DeMarre Carroll and Jeff Teague each scored 22 points to help the Atlanta Hawks win their 10th straight game, 105-91 over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Paul Millsap added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta, 31-8 overall and 15-5 on the road.
The Hawks have their first double-digit winning streak since winning 11 in a row early in the 1997-1998 season. They also have won 10 straight on the road, the longest streak in club history.
Teague, Millsap and Carroll were well-rested after getting a night off Tuesday, when Al Horford led the Hawks past Philadelphia with his first career triple-double.
On Wednesday, it was Horford and veteran outside shooter Kyle Korver resting up as their teammates easily took care of the Celtics.
Avery Bradley scored 17 points while Jared Sullinger finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for Boston.
SPURS 98, HORNETS 93
Manu Ginobili had 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting as San Antonio beat Charlotte to snap the Hornets’ winning streak at five games.
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 4 minutes left to play.
Kemba Walker had 28 points on nine-of-24 shooting after averaging 30.2 points during the Hornets’ winning streak, while Charlotte center Bismack Biyombo had 12 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots filling in for Al Jefferson.
Lance Stephenson returned from a 14-game absence due to injury and scored eight points in 19 minutes.
WARRIORS 104, HEAT 89
Stephen Curry scored seven three-pointers to finish with 32 points as the Golden State Warriors overwhelmed undermanned Miami 104-89 for their eighth straight victory.
With a strained left hamstring sidelining Heat star Dwyane Wade, the NBA-leading Warriors (31-5) mowed down Miami the way they have most opponents recently.
Golden State have won by an average of 19.8 points during their current streak.
Chris Bosh had 26 points and seven rebounds, but could not carry the Heat alone. Luol Deng added 19 points, while Hassan Whiteside had 10 points and 12 rebounds for Miami.
Wade left with the hamstring injury in the first half of the Heat’s win at the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
The team said he is “day to day.”
CLIPPERS 100, TRAIL BLAZERS 94
Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, while DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 18 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter against Portland.
Crawford scored the go-ahead basket on a three-pointer with 3 minutes, 55 seconds remaining as the Clippers (26-13) came back from a six-point deficit.
It was Los Angeles’ second win over Portland (30-9) this season and ended the Trail Blazers’ four-game winning streak.
Chris Paul had 23 points and 10 assists while Blake Griffin scored 18 points for the Clippers.
MAGIC 120, ROCKETS 113
Victor Oladipo scored 32 points, while Nik Vucevic added 25 and 12 rebounds as Orlando rallied to beat Houston.
Houston led 85-84 entering the fourth quarter, but were outscored 36-28 in the final 12 minutes.
Elfrid Payton and Channing Frye each added 15 points for Orlando.
James Harden had 26 points and 10 assists for Houston.
Dwight Howard added 23 points and eight rebounds.
In other games, it was:
‧ Grizzlies 103, Nets 92
‧ Raptors 100, 76ers 84
‧ Nuggets 114, Mavericks 107
‧ Pelicans 105, Pistons 94
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