ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Paul Millsap had 25 points and 11 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 95-83 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
Jeff Teague added 16 points, despite spraining his left ankle in the first quarter.
The Hawks trailed by 13 in the first half, but outscored the Magic 27-12 in the fourth quarter.
Elfrid Payton led the Magic with 19 points and nine rebounds. Victor Oladipo and Nik Vucevic added 16 points apiece.
Orlando had just five turnovers in the first half, but finished the night with 17.
The Magic lost their second straight and have dropped eight of their last nine.
BULLS 116, RAPTORS 103
TORONTO (AP) – Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Pau Gasol had 18 and Chicago beat Toronto.
Tony Snell scored 17 points to help the Bulls move 1 1/2 games ahead of the Raptors for third place in the Eastern Conference. Aaron Brooks had 16 points, and Nikola Mirotic finished with 15.
Toronto has dropped three of four. It has lost five in a row to Chicago.
Greivis Vasquez had 22 points for the Raptors, and DeMar DeRozan added 20. Vasquez also matched a career high with six 3-pointers.
CLIPPERS 111, KNICKS 80
NEW YORK (AP) – DeAndre Jordan raised the NBA’s best shooting percentage above 71 percent by making all seven shots and scoring 14 points, and Los Angeles pounded New York.
Shooting all night from either right at or above the rim – and once right on top of Jason Smith – Jordan hiked his season average to .713, which would be second only to Wilt Chamberlain’s .727 in 1972-73.
Chris Paul added 11 points and 16 assists for the Clippers. They won their fifth straight and improved the fourth-best record in the Western Conference to 47-25. Austin Rivers scored 21 points in 19 minutes.
Rookie Cleanthony Early had a season-high 18 points for the Knicks. They lost their fifth straight to drop to 14-58 and move a loss away from matching the franchise record.
NETS 91. HORNETS 88
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Brook Lopez had 34 points and 10 rebounds and Brooklyn handed slumping Charlotte its fifth loss in six games.
The 7-foot center came into the game on a tear, having scored at least 26 points in each of his last three games, including 31 on Monday night against Boston.
Deron Williams had 10 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds for the Nets.
Nets forward Thaddeus Young left the game late in the third quarter with a hyperextended knee and did not return. Team officials said X-rays were negative and he will be re-evaluated Thursday.
Gerald Henderson and Al Jefferson each had 23 points for the Hornets.
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