NBA roundup: Stephen Curry scores 49 as Warriors edge Spurs

Stephen Curry capped a season-best 49-point performance by sinking the game-winning free throws in the final seconds as the visiting Golden State Warriors outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 109-108 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash.
The Warriors swept a two-game mini-series in San Antonio over three nights and won for the third time in their past four games overall. Golden State improved to 1-1 in West Group C play in the league’s in-season tournament, while the Spurs fell to 1-1. Spurs star Victor Wembanyama jumped over a defender for a tip-in to expand the lead to 108-105 with 1:06 left. Jimmy Butler III’s layup cut the gap to a point, and after a stunning block by Wembanyama and a miss by the Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox, Curry drove the lane and was fouled with 6.4 seconds to play.
Curry made both free throws. After a timeout, San Antonio went back to Fox, whose contested jumper at the buzzer bounced twice on the rim before falling away.
Knicks 140, Heat 132
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 of his 39 points in the first half, Landry Shamet had a career-high 36 points off the bench, and fellow reserve Josh Hart posted a triple-double to lead host New York past Miami.
Towns scored eight unanswered points to ignite the decisive 17-6 run that ended the first half for the Knicks, who finished 6-1 during a season-long seven-game homestand. New York won Friday despite missing Jalen Brunson, who was sidelined with a right ankle injury suffered in Wednesday’s 124-107 loss to the Orlando Magic.
Shamet scored the most points by a reserve in the NBA this season and the most by a Knicks player off the bench since J.R. Smith had 37 points against the Charlotte Bobcats on Mar. 29, 2013.
Bucks 147, Hornets 134 (OT)
Myles Turner hit a 3-pointer to open overtime and host Milwaukee never looked back, outlasting Charlotte in a back-and-forth game.
The Bucks, who never led by more than seven in regulation, outscored the Hornets 18-5 in overtime. Kyle Kuzma led Milwaukee with 29 points and 10 rebounds, and Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 25 points, 18 assists and seven assists.
Miles Bridges and rookie Kon Knueppel had 32 points apiece for the Hornets, who led by as many as 10 in the first half before losing for the fourth time in five games. LaMelo Ball, back from an ankle injury, had 16 points and 10 assists