NBA: Warriors win 52nd home game on the trot

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a layup against the Dallas Mavericks at Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California. PHOTO: AFP

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) The Golden State Warriors took advantage of a short-handed Dallas Mavericks squad to record a 52nd consecutive home-court victory, riding another record-setting 3-point-shooting performance to a hard-earned 128-120 win.

On a night when the Warriors presented Mavericks power forward David Lee his championship ring, Golden State set an NBA record for most 3-pointers in a season by connecting on 21 in 45 attempts.

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