KEVIN Durant scored 15 of his 32 points in the third quarter when the Brooklyn Nets surged ahead and pulled away for a 117-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila) in New York.
Durant also collected seven rebounds and five assists. Teammate James Harden followed up his first triple-double of the season with 16 points and 11 of Brooklyn’s 34 assists.
Joe Harris hit six 3-pointers and added 18 points to help the Nets head out on a six-game road trip with a three-game winning streak.
DeAndre Hunter hit a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 26 points, but Atlanta lost for the 11th time in the past 13 meetings against the Nets. Trae Young scored 11 points in the opening quarter and finished with 21 and 10 assists on 6-of-22 shooting from the floor.
In other games, it was the Sixers 103, Bulls 98; Raptors 109, Wizards 100; Warriors 114, Hornets 92; Grizzlies 108, Nuggets 106; Mavericks 109, Spurs 108; Clippers 126, Timberwolves 115; Pacers 111, Knicks 98; Cavaliers 107, Trail Blazers 104; Celtics 92, Magic 79; and Kings 112, Pelicans 99.
Sixers 103, Bulls 98
Seth Curry scored 22 points while Joel Embiid added 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as host Philadelphia handed Chicago a rare defeat.
Georges Niang also contributed 18 points, Tyrese Maxey added 14 and Furkan Korkmaz had 11 for the Sixers, who won their fourth in a row.
DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 37 points and 10 rebounds while Zach LaVine added 27.
Lonzo Ball had 13 for the Bulls, who had won six of their first seven games entering the night. — Field Level Media
