Warriors steal Magic

Champions down Orlando, register 54th straight home win

The Golden State Warriors notched another milestone win in a season full of them on Monday as the teams reckoned most likely to challenge their NBA dominance — Cleveland and San Antonio Spurs — endured upset defeats.

One day after they were humbled by the lowly Lakers in Los Angeles, the Warriors rebounded with a 119-113 victory over the Orlando Magic to stretch their regular-season home winning streak to an NBA record 45 games.

The Warriors haven’t lost on their home floor in Oakland, California, since January 27, 2015, and improved on the record of 44 straight home triumphs set by the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls over the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.

Stephen Curry scored 41 points. With seven three-pointers he took his total for the season to 301 — the first player in NBA history to hit more than 300 from beyond the arc.

Klay Thompson scored 27 points for Golden State, who overcame a season-high 24 turnovers. The Magic tested Golden State’s resolve, closing within two points at 111-109 with 1:13 remaining.

But Thompson turned a broken play into his fifth three-pointer with 52.5 seconds left and the Warriors held on for the win. The celebration that ensued was a far cry from the post-mortems being conducted by Cleveland and San Antonio.

LeBron James and the Cavaliers were shocked 103-106 by the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies in Cleveland. San Antonio had their eight-game winning streak snapped as they fell 99-91 to the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.

Monta Ellis scored 26 points, including 21 in the second half, and Paul George added 23 for the Pacers, who took advantage of the San Antonio’s early scoring struggles to take a double-digit lead, then thwarted the Spurs’ attempt to rally late.

Forwards Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points apiece for San Antonio Spurs.