NEW ORLEANS — The Atlanta Hawks’ franchise-record 19-game winning streak was snapped Monday night with a 115-100 loss to New Orleans.
Anthony Davis had 29 points and 13 rebounds to help New Orleans win for the sixth time in seven games, a stint which includes victories over several contending squads including Dallas and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Paul Millsap had 15 points and Kyle Korver 12 for the Hawks, who made only seven of 22 3-point attempts.
CAVALIERS 97, 76ERS 84: Kyrie Irving scored 24 points, LeBron James added 18 points and 11 assists as visiting Cleveland staggered to its 11th straight win.
The winning streak is Cleveland’s longest since reeling off 13 in a row – a franchise record – in 2010, the last season of James’ first stint with the club. The Cavs had trouble putting away the young Sixers, who did all they could to stay close but don’t have the firepower to keep up with Irving, James and one of the NBA’s hottest teams.
HORNETS 92, WIZARDS 88: Al Jefferson had 18 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte’s hot January carried over into Groundhog Day with a win at Washington.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 13 points and 13 rebounds, Brian Roberts scored 18 points, and Gerald Henderson put in 17 for the Hornets, who have won six of eight.
John Wall, who continues to battle a sprained right ankle and migraine-like headaches, scored 16 points on 4-for-14 shooting with 10 assists for the Wizards, who have dropped three straight.
MAVERICKS 100, TIMBERWOLVES 94: Monta Ellis scored 23 points and the host Dallas won its first game without injured point guard Rajon Rondo.
THUNDER 104, MAGIC 97: Russell Westbrook’s second triple-double of the season and 10th of his career helped Oklahoma win at home without the injured Kevin Durant.
Westbrook, an All-Star point guard, had 25 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds.
Durant sat out with a sprained big toe on his left foot. He has played in just 22 games this season, having missed time earlier in the season with a sprained right ankle and a broken bone in his right foot.
BUCKS 82, RAPTORS 75: Khris Middleton scored 25 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and short-handed Milwaukee snapped a six-game losing streak against Toronto with a road win.
NETS 102, CLIPPERS 100: Jarrett Jack made a tie-breaking jumper with 1.3 seconds left, and Brooklyn used a late rally to win at home.
The Nets ended a seven-game home losing streak by erasing a nine-point deficit in the final 1:35.
Brook Lopez scored 24 points and Johnson had 22 for the Nets.
NOTES
MAVERICKS: Point guard Rajon Rondo will miss at least three games after breaking the orbital bone of his left eye and fracturing his nose.
TIMBERWOLVES: Ricky Rubio is active again for the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing nearly three months because of an ankle injury.
BASKETBALL ANALYST Greg Anthony is pleading not guilty to a charge of soliciting a prostitute.
The 47-year-old former NBA player was suspended by CBS and Turner Sports following his arrest.
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