OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry returned from an 11-game absence due to an ankle injury and set an NBA season-high by hitting 10 3-pointers as the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 141-128 on Saturday.In his first game since Dec. 4, Curry scored 38 points on 13 of 17 shooting. He made 10 of 13 as Golden State (29-8) shot 54.5 percent (18 of 33) from behind the arc and 58.8 percent overall.Klay Thompson added 21 and hit five 3-pointers while Kevin Durant contributed 20 for the defending champions.Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies (11-25) with 27 points while Tyreke Evans added 22 as Memphis shot 52.1 percent and 71.4 percent (15 of 21) from 3-point range.Jazz 104, Cavaliers 101SALT LAKE CITY -- Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Utah held off Cleveland.Derrick Favors added 19 while Ricky Rubio totaled 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Utah (16-21) beat Cleveland for the fourth straight time.LeBron James turned 33 and played for the seventh time on his birthday.... [More]

HOUSTON (AP) — Rockets star James Harden will miss at least two weeks with a left hamstring strain.The team announced Monday that the NBA's leading scorer has a grade 2 strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.Harden was injured on a missed layup late in the fourth quarter of Houston's 148-142 double-overtime win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. He said after the game that he didn't think the injury was serious, but the guard was walking with a pronounced limp.The Rockets have the second-best record in the Western Conference behind Golden State at 26-9, and Harden leads the NBA with his scoring average of 32.3 points per game. He also is averaging 9.1 assists, ranking third in the league.Harden, who has played every game this season, has been extremely durable during his career, missing just two games since the start of the 2014-15 season.

SG JJ Redick scored 22 points in Sunday's win at Phoenix.

G Tyreke Evans scored a game-high 26 points in 26 minutes as Memphis won 114-96 over Sacremnto on Sunday. "He's on a mission right now," Grizzlies interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. Evans canned 10 of 16 shots from the field and made 5 of 7 3-point attempts. He added five assists and six rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter.

G Mike Conley is traveling with the team and has taken part in practices, as well as a pregame workout before Saturday's contest at Golden State, the Memphis Commercial-Appeal reported. Conley has missed 24 straight games with a left heel injury.

C DeAndre Jordan contributed eight points and 16 rebounds in Sunday's 106-98 win over Charlotte.

G Jeff Teague, an Indianapolis native who signed with the Timberwolves after playing for the Pacers last season, was disappointed about not being able to play against his former team in his hometown on Sunday. He even dressed for warm-ups. The point guard, who averages 13.4 points per game, missed his second straight game with a sprained left MCL and is out indefinitely.

SG Lou Williams scored a game-high 40 points in Sunday's 106-98 win over Charlotte. "He was just a nightmare tonight," Charlotte forward Frank Kaminsky said. "He started hitting [3-pointers] early, so we start getting up on his screen. He starts driving to the rim, and then he's getting fouled." Williams, who recorded 16 points in the opening 12 minutes, also dished out eight assists in the game. He also shot 10 of 11 from the free-throw line to pace Los Angeles on a 24-of-27 afternoon.

G Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points in Sunday's 116-113 loss to Dallas.

F Blake Griffin finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists in his second game back from a knee injury Sunday against Charlotte.

PG J.J. Barea had 12 points and 11 assists in Sunday's 116-113 win at Oklahoma City.

PF Josh McRoberts was active for the first time this season in Sunday's 116-113 win over Oklahoma City as he progresses from a series of injuries that have kept him out after joining Dallas in the offseason. McRoberts did not play.

PG Russell Westbrook had another huge night in Sunday's 116-113 loss to visiting Dallas, finishing with 38 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists. It was his 12th triple-double of the season.

F Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led the team with 22 points and 12 rebounds in Sunday's loss to Boston.

F Trevor Ariza scored a season-high 26 points in Sunday's 128-122 double overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He made 6 of 10 3-point attempts.

G Chris Paul totaled 28 points and 10 assists while playing a season-high 42 minutes in Sunday's 128-122 double overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Paul scored 15 of his 28 points in the extra periods and hit six free throws inside the final minute of the second overtime.

G James Harden scored 40 points in Sunday's 148-142 double overtime win over the Los Angeles Lakers. He also exited the game with a left hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated before Wednesday's game at Orlando. Harden departed with 44.9 seconds left in the fourth, clutching his hamstring following a miss on a driving layup. He was listed as questionable for Sunday's game with a right foot contusion.

PG Chris Paul will return from a three-game injury absence to play in Friday's game against the Washington Wizards. Paul has been sidelined due to a groin injury. Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni confirmed Paul would be in the lineup. Houston, which lost its last four games, is 15-1 when Paul is in the lineup and 10-7 when he sits out.

G Jerryd Bayless isn't Philadelphia's go-to guy on offense, but when he got the chance, the veteran came through. Bayless scored eight of his 14 points in the first 1:06 of the fourth quarter to start a decisive run and the 76ers defeated the Denver Nuggets 107-102 on Saturday night. Bayless, who had 14 points combined over the previous three games, matched that in a total span of 3:56. He scored six straight points toward the end of the third quarter and then got hot at the start of the fourth. "It was a mix of a lot of things," Bayless said. "I got some plays called and tried to take advantage of it. My teammates really helped and (coach) Brett (Brown) made some calls for me."

PF Serge Ibaka was suspended for one game for a violation of team rules by the Toronto Raptors. The suspension, which was announced on Friday, resulted from an altercation that took place between Ibaka and a team staff member after a 124-107 loss at Oklahoma City on Wednesday. "Both parties have apologized. We've discussed this internally as a team, and we won't be discussing it any further," Raptors president Masai Ujiri said. "Now we're focused on moving forward together, and we look forward to having Serge back in the lineup." Ibaka is averaging 13.8 points on 50.5 percent shooting and six rebounds in 30 games. He will sit out Friday's contest against visiting Atlanta.