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Stephen Curry scored 23 points in his anticipated return after missing more than four months, but the Raptors clinched a playoff spot, beating the Warriors 121-113.

Stephen Curry is scheduled to return from a more than four-month absence with a broken left hand to play for Golden State against the Toronto Raptors.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 12 rebounds while leading four Milwaukee starters to score in double figures, and the NBA-best Bucks held off the Warriors 107-98.

Paschall hit a key 3-pointer with 4:05 remaining and finished with 34 points and 13 rebounds, leading injury-plagued Warriors to a 127-118 victory against the Blazers.

Curry broke his left hand and became the latest injured Warriors player when he fell hard in the third quarter of another defeat by Golden State, 121-110 to the Phoenix Suns

Kawhi Leonard did it again to the Warriors. He got the first win in their new Chase Center and the last win at the Oracle. Scoring 21 points, the Clippers to a 141-122 win.

The Brooklyn Nets expect to wait a year before Kevin Durant plays for them. General manager Sean Marks said the Nets are planning this season without the injured All-Star.

The Warriors swept their way to a fifth straight NBA Finals, getting triple-doubles from Stephen Curry and Green in a 119-117 overtime victory on Monday night.

Curry knocked down nine 3-pointers on his way to 36 points, leading the Warriors past the Trail Blazers 116-94 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

Harden insisted the problem wouldn't keep him out of Game 3 on Saturday as the Rockets try to climb out of an 0-2 hole against the two-time defending champions.