Love’s season-high 29 lead Cavs past Hawks

CLEVELAND — Kevin Love scored a season-high 25 points, LeBron James added 19 and Cleveland beat Atlanta 109-97 on Saturday night.

The Cavaliers took control after trailing 1716 midway through the first quarter. Cleveland quickly built a 10-point lead, stretched the margin to 57-40 late in the first half and the Hawks never recovered.

SPURS 92, GRIZZLIES 82 Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points, Tony Parker added 18 and San Antonio snapped Memphis’ fourgame winning streak.

Manu Ginobili added 15 points for San Antonio, which is unbeaten in six home games.

HEAT 97, 76ERS 91 Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Miami survived a major scare from winless Philadelphia, rallying from 17 points down.

Hassan Whiteside scored 13 points and added nine rebounds and eight blocks for the Heat, who went on a 19-2 run in a seven-minute stretch of the fourth quarter.

KINGS 97, MAGIC 91 DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points and 12 rebounds as visiting Sacramento held off Orlando.

Rajon Rondo added 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Kings, who had lost two in a row.

WIZARDS 97, PISTONS 95 Nene scored 18 points and Otto Porter added 17 as Washington beat host Detroit.

The Wizards had the ball and a two-point lead with 9.2 seconds remaining, but Porter was called for a five-second violation on the inbound attempt. That gave the Pistons a last chance, but Marcus Morris missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

PACERS 123, BUCKS 86 C.J. Miles scored a season-high 21 points to lead host Indiana over Milwaukee.

Paul George had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan Hill added a season-high 20 points off the bench for the Pacers, who have won five of six games. From wire reports