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Warriors Extend Winning Streak, Beat Celtics 124-119

BOSTON -- The undefeated Golden State Warriors extended their season-opening winning streak to 24 games but had to scratch and claw to do it on Friday night.

NBA scoring leader Stephen Curry hit two free throws with 13.4 seconds left in the second overtime and swingman Andre Iguodala added two foul shots with 5.4 seconds on the clock as the Warriors held off the feisty Boston Celtics 124-119.

The win was the 28th in a row dating to last season for the defending NBA champions, playing without starters Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes.

Curry, the star guard who came in leading the NBA with a 32.2-point scoring average, finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists but made just 9 of 27 shots from the floor and was guilty of eight turnovers under the constant harassment of the Celtics.

The two free throws were Curry's only points of the second OT, but Iguodala scored six points in the second overtime and finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 43:51 off the bench.

Warriors forward Draymond Green had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, picking up his fifth foul with 5:51 left in the fourth quarter and not fouling out. Veteran guard Shaun Livingston scored four of his 12 points in the second overtime and center Festus Ezeli had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

The Celtics (13-10) rallied from 11 points down to throw a real scare into the Warriors, who won their second overtime game of the season and are 6-0 on their current road trip.

Forward Kelly Olynyk came off the bench and scored a season-high 28 points and guard Isaiah Thomas added 18 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Celtics. Guard Avery Bradley, who did much of the defensive work on Curry, had 15 of his 19 points in the first quarter.

Guard Evan Turner came off the bench to add 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists, forward Jae Crowder scored 15 points and forward Jared Sullinger grabbed 13 rebounds (49 in the last three games) for Boston.

After the slugfest, both teams have to play in a different city on Saturday night. The Warriors will look to make it 25-0 in Milwaukee to end their seven-game trip and the Celtics visit Charlotte.

Each team scored seven points in a sloppy first overtime. and Golden State scored just two points in the final 3:03 of the session.

Bradley, who came out firing before not taking a shot in the second quarter, scored seven points on a 10-0 run in three minutes to give Boston a five-point lead. He was 6 of 7 at one point but missed his last four shots of the quarter and spent much of his time chasing Curry around.

Curry missed seven of his first eight shots from the field and had seven points through the end of the quarter. He finished the half with 15, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to give Golden State a 47-45 lead with 4:13 left in the half.

The score was tied with 3:03 left, but the Warriors finished the half on a 9-5 run to lead by four at the break.

The lead grew to 11 in the third quarter, but Curry went to the bench with four fouls with his team up 11 and 3:21 left in the quarter. The home team got it down to seven at the end of three.

NOTES: G Klay Thompson, who trails only teammate Steph Curry in NBA scoring, suffered an ankle sprain during Tuesday night's win in Indiana and did not play. Curry received a huge ovation in pregame introductions. ... The Warriors beat the Celtics twice last season, by three and five points, but the second game in Boston was memorable. The Celtics led 56-30 with 6:40 left in the second quarter and TD Garden was rocking before Golden State rallied. ... The Warriors' 13-0 road start broke the NBA record of 12-0 set by the 1969-70 New York Knicks. ... Boston G Marcus Smart (lower leg) missed his 11th straight game and likely won't return until January. ... Golden State's 27-game winning streak dating to the last regular season was tied for the second-longest streak ever, trailing only the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' 33 in a row. ... Boston ended the 2007-08 Houston Rockets' 22-game winning streak in Houston. ... The Celtics observed a pregame moment of silence for NBA great Dolph Schayes, who died this week.

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