Cavs torch Hawks with record 3s
Golden State was breathing a little easier after learning Durant probably will play again this season. He was hurt two nights earlier in a loss at Washington.
The NBA-leading Warriors’ league-record regular-season streak without consecutive losses ended at 146 games.
Stephen Curry scored 23 points, and Klay Thompson finished with 13. The star guards combined to shoot just 3 of 22 on 3-pointers, and the Warriors made it back-to-back losses for the first time since April 2015.
SUNS 120, HORNETS 103
PHOENIX – Marquese Chriss scored 17 points and Phoenix shot a season-best 59.7 percent from the field against Charlotte.
Chriss shot 6 of 9 and missed roughly a full quarter after straining a calf early in the first.
T.J. Warren added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Alan Williams had 16 points and 12 rebounds, including a layup with 2:46 to play that made it 114-99.
TRAIL BLAZERS 114, THUNDER 109
PORTLAND, Oregon – Damian Lillard had 33 points, including a key 3-pointer with just under three minutes to go, and Portland rallied to beat Oklahoma City.
Russell Westbrook scored 45 points on 12-of-36 shooting for the Thunder, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Oklahoma City newcomer Taj Gibson added 15 points, including a high-arching buzzer-beater from 61 feet away to put the Thunder up 60-57 at halftime.
CAVS 135, HAWKS 130
LOS ANGELES – The Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA regular-season record with 25 three-pointers on Friday as they defeated the Hawks 135-130 in Atlanta.
Former Hawks player Kyle Korver delivered the record-setting three-pointer with 1:17 remaining as the Cavaliers turned back a furious Atlanta rally.
The reigning NBA champion Cavaliers led by as many as 25 points in the second half, but the Hawks trimmed the deficit to one point on Paul Millsap’s basket with 1:32 to play.
Korver then drained his third three-pointer of the night to help the Cavs hang on. It was an emotional night for Korver, who was traded by the Hawks on January. He was greeted by a standing ovation when he entered the game late in the first quarter and the Hawks showed a video tribute to his time in Atlanta after the first period.
But it was Kyrie Irving and LeBron James who dazzled for the Cavs.