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NBA roundup: Milsap, Howard lift Hawks

San Antonio Spurs' Dejounte Murray (5) passes over Cleveland Cavaliers' Iman Shumpert (4) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Millsap scored 22 points and combined with Dwight Howard to help Atlanta dominate the boards as the Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 110-93, on Saturday night for their ninth win in 11 games.

Millsap grabbed 10 rebounds and Howard had 13 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Atlanta, which broke loose for 37 points in the second quarter and neither trailed nor were tied in the second half.

Ersan Ilyasova led the 76ers with 21 points, and Robert Covington scored 15 points with 10 rebounds for the 76ers, who lost for just the third time in 11 games.

After the teams played to a first-quarter tie at 25, the Hawks took control in the second quarter while making 16 of 23 shots and outscoring the Sixers 37-29 to take a 62-54 halftime lead.

Eight Atlanta players scored in the second period alone and Millsap closed the scoring when he gathered a defensive rebound, took the ball by himself all the way to the other end, and then nailed a fallaway jumper from the left baseline to just beat the buzzer.

SPURS 118,

CAVALIERS 115 (OT)

CLEVELAND (AP)– Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 41 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and San Antonio beat Cleveland  in overtime despite missing starters Tony Parker and Pau Gasol.

Leonard scored six in OT, including a game-sealing dunk with 4.9 seconds left, as the Spurs regrouped after a late collapse in regulation.

David Lee, making a rare start in place of the injured Gasol, added 14 points as San Antonio improved to 18-4 on the road.

Heat 109, Bucks 97

MIAMI (AP) — Dion Waiters tied a career high with 33 points and last-place Miami won a season-best third game in a row by beating Milwaukee.

Bucks coach Jason Kidd shook up his lineup, but they lost their fifth game in a row and second in as many nights. Following a defeat Friday at Orlando, the Bucks held a long players-only meeting that became heated at times.

Waiters went 12 for 19, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range. Backcourt mate Goran Dragic added 25 points on only 13 shots. Hassan Whiteside had 16 points and 15 rebounds while missing one shot.

Nuggets 123,

Clippers 98

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 19 points and Denver beat the short-handed Clippers.

Danilo Gallinari, Will Barton and Wilson Chandler added 18 points apiece for the Nuggets, who have won four of their last five games.

The Clippers have lost two in a row since opening January with seven consecutive wins. They fell to 2-7 this season when they have been without both Chris Paul (thumb injury) and Blake Griffin (right knee).

Suns 107, Knicks 105

NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Booker scored 26 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left, and Phoenix beat New York.

Carmelo Anthony’s attempt at a winning 3-pointer rimmed out as Phoenix snapped a two-game losing streak and handed New York its second loss in a row.

Eric Bledsoe added 23 points for the Suns, while P.J. Tucker and Marquese Chriss each had 15.

Jazz 109, Pacers 100

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — George Hill scored a season-high 30 points and Utah led wire-to-wire in a win over Indiana.

The Jazz relied on the Indiana born-and-bred duo of Hill and Gordon Hayward to defeat their hometown team.

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