BEYOND PERFECTION

Steph Curry (left) drains one of his eight triples in leading the Warriors to a rout of the Sixers. —AP

Playing through a right thumb sprain and with his right wrist heavily taped, Stephen Curry still was able to add to his three-point-shooting lore on Thursday night by making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as the Golden State Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers, 139-105, in San Francisco.

Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists on a night when he became the first in NBA history to go at least 8-for-8 on three-pointers and compile double-digit assists on the same night.

Having gone just 7-for-24 from long range over his previous two games, Curry matched his career best of makes without a miss by going 6-for-6 through three quarters before adding two more early in the final period.

Curry had connected on all six of his three-pointers in a game twice previously, including last April on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

The NBA record of 9-for-9 was originally set by former Warrior Latrell Sprewell, then of the New York Knicks, in 2003. It was eventually matched three times—by Ben Gordon both in 2006 and 2012, and by Jalen Brunson in 2023.

Jonathan Kuminga chipped in with 20 points off the bench, while Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Dennis Schroder had 15 apiece for the Warriors, who took advantage of a Philadelphia team playing the second night of a road back-to-back to get an early jump en route to a runaway win.

Moses Moody shot 4-for-5 on three-point attempts and Schroder made 3-for-4 from long range, helping the Warriors run up 22 treys in 39 attempts (56.4 percent).

Joel Embiid, who sat out Philadelphia’s 113-107 loss at Sacramento on Wednesday that ended the 76ers’ four-game winning streak, returned to pace the team with 28 points and 14 rebounds.

After the Kings scored the final 15 points to beat them on Wednesday, the 76ers were scorched 13-4 at the start by the Warriors. Schroder nailed a pair of three-pointers and Curry his first during the burst.

Stephen Curry reacts after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Lakers blast Blazers

Meanwhile, LeBron James scored 38 points and dished eight assists and Max Christie added a career-high 28 points as the Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to beat visiting Portland, 114-106.

Austin Reaves had 15 points and 11 assists as the Lakers won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Davis was a late scratch due to a left ankle sprain.

Anfernee Simons scored 23 points, while Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija each added 19 as the Trail Blazers lost for the 10th time in their past 13 games. Portland dropped its eighth consecutive road game.

Elsewhere, Tyrese Haliburton combined 33 points with a season-high 15 assists without a turnover to steer Indiana to a convincing 128-115 win over host Miami.

Haliburton set the tone with a 16-point, five-assist first quarter. In three meetings with Miami this season, Haliburton has 36 assists and one turnover. Myles Turner scored 21 points for the Pacers, and Pascal Siakam posted 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Rookie Kel’el Ware contributed a career-best 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting and added three blocks in 21 minutes off the bench for the Heat. Bam Adebayo finished with 20 points and eight rebounds.