Paul Millsap scored 26 points as the Atlanta Hawks overcame LeBron James’ 30 points to beat the Miami Heat 121-114 on Monday.
DeMarre Carroll added 19 points and Pero Antic had 17 for the Hawks, who snapped a nine-game losing streak in their series with the Heat.
Chris Bosh had 21 points for Miami, who were without Dwyane Wade for the second straight game.
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Atlanta took their first win over Miami since Jan. 2, 2012, and their first home win in the series since Nov. 18, 2009.
PACERS 102, WARRIORS 94
In Oakland, California, Paul George scored 23 points, while Roy Hibbert had 14 points and 13 rebounds as the National Basketball Association (NBA)-leading Pacers built a big lead before holding off the Warriors for their fifth straight win.
The Pacers (33-7) went ahead by 20 in the third quarter, watched the Warriors whittle the lead to two and then regrouped in the closing minutes to open a five-game west coast trip with a victory.
David West added 17 points and Lance Stephenson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Pacers pull away for good.
Stephen Curry had 24 points and nine assists, and David Lee had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors, who have lost four of six since their 10-game winning streak.
NETS 103, KNICKS 80
In New York, Joe Johnson scored 25 points and Brooklyn sent the Knicks to a fourth straight loss, evening this season’s New York rivalry at a game each.
Making a triumphant return from London and completing a three-game, three-country road trip, the Nets improved to 7-1 this year and avenged last month’s blowout loss.
Andray Blatche had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Alan Anderson scored 15 points for the Nets.
Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who beat the Nets 113-83 in Brooklyn, but were hardly ever in this one. They lost on Martin Luther King Jr Day for the fourth straight time, the last two both at home to the Nets.
BULLS 102, LAKERS 100, OT
In Chicago, Taj Gibson made a layup at the buzzer in overtime to lift Chicago to victory over Los Angeles.
With nine-tenths of a second left, Mike Dunleavy inbounded from underneath the basket and found Gibson cutting down the middle. The athletic forward then muscled toward the hoop for the winning basket, which was confirmed in a video review by the officials.
Joakim Noah had 17 points and 21 rebounds for Chicago (20-20), who have won eight of 10 to get back to .500 for the first time since Nov. 27. D.J. Augustin had a season-high 27 points, and Jimmy Butler finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Nick Young had 31 points for the Lakers, including a tying baseline jumper with 6 seconds left in overtime.
ROCKETS 126, TRAIL BLAZERS 113
In Houston, Texas, Chandler Parsons scored a season-high 31 points and Dwight Howard added 24 points to help Houston snap Portland’s five-game winning streak.
The Rockets won their second straight, building a big lead early and answering every time Portland made a run.
James Harden added 22 points and had five assists. Patrick Beverley returned from a broken hand to score 17 points. Parsons added 10 rebounds and seven assists, while finishing one point shy of his career-high.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 20 rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who have won seven of their last 11 games. Damian Lillard added 24 points and Wesley Matthews had 18.
CLIPPERS 112, PISTONS 103
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 21 rebounds as Los Angeles breezed past Detroit.
Jordan made his first seven shots — almost all on dunks. Blake Griffin added 25 points and Jamal Crawford scored 26 for the Clippers, who are 6-2 since losing star point guard Chris Paul to a shoulder injury.
J.J. Redick added 20 points for Los Angeles, including two four-point plays when the Pistons fouled him beyond the arc.
Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points for Detroit and Josh Smith added 24, but the Pistons got almost nothing from their starting backcourt. Brandon Jennings went scoreless and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored only six points.
MAVERICKS 102, CAVALIERS 97
In Cleveland, Ohio, Monta Ellis scored 22 points and Shawn Marion added 18 as Dallas held off Cleveland’s late rally.
Cleveland roared back from a 24-point deficit in the first half and trailed by three with 2.8 seconds remaining, but the Cavaliers were called for a five-second violation when Jarrett Jack failed to get the ball inbounds.
Ellis put the game away with two free-throws with 1.1 seconds left.
Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 26 points. Luol Deng, acquired from Chicago on Jan. 7, scored 20 points in his first home game with the Cavaliers, while Anderson Varejao had 18 points with 21 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 17 points and DeJuan Blair added 13 for the Mavericks, who had six players in double figures.
In other play, it was:
‧ Pelicans 95, Grizzlies 92
‧ Wizards 107, 76ers 99
‧ Bobcats 100, Raptors 95
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