with the Houston Rockets for the No. 7 slot in the Western Conference playoff race.
Mavericks rally: J.J. Barea scored 26 points and made the go-ahead layup with 49.9 seconds left as the Dallas Mavericks rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the visiting New York Knicks 91-89.
The Mavericks tied the Houston Rockets for eighth place in the Western Conference.
Russell apologizes for video: D’Angelo Russell says he must rebuild the Los Angeles Lakers’ trust in him after taking an unflattering video of teammate Nick Young.
Russell apologized profusely for the video. In Russell’s video, he asked Young about being with women other than his fiancie, rapper Iggy Azalea. The video began circulating online in the past week.
Fans fall out of stands: Four fans trying to get an autograph from Stephen Curry fell out of the stands when a railing dislodged before the Jazz hosted the Warriors.
Curry had just finished his pregame routine, when he stopped to sign a few autographs at the opening of the tunnel. As he did, a railing dislodged and four fans, including three minors, fell onto the floor at Curry’s feet. One fan went to first aid and the other three were treated, released and returned to their seats.
Kings sign Divac to new contract: The Sacramento Kings have signed general manager and vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac to a new multiyear contract.
Fenner leads Wolf Pack at CBI finals
College Basketball: D.J. Fenner scored 26 points, and Nevada beat Morehead State 77-68 to stay alive in the College Basketball Invitational finals in Reno, Nevada.
Freshman Cameron Oliver had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack.
West tops East: Josh Jackson and Frank Jackson each scored 19 points, and the West beat the East 114-107 in the boys McDonald’s All American Game in Chicago.
Frank Jackson, who has committed to play for Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, was 5 for 7 from 3-point range. Josh Jackson, who is considering Michigan State, Kansas and Arizona for his college choice, was 9-for-11 shooting.
West wins: Sabrina Ionescu scored eight of her 25 points in overtime, and the West rallied to beat the East 97-88 in the girls McDonald’s All American Game in Chicago.
Ionescu, the only uncommitted player in the game, scored eight consecutive points to set a new girls scoring record while winning MVP honors. She tied it at 88 on a pair of free throws, and then made back-to-back 3-pointers to give the West a 94-88 lead.
Amber Ramirez scored 21 points for the East on five 3-pointers. Notre Dame recruit Erin Boley added 13 points.
The West tied it with 57.9 seconds left on Lauren Cox’s 3-pointer. After an East turnover, the West had a chance to win in regulation, but Destiny Slocum missed a jumper.
Nadia Finagall, who has committed to Stanford, scored six of her nine points in the final three minutes of regulation to help fuel the West’s late surge.
Ionescu made back-to-back 3s to cut the West lead to 63-56, but Ramirez answered with a long 3-pointer as time expired in the third quarter.
Old Dominion holds on: Trey Freeman scored 24 points, including two late free throws, and Old Dominion held off Oakland 68-67 on Wednesday night to win the inaugural Vegas 16 Tournament. Oakland overcame a 14-point deficit early in the second half but the Monarchs pulled away behind Freeman.
League offers Keith in-person hearing
NHL: The NHL has offered Blackhawks’ Duncan Keith an in-person hearing for high- sticking Wild’s Charlie Coyle.
The offer means the league can suspend Keith more than five games, but it doesn’t have to. Keith has the option of traveling to New York or waiving his right to the hearing.
After being knocked onto his back during the first period of Chicago’s game Tuesday at Minnesota, Keith lifted his stick into Coyle’s face. He was given a 10-minute match penalty.
Lehner sidelined: Buffalo Sabres starting goalie Robin Lehner will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair his right ankle. The surgery ends an injury-troubled year for Lehner, who missed 42 games after sustaining a lower body injury in Buffalo’s season opener.
McGregor to rematch Diaz at UFC 200
Miscellany: A main-event rematch was made between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz at the same 170-pound welterweight limit for UFC 200 on July 9 at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marquee event of the year will star the popular McGregor, of Ireland, who boldly decided to move up from a scratched lightweight title shot against injured champion Rafael Dos Anjos earlier this month to fight Stockton’s Diaz at 170 pounds.
Djokovic moves to semifinals: Novak Djokovic advanced to the Miami Open semifinals and improved to 26-1 this year by beating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-3 in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Djokovic is seeking his sixth Key Biscayne men’s title, which would tie Andre Agassi’s record, and his third in a row.
Azarenka advances: Victoria Azarenka was well on her way to victory when she drew a code violation for chastising herself too colorfully, and she later angrily jabbed at her eyes with two fingers as if to say, “Watch the ball.”
Azarenka has high standards for herself, which is one reason she is undefeated in March. The two-time Grand Slam champion moved one win closer to a rare Indian Wells-Key Biscayne double by beating Johanna Konta in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, 6-4, 6-2 in Key Biscayne, Florida.
Papadakis, Cizeron seek to defend title: Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France lead after the short dance as they seek to defend their title at figure skating’s world championships in Boston.
They were followed by two American teams in the first worlds in the U.S. since 2009. Papadakis and Cizeron scored 76.29 points Wednesday with their waltz and march. They were followed by siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani with 74.70 points and Madison Chock and Evan Bates with 72.46 points.
Hanyu leads: Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu skated the latest flawless program of a brilliant season to take a large lead after the short program at the world championships.
The Japanese star scored 110.56 points to lead defending champ Javier Fernandez by more than 12.