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Hawks extend winning streak to 11 games
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ATLANTA extended its remarkable road winning streak to 11 games and bolstered its lead atop the NBA Eastern Conference standings by beating nearest rival Toronto 110-89 on Friday.
The Hawks, who are also on an 11-game winning streak overall, lived up to their impressive recent form on a day when many of the other title contenders were beaten.
Overall league leader Golden State lost at Oklahoma City, Northwest Division leader Portland was beaten at San Antonio, and the Los Angeles Clippers were defeated at home by Cleveland.
Atlanta’s Al Horford scored 22 points and Paul Millsap contributed 16 in an even effort by the Hawks, who have only lost two of their past 27 games. The 11 in a row overall is their longest such streak for 17 years, while the road wins sequence is their best ever.
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points for the Raptors, who have only won two of their past eight but are still a long way clear on top of the Atlantic Division.
San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points in his return from a 15-game injury absence and helped the Spurs roll past Portland 110-96.
After returning from a torn ligament in his right hand, Leonard’s presence energized San Antonio. Tony Parker scored 19 points for the Spurs.
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook had 17 points, a career-high 17 assists and matched his career best with 15 rebounds for his first triple-double of the season, leading the Thunder to a 127-115 victory over Golden State.
Kevin Durant added 36 points on 14-of-18 shooting for Oklahoma City.
Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving scored 37 points as the Cavaliers defeated the Clippers 126-121. LeBron James added 32 for Cleveland, including the 3-pointer that tied the game early in the fourth quarter.
Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki returned from resting in the previous game against Denver and scored 25 points in a 97-89 win over the Nuggets.
Tyson Chandler and Rajon Rondo were the other two Dallas starters who came back from a rest in that previous game.
Brooklyn emphatically ended a seven-game losing skid by winning 102-80 at Washington.
Memphis’ newcomer Jeff Green scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to guide the Grizzlies to a 106-96 win at Orlando.
Chicago scored seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to take a 119-103 win at Boston, with three of them from Derrick Rose, who scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half.
Miami’s Chris Bosh scored 30 points and Luol Deng had 25 as the Heat beat Sacramento 95-83.
Phoenix send Minnesota back on a losing path with Goran Dragic scoring 21 points in a 110-99 win.
Detroit’s Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 37 points and Andre Drummond tipped in the winner with 0.3 seconds left to give the Pistons a 98-96 victory against Indiana.
Philadelphia’s Nerlens Noel had 17 points and 11 rebounds as the 76ers downed New Orleans 96-81.
Utah beat the Los Angeles Lakers 94-85, with Gordon Hayward scoring 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting and added seven assists.
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