NBA playoffs: Stephen Curry lifts Warriors past Nuggets for 3-1 lead Stephen Curry shook off a sore left ankle to score 22 of his 31 points in the third quarter, leading the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets, 115-101, Sunday night in Oakland for a commanding 3-1 series lead. Curry shot 10 of 16 from the field, six for 11 from three-point range, and had seven assists in a dominant and dazzling display that rivaled his days in the NCAA tournament for tiny Davidson. His five three-pointers in the third quarter lifted Golden State to a 20-point lead and its third straight victory in this frenetic and flashy series. Jarrett Jack had 11 points and nine assists for the sixth-seeded Warriors, who can close out the Nuggets in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Denver. Ty Lawson scored 26 points and Andre Iguodala had 19 for the third-seeded Nuggets. Miami 88, at Milwaukee 77: LeBron James scored 30 points, Ray Allen had another big game against his old team and the Heat completed a series sweep to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. It's the first time the Heat have swept a playoff series since James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade in Miami three years ago. Wade missed only the second postseason game of his career, and first since 2005, because of three bone bruises on his right knee. Miami, which won all four games by double digits, will face the winner of the Brooklyn-Chicago series, which the Bulls lead, 3-1. The next round won't begin until Saturday. at Boston 97, New York 90 (OT): Jason Terry scored the last nine points for the Celtics, who weathered a strong comeback by the Knicks and avoided being swept. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 29 points as they forced a fifth game in the series, but it was Terry who provided the finishing touches. Terry had been elbowed in Game 3 by J.R. Smith, and the NBA suspended the Knicks guard, the league's sixth man of the year, for Sunday's game. Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points for New York.