Stephen Curry scores 29 as the Warriors beat the Heat for a sixth straight win

Stephen Curry scored 29 points with six 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Miami Heat 120-100 on Thursday night at Chase Center for their sixth straight win. Golden State is 6-3 after an 0-3 start. Miami falls to 3-6.

Curry started 1 of 8 and was 2 of 10 at halftime. He scored 22 of his 29 in the second half, finished 9 of 19 from the field and 5 of 5 at the line, and sat once the lead was secure. The NBA said his six makes from deep made him the first player with four straight games of five or more 3s at age 38 or older.

An early 3 also moved Curry past Oscar Robertson for 17th on the NBA's career scoring list. Yaxel Lendeborg added 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Draymond Green handed out a season-high 11 assists. Georges Niang scored 13 off the bench.

Golden State led 53-53 at the half, then outscored Miami 38-23 in the third. The Heat were outscored 26-9 in one stretch of that quarter and never got the deficit under control.

Davion Mitchell led Miami with 22 points and eight assists. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points and 14 rebounds. Bam Adebayo finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Klay Thompson scored 11 on 3-of-10 shooting in his first game back at Chase Center as a visitor and drew a warm ovation before tipoff. Andrew Wiggins, also facing his former team, scored two points on 1-of-6 shooting.

Golden State shot 53 percent from the field and 16 of 41 from 3. Miami shot 41 percent and 13 of 44 from deep, with 22 total turnovers to Golden State's 19. The Warriors held a 44-39 rebounding edge and out-assisted Miami 36-27.

Top performers

1. Stephen Curry, GS: 29 points, six 3s, four assists.
2. Davion Mitchell, MIA: 22 points, eight assists.
3. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIA: 20 points, 14 rebounds.
4. Yaxel Lendeborg, GS: 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists.
5. Bam Adebayo, MIA: 18 points, 10 rebounds.
6. Draymond Green, GS: 11 assists.

Miami visits Sacramento on Sunday. Golden State hosts Orlando on Saturday night.