Curry, Warriors gun down 11th straight vs Nets

OAKLAND, California – Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 34 points after halftime, Andre Iguodala hit a clutch three-pointer and the Golden State Warriors survived in overtime, beating the Brooklyn Nets, 107-99, on Saturday night.

Iguodala added 18 points for the Warriors, who won their 11th straight to start the season. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 18 rebounds.

Draymond Green recorded a triple-double with 16 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Harrison Barnes added 13 points.

Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 28 and Thaddeus Young added 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets.

Jack and Young each sank a pair of free throws in the final 30 seconds of regulation to give the Nets a 3-point edge.

Iguodala tied it with a 3 with 5.9 seconds left and Lopez missed a short jumper at the buzzer.

The Warriors scored the first 10 points of the extra period to pull away.

In Milwaukee, Jerryd Bayless had an unenviable assignment: guard LeBron James in the final minutes of double overtime.

Despite giving up 5 inches and 50 pounds, Bayless was up for the challenge. He held James scoreless over the final 3:15 of the second overtime and the Bucks beat Cleveland 108-105, snapping the Cavaliers’ eight-game winning streak.

‘’As great as he is, I’m going to try to make it as tough as possible for him,’’ Bayless said of guarding James. ‘’That was my mentality going into it.’’

In other results, Washington beat Orlando, 108-99, Dallas downed Houston, 110-98; San Antonio crushed Philadelphia, 92-83; Phoenix routed Denver, 105-81; and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Detroit Pistons, 101-96.

Bayless scored 17 points in a game with a controversial inadvertent whistle by referee Marc Davis at the end of the first overtime.

James scored 37 points for Cleveland, which lost for the first time since dropping a 97-95 decision at Chicago in the season opener on Oct. 27.

Michael Carter-Williams scored 17 points for Milwaukee while Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points and 11 rebounds in 45 minutes before fouling out with 3:15 left in the second overtime. Greg Monroe scored 16 points and had 17 rebounds for the Bucks.

Bayless drew the assignment of guarding James after Antetokounmpo fouled out.

J.R. Smith hit a three-pointer with 27 seconds left to pull Cleveland within 108-105.

Bayless missed a running one-hander with 5 seconds to go, but Monroe grabbed the offensive rebound with 3 seconds left to seal the victory for Milwaukee.

The controversy occurred with 7.4 seconds left in the first overtime with the score tied. James blocked a shot by Bayless with 10 seconds left, and described himself as ‘’full of steam’’ to push the ball up court. Marc Davis thought he heard the Cleveland bench call time out and blew the whistle, forcing the Cavaliers to call time out to set up a final play.