Hawks survive KD’s 55

Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine in the final minute, and the streaking Atlanta Hawks overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive win.

Atlanta (41-37) moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, a game ahead of Brooklyn (40-38) and Charlotte.

Young’s 3-pointer gave Atlanta a 116-108 lead. Durant reached his career scoring high with his layup with 19 seconds remaining.

The Hawks have won 10 of 13.

76ers 144, Hornets 114 —

Joel Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak.

Philadelphia tied its franchise record of 21 3-pointers, last set on March 1, 2020.

Tobias Harris added 23 points and had a season-high five three-pointers as the Sixers placed seven players in double figures and was able to play their bench for the majority of the fourth quarter.

James Harden had 12 points and 13 assists for Philadelphia.

Cavaliers 119, Knicks 101 —

Darius Garland had 24 points and 13 assists to lead Cleveland to a win over New York.

Garland led seven Cavaliers in double figures as Cleveland snapped a twogame losing streak.

Caris LeVert finished with 19 points. Moses Brown and Isaac Okoro each added 16.

Heat 127, Bulls 109 — Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro added 19 apiece and Eastern Conference-leading Miami beat Chicago.

Bam Adebayo scored 16, and the hot-shooting Heat (50-28) reached the 50-win mark for the first time since the 2013-14 season.