Stephen Curry’s big fourth quarter sends Warriors past Nets 124-120 to end three-game skid

Brooklyn called timeout, unable to stop Stephen Curry, then the two-time MVP and injured teammate Gary Payton II looked right at each other and both released a celebratory roar.

Perhaps some pent-up emotion came out in that moment, too, after quite a tough week for the Golden State Warriors. They were losing, and they had lost fiery forward and defensive force Draymond Green to an indefinite suspension.

They needed this, big time — and Curry showed up, big time.

He scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points on the way to 37, Klay Thompson added 24 points with back-to-back timely 3-pointers in the closing minutes, and Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Brooklyn Nets 124-120 on Saturday night.

“Steph was sublime down the stretch. That was unreal,” coach Steve Kerr said. “We’ve seen him do this over and over again but it never ceases to amaze me what that guy is capable.”

Thompson is determined to do more to take the scoring load off Curry.

“We’ll help him,” Thompson said, “I know it’s coming, it’s early still.”

Cam Thomas scored 41 points on 15-for-24 shooting with five 3-pointers and Spencer Dinwiddie added 16 points and a season-best 14 assists for the Nets, who lost for the third time in four games during their current five-game swing to the West.

Royce O’Neale’s 3 cut it to 120-118 with 2:14 to play and Thompson missed a 3. Curry converted on a short jumper with 56 seconds to play and again with 17.3 left. He was 7 for 7 for 16 points in the final period.

“I live with the shots every night, they went in tonight,” said Curry, who added of not missing in his 16-point fourth quarter: “I’m very aware.”

Curry made a go-ahead layup with 6:46…