Warriors upend Bulls for 12th straight victory

Draymond Green scored a career-high 31 points and the Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 112-102 on Saturday night. Klay Thompson added 24 points for the Warriors, who extended their league-best record to 17-2. Green shot 7-for-13 from 3-point range.

Jimmy Butler led the Bulls (12-8) with 24 points. Pau Gasol added 22 points and 20 rebounds.

The Warriors had lost five straight and 11 of 12 and were 6-28 over 35 years in Chicago.

Warriors at Bulls box score

Timberwolves 101 Spurs 123

Marco Belinelli had 20 points, 17 in the first half, and six assists, leading a balanced attack as San Antonio set a pair of season highs in rolling to a 123-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Spurs (15-5) had a season-high 30 assists and had their highest point total in winning their 10th in the past 11 games and fifth straight at home.

Belinelli and Danny Green directed a balanced attack in place of Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, who were both out with mild ailments.

Zach LaVine had 22 points and 10 assists, and Shabazz Muhammad added 20 points for Minnesota (4-15), which has lost five straight.

Timberwolves at Spurs box score

Pelicans 100 Clippers 120

The starters got most of it back in third and the Clippers went on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-100 for their seventh straight victory.

Blake Griffin scored 30 points, going over 7,000 for his career, and made 10 of 15 free throws as one of just two starters to get fouled. J.J. Redick scored 13 of his 21 points in the first quarter, Jamal Crawford added 20, Chris Paul had 18 points and 16 assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 18 rebounds for Los Angeles.

Defensively, Griffin did a job on Pelicans star Anthony Davis, who scored 26 points but was held to a season-low three rebounds.

Pelicans at Clippes box score