NBA
Curry set to return for Finals rematch
Stephen Curry is scheduled to return from a more than four-month absence with a broken left hand to play for the Warriors against the Raptors on Thursday night.
The Warriors announced Wednesday that Curry had been medically cleared to play and would be in the lineup Thursday in a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals won in six games by the Raptors. The two-time NBA MVP missed 58 games after falling on his left hand Oct. 30.
He practiced Monday with the G League Santa Cruz Warriors, then was recalled back to the NBA team later in the day in a most expected promotion.
Curry had hoped to return Sunday against the Wizards but his timeline wasn’t too far delayed.
The Bucks bounced back from a 105-89 road loss to the Heat in which they posted their lowest point total of the season.
Goran Dragic scored 25 points and added nine assists, Kelly Olynyk scored 16 on a perfect shooting and Jimmy Butler tallied 12 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. The Heat have won four straight.