Al Horford and DeMarre Carroll scored 20 points each to help the Atlanta Hawks match a franchise record with their 57th win, beating the Brooklyn Nets 131-99 on Saturday night.
However, the Hawks lost forward Paul Millsap to a right-shoulder injury in a collision with Brooklyn’s Earl Clark with 1 minute, 52 seconds left in the first half. There was no foul called on the play, which left Millsap sprawled on the floor. He grimaced as he held his shoulder while walking off the court.
Millsap did not return and finished with eight points and five assists. The Hawks provided no immediate details on the injury.
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Jeff Teague added 17 points as Atlanta never trailed while ending the Nets’ season-best six-game winning streak.
Bojan Bogdanovic led Brooklyn with 19 points.
The Hawks went past their previous season high of 130 points when John Jenkins sank a three-pointer with 54 seconds remaining.
Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has given his starters generous rest since the team clinched first place in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks returned to a normal rotation against the Nets and looked ready for the post-season while racing to a 66-48 halftime lead.
The teams could meet in the playoffs, but Budenholzer said before the game: “We can’t hold anything back. We’re just going to play.”
Millsap’s injury was the only bad news of the first half for the Hawks. Atlanta shot seven for 12 on three-pointers in the half, and also had stirring jams from Horford and Teague.
In other games on Saturday, it was:
‧ Warriors 123, Mavericks 110
‧ Trail Blazers 99, Pelicans 90
‧ Pistons 99, Heat 98
‧ Wizards 92, Grizzlies 83
‧ Clippers 107, Nuggets 92
‧ Celtics 117, Raptors 116, OT
‧ Suns 87, Jazz 85
‧ Magic 97, Bucks 90
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