Stephen Curry reaches milestone as Warriors down Pistons

Stephen Curry had 32 points and hit a major milestone as Golden State downed Detroit, 115-110, in San Francisco on Saturday.

Curry reached 25,000 career points on a third-quarter 3-pointer. Jimmy Butler supplied 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Draymond Green had 12 points -- including a late pivotal 3-pointer -- along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Gui Santos had 15 points and six rebounds while Moses Moody added 12 points as Golden State won for the 11th time in 13 games.

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 31 points but also committed nine turnovers. Malik Beasley had 17 points and Tobias Harris contributed 15 with 12 rebounds. Jalen Duren added 13 points with 13 rebounds.

The Warriors scored the game's first nine points, but the Pistons pulled within two, 22-20, by the end of the quarter.

Isaiah Stewart's three-point play to start the second gave Detroit its first lead. The game remained tight with neither side leading by more than five points in the quarter.

The Pistons emerged with a 54-51 halftime advantage.

Butler opened the second half with a 3-pointer and it continued to be a nip and tuck battle. Beasley gave the Pistons a five-point advantage, 75-70, on a steal and layup.

Butler's three-point play tied the score at 77-apiece. Cunningham, who had 19 points in the quarter, drained a 3-pointer with two seconds left to give Detroit an 87-84 lead.

Moody's 3-pointer with 7:22 remaining put Golden State on top, 93-92. Beasley made a midrange jumper to give Detroit a 98-97 lead before Curry drained a 3-pointer with four minutes left.

After a Golden State turnover, Beasley knocked down a corner 3-pointer. Butler's side jumper with 1:22 to go gave the Warriors a 107-105 edge.

Cunningham's transition layup with 50 seconds left put Detroit back on top, 108-107. Green answered with a 3-pointer and split free throws after a Cunningham turnover to make it 111-108.

Cunningham dunked and Curry matched that with two free throws. Beasley came up short on a 3-pointer and Curry closed the game out on the foul line.

--Field Level Media