Teague propels Hawks past Warriors
Pacers pip Cavaliers and Raptors beat Clippers
Jeff Teague scored 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Golden State’s one-two backcourt punch with balance, beating the Warriors 124-116 on Friday night in a showdown between the NBA’s two conference leaders.
It was tied at half-time and Atlanta led by four entering the final period. Back-to-back three-pointers by Mike Scott and Kyle Korver, who each had 17 points, helped stretch the lead.
Al Horford had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Atlanta.
Golden State’s one-two punch of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson did do some damage. Thompson scored 29 points and Curry had 26 for Golden State, which had their threegame winning streak snapped.
PACERS 103, CAVALIERS 99
CJ Miles had 26 points, George Hill converted a key four-point play and the Indiana ended Cleveland’s winning streak at 12 games.
With Indiana down by one with 1:26 to play, Hill hit an off-balance, one-handed three-pointer and was fouled taking the shot. He made the free-throw to extend Indiana’s lead to three points.
Hill finished with 20 points, and David West had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Cleveland led by as many as 13 points, but Indiana closed the third quarter on a 14-2 run to cut it to three.
SUNS 100, JAZZ 93
Marcus Morris scored 24 of his careerhigh 34 points in the first half and had a career-best 12 rebounds in Phoenix’s victory over Utah.
Morris was one point shy of his career best by half-time, making five of six three-pointers off the bench in the first two quarters. Eric Bledsoe added 15 points to help the Suns snap a three-game losing streak.
RAPTORS 123, CLIPPERS 107
DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points, Kyle Lowry had 21 and Toronto overcame a 20-point deficit to hand Los Angeles their fourth loss in five games.
Lou Williams had 18 points, Greivis Vazquez scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and James Johnson returned from a four-game absence to add 16 for the Raptors.
Blake Griffin scored 26 points for Los Angeles. Chris Paul had 22, and Jamal Crawford 18.
ROCKETS 117, BUCKS 111
NBA scoring leader James Harden had 33 points and hit three of Houston’s 15 three-pointers in the Rockets’ victory over Milwaukee.
Trevor Ariza added 24 points for the Rockets, going six of 10 from threepoint range.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points and 15 rebounds f or Milwaukee.
PELICANS 116, THUNDER 113
Anthony Davis scored 41 points and hit a three-pointer as time expired to lift New Orleans past Oklahoma City.
Davis also grabbed 10 rebounds and outduelled Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, who had a career-high 48 points to go with 11 assists and nine rebounds. Westbrook, who scored 45 points as part of a triple-double on Wednesday night in a win at New Orleans, made three free-throws to tie it.
SPURS 98, HEAT 85
Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and San Antonio beat Miami in their first meeting since the Spurs’ victory in the NBA Finals.
Tony Parker added 21 points and Tim Duncan had 10 points and 12 rebounds for his 24th doubledouble of the season. Luol Deng had 17 points and Chris Bosh added 14 points.