(The Sports Xchange) – The Atlanta Hawks matched their second-longest winning streak in franchise history night by beating the Chicago Bulls 107-99 for their 12th straight victory.
Bulls guard Kyle Korver hit 7-of-9 from the three-point line and scored 24 points to lead four Hawks in double figures.
Al Horford scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Atlanta (33-8), which never trailed.
The Bulls (27-15) played without injured starters Joakim Noah and Mike Dunleavy, but were led by Derrick Rose who finished with 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
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Warriors 131, Rockets 106
Klay Thompson produced a brilliant two-way performance and the Golden State Warriors turned a pair of scoring runs into a victory over the Houston Rockets.
Thompson scored 27 points and posted a career-high five blocked shots while effectively shutting down the league’s leading scorer, Rockets guard James Harden.
Harden finished with 12 points, 15 off his average for the Rockets (28-13).
Stephen Curry added 27 points and 11 assists for the Warriors (32-6).
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Wizards 99, Nets 90
Nene scored 20 points and the Washington Wizards made enough plays down the stretch to reach the halfway mark with a victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Bradley Beal added 17 points and point guard John Wall contributed 11 as the Wizards shot 51.9 percent from the field and reached the midpoint of the season with a 28-13 record. Nets (16-24) forward Kris Humphries added 13 points off the bench and forward Marcin Gortat collected 10 points and 16 rebounds.
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Pistons 107, 76ers 89
Kyle Singler fired in a career-high six 3-pointers and the Detroit Pistons continued their hot streak with a thumping of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Singler finished with a game-high 20 points for the Pistons (16-25), who never trailed while winning for the 11th time in their last 13 games.
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Hornets 80, Pacers 71 (OT)
Gerald Henderson scored 20 points and the injury-riddled Charlotte Hornets rallied for an overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers.
The Hornets (16-25) trailed most of the night, but forced overtime and then scored the first 10 points of the extra session to take control.
The Pacers (15-27) have now lost four straight and five of their last six.
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Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 105
Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets.
Minnesota (7-32) has won two of its last three following a 15-game losing streak. Both of the wins have come on the road.
Ty Lawson had 22 points for Denver (18-22) who has lost two straight.
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Grizzlies 102, Trail Blazers 98
Backup point guard Beno Udrih, starting his second straight game in place of injured Mike Conley, scored 17 points, including the key bucket with 8.7 seconds left, to help Memphis beat the Portland Trail Blazers.
Udrih finished 7 of 7 from the field, and his 18-footer came after guard Damian Lillard had pulled the Trail Blazers within three at 99-96 by making a 3-pointer with 27.3 seconds left.
Zach Randolph added 20 points and 15 rebounds for Memphis (29-11), which saw Portland (30-11) rally from a 20-point hole in the third quarter behind Lillard (23 points, six assists), Wesley Matthews (25 points) and LaMarcus Aldridge (32 points, nine rebounds).
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Clippers 117, Kings 108
Blake Griffin scored 30 points, and Matt Barnes finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers held on for a victory over the shorthanded Sacramento Kings.
The Clippers (27-14) won in Sacramento for the fourth straight time.
Sacramento fell to 2-10 without forward DeMarcus Cousins this season. Cousins sat out with a right foot injury suffered early in the Kings’ loss to the Miami Heat on Friday. Jason Thompson had 23 points and a career-high 21 rebounds for Sacramento (16-24).
