Stephen Curry beat the final horn with a step-back 20-footer Friday night as the Golden State Warriors overcame a rare six-point play to edge the Houston Rockets 105–103 in San Francisco. Down by nine with 4:49 to play, the Warriors rallied into a 103-all tie on a pair of Otto Porter Jr. free throws with…

SAN FRANCISCO—Klay Thompson couldn’t wait to get his first shot up after more than 2 1/2 years away. Thompson’s running layup 40 seconds into Golden State’s 96–82 victory over Cleveland on Sunday night was a sign that the five-time All-Star is feeling just fine—even if coach Steve Kerr drew up the play for someone else….

PHOENIX—Mikal Bridges and Deandre Ayton were all smiles at the postgame podium, reminiscing about a four-year turnaround for the Phoenix Suns that’s in some ways still hard to believe. The Suns won just 19 games during their rookie seasons. Now, they’ve tied a franchise record with 17 wins—in a row. Ayton scored 24 points, Chris…