CHICAGO — Kyle Korver drained seven three pointers as the Atlanta Hawks won their 12th straight NBA game Saturday, a 107-99 victory over Chicago in a battle of division leaders. The Hawks have won 26 of their last 28 games overall and are two games away from matching the longest winning streak in franchise history. The 1993-94 team won 14 games in a row.
Korver finished with 24 points while the red-hot Al Horford tallied 22 points for the Hawks who have also won 12 consecutive games on the road.
Jeff Teague had 17 points, 11 assists, three steals and three blocks in front of a crowd of 22,000 at the United Center arena as the Hawks wrapped up their four-game road trip with a perfect record.
The Hawks won their four games on the road by an impressive average of 15.25 points.
Spain's Pau Gasol paced the Bulls attack with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Derrick Rose finished with 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Chicago, who have lost five of their last seven contests.
Warriors 131, Rockets 106: Klay Thompson produced a brilliant two-way performance and the Golden State Warriors turned a pair of scoring runs into a victory over the Houston Rockets.
Thompson scored 27 points and posted a career-high five blocked shots while effectively shutting down the league's leading scorer, Rockets guard James Harden.
Harden finished with 12 points, 15 off his average for the Rockets (28-13).
Stephen Curry added 27 points and 11 assists for the Warriors (32-6).
Wizards 99, Nets 90: Nene scored 20 points and the Washington Wizards made enough plays down the stretch to reach the halfway mark with a victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Bradley Beal added 17 points and point guard John Wall contributed 11 as the Wizards shot 51.9 percent from the field and reached the midpoint of the season with a 28-13 record.
Nets (16-24) forward Kris Humphries added 13 points off the bench and forward Marcin Gortat collected 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Pistons 107, 76ers 89: Kyle Singler fired in a career-high six 3-pointers and the Detroit Pistons continued their hot streak with a thumping of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Singler finished with a game-high 20 points for the Pistons (16-25), who never trailed while winning for the 11th time in their last 13 games.
Hornets 80, Pacers 71 (OT): Gerald Henderson scored 20 points and the injury-riddled Charlotte Hornets rallied for an overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The Hornets (16-25) trailed most of the night, but forced overtime and then scored the first 10 points of the extra session to take control.
The Pacers (15-27) have now lost four straight and five of their last six. Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 105: Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets.
Minnesota (7-32) has won two of its last three following a 15-game losing streak. Both of the wins have come on the road.
Ty Lawson had 22 points for Denver (18-22) who has lost two straight.
Grizzlies 102, Trail Blazers 98: Backup point guard Beno Udrih, starting his second straight game in place of injured Mike Conley, scored 17 points, including the key bucket with 8.7 seconds left, to help Memphis beat the Portland Trail Blazers.
Clippers 117, Kings 108: Blake Griffin scored 30 points, and Matt Barnes finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers held on for a victory over the shorthanded Sacramento Kings. — Agencies
