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Stephen Curry produced a late burst of quality to ensure the Golden State Warriors closed out victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in a manner described as “championship stuff”.<\/span><\/p>\n Curry scored 20 points in the final one minute and 51 seconds of regulation and overtime to secure a 125-116 win.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The 34-year-old nine-time NBA All Star took control of a game which his team trailed 108-100 with 2:05 remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n It was a vital win as the Warriors bid to reach the end-of-season play-offs.<\/span><\/p>\n The reigning champions, who have won four NBA titles in the past eight seasons, are sixth in a tight Western Conference table.<\/span><\/p>\n The top six teams in both the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, ranked by winning percentage, directly reach the play-offs. <\/span><\/p>\n Teams who finish between seventh and 10th go into the preliminary Play-In Tournament in the last chance to qualify.<\/span><\/p>\n When asked to describe how his team closed out victory, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr told ESPN: “Championship stuff. This is the team that won four titles, they know how to win games. <\/span><\/p>\n “They got it done against probably the best team in the league.”<\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere, the <\/span>Sacramento Kings<\/strong> continued their transformation into a play-off contender with a 128-119 win over the <\/span>Phoenix Suns<\/strong>, who were without recent star signing Kevin Durant because of an ankle injury.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>New York Knicks’<\/strong> bid to reach the play-offs for only the second time in 10 years took a knock as they lost for the third straight game with a 106-95 defeat by the <\/span>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong>, while Jayson Tatum’s 34-point haul helped the <\/span>Boston Celtics <\/strong>begin a six-game road trip with a 134-125 win over the <\/span>Atlanta Hawks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n