SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least two weeks because of a sprained ligament in his left foot.
The reigning scoring champion underwent an MRI exam that revealed the injury and he is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team said Friday.
A two-week absence for Curry would sideline him until the final five games of the regular season for Golden State, which is third in the Western Conference.
Curry went down with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter of a 110-88 home loss to the Celtics on Wednesday night when Marcus Smart made a diving lunge and landed on the two-time MVP’s lower leg. Curry grimaced in pain and hobbled along before exiting on the next dead ball at the 4:09 mark.
Golden State Coach Steve Kerr didn’t like the move by Smart, calling it a “dangerous” play.
HAWKS: Atlanta forward John Collins is out indefinitely after tests revealed a plantar fascia tear in his right foot.
The Hawks said that tests conducted Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York also confirmed a right finger sprain. Collins was given an anti-inflammatory shot in his finger and was fitted with custom splints he will wear for the remainder of the season.
The Hawks said Collins’ status will be updated in 10 to 14 days following a series of nonsurgical procedures on his foot.
FRIDAY GAMES
76ERS 111, MAVERICKS 101: Joel Embiid scored 32 points, James Harden had 24 points and 13 rebounds and Philadelphia beat visiting Dallas.
Embiid was 11 of 20 from the floor. Harden also had seven rebounds. Tobias Harris added 14 points, Georges Niang had 12 and Matisse Thybulle 10.
Jalen Brunson, the former Villanova star who played a good portion of his college home games at the Wells Fargo Center, hit his first seven shots and led Dallas with 24 points. He finished 10 of 14.
Luka Doncic had 17 points and 10 assists, but was held to 5-for-20 shooting from the floor and 2 for 10 from beyond the 3-point line. Dwight Powell added 14 points and Spencer Dinwiddie had 12.
HAWKS 120, GRIZZLIES 105: Bogdan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 30 points, Delon Wright had 18 and Atlanta won at home.
Ja Morant scored 29 points for Memphis, which saw its four-game winning streak end. The Grizzlies began the night second in the Western Conference, one game ahead of Golden State.
Wright, filling in for Trae Young, provided a big boost for Atlanta, which is clinging to the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference – the final spot in the play-in tournament. Wright had five steals and six assists.
Atlanta led by 23 points in the third quarter before the Grizzlies pulled to 103-92 following back-to-back 3-pointers by De’Anthony Melton and Desmond Bane, who had 15 points.
A three-point play by De’Andre Hunter, who had 14 points, helped Atlanta regain control. Bogdanovic sank two 3s in the final 3 minutes.
HEAT 120, THUNDER 108: Tyler Herro got through an ankle scare and scored 26 points, Duncan Robinson scored 19 points in 19 minutes and Eastern Conference-leading Miami beat visiting Oklahoma City.
Bam Adebayo had 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting and Kyle Lowry added 16 points for the Heat. Miami used a 16-2 run late in the first half to take control of what was a tie game, and pushed the lead out to 29 in the second half.
LAKERS 128, RAPTORS 123 (OT): LeBron James scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, Russell Westbrook had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, and Los Angeles snapped a three-game losing streak with a win in Toronto.
Avery Bradley hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.5 seconds left in the extra session, putting the visitors up 125-123, then added a pair of free throws after a turnover by Toronto rookie Scottie Barnes.
Wenyen Gabriel scored 17 points, Bradley had 14 and Austin Reaves 10 as Los Angeles avenged Monday’s home loss to the Raptors and ended Toronto’s winning streak at five.
KNICKS 100, WIZARDS 97: Julius Randle scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, RJ Barrett had 18 points and New York outlasted visiting Washington.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Wizards, who have lost their last six games. Mitchell Robinson had 15 points and 12 rebounds, Evan Fournier scored 15 points and Alec Burks added 12 as each of the Knicks’ starting five scored in double figures.
NETS 128, TRAIL BLAZERS 123: Kevin Durant scored 38 points, Seth Curry returned to the lineup with seven 3-pointers in his best game as a Net, and Brooklyn rallied to beat visiting Portland.
Curry finished with 27 points, his most since coming from Philadelphia last month in the trade headlined by James Harden and Ben Simmons. Curry had missed the previous three games with left ankle soreness. Andre Drummond and Bruce Brown each added 17 points for the Nets.
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