NBA: Hawks make it 10 wins in a row
DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague each scored 22 points to help the Atlanta Hawks win their 10th consecutive game, 105-91 over the Celtics on Wednesday night at Boston.
Paul Millsap added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta. The Hawks have their first double-digit winning streak since winning 11 in a row early in the 1997-98 season. They lead the Eastern Conference at 31-8 and are 15-5 on the road.
San Antonio 98, at Charlotte 93: Manu Ginobili had 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting and the Spurs ended the Hornets’ five-game winning streak. Danny Green scored 18 points and Tim Duncan added 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the defending champion Spurs beat the Hornets for the eighth straight time. Ginobili had a key driving layup and a three-pointer late in the fourth quarter after the Hornets cut the Spurs’ lead to one with four minutes to play. Kemba Walker had 28 points after averaging 30.2 during the Hornets’ winning streak,
at Orlando 120, Houston 113: Victor Oladipo had 32 points, Nik Vucevic added 25 and 12 rebounds, and the Magic rallied to beat the Rockets. Dwight Howard had 23 points and eight rebounds for Houston and is now 3-2 against his former team. The win was Orlando’s second straight, and snapped a four-game Rockets’ winning streak. It was the second consecutive 30-point game for Oladipo, who had 33 in the Magic’s win at Chicago on Monday. Orlando improved to 11-1 this season when scoring 100 points or more. James Harden had 26 points and 10 assists to lead Houston.
Memphis 103, at Brooklyn 92: Zach Randolph had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Grizzlies won their first matchup against former coach Lionel Hollins, handing the Nets their seventh loss in a row. Marc Gasol and Courtney Lee added 18 points apiece for the Grizzlies, who began working newly acquired Jeff Green into the lineup. Green finished with 10 points in 26 minutes off the bench in his first game since his arrival from Boston.
New Orleans 105, at Detroit 94: Anthony Davis had 27 points and 10 rebounds as the Pelicans handed the Pistons only their second loss in 11 games.
at Toronto 100, Philadelphia 84: Kyle Lowry had 18 points and 12 assists, DeMar DeRozan returned from a groin injury to score eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Raptors never trailed as they improved to 7-0 against Atlantic Division opponents.
Washington 105, at Chicago 99: Paul Pierce scored 22 points and John Wall had 21 to lead all five starters in double figures for the Wizards, who used a big third quarter to overcome a 32-point night from the Bulls’ Derrick Rose.
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