Hawks negate Steph’s 60 points

Dejounte Murray extended the game with a jumper in the final seconds of regulation, then scored seven consecutive points in overtime, allowing the host Atlanta Hawks to overcome a 60-point explosion by Stephen Curry for a 141-134 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.

Capping a wild sprint to the regulation finish line for teams on the second night of a back-to-back, the Hawks forged a 123-123 tie when Murray nailed a 14-footer with 4.6 seconds remaining.

Curry, who had scored 13 Warriors points in a row to reach 52 by that point, had a chance to win the game, but he couldn’t connect on a running bank shot at the regulation horn. Overtime was all Hawks, who secured their fourth consecutive win by scoring the extra period’s first 11 points.

Curry, who had 22 of his 60 points in the fourth period, scored eight of Golden State’s 11 points in overtime, completing his second career 60-point game. His bid for a new career high, a 3-pointer with 54.3 seconds left, was off the mark, leaving him two points shy of the 62 he had against the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021.

Trae Young dueled Curry evenly for most of the night and wound up with a team-high 35 points for the Hawks. He connected on seven of his 11 3-point attempts.

Bucks 129, Mavericks 117

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 48 points and Damian Lillard added 30 on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor to lead Milwaukee to a come-frombehind victory over host Dallas.

Milwaukee trailed by as many as 25 points, making it the owner of the top two comebacks in the NBA this season. The Bucks also rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Nov. 26. Khris Middleton added 13 points and eight assists as Doc Rivers got his first win as Bucks coach, improving to 1-2.

Luka Doncic led the way for the Mavericks, who were without Kyrie Irving (thumb), with 40 points.

Nets 136, 76ers 121

Cam Thomas scored 40 points, Mikal Bridges added 23 and visiting Brooklyn handily defeated shorthanded Philadelphia.

Lonnie Walker IV contributed 20 points, Cameron Johnson scored 13 and Nic Claxton had 12 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots for Brooklyn.