Friday's NBA Capsules

Games played on Jan. 23, 2015

ATLANTA (AP) - Paul Millsap scored 22 points, Jeff Teague added 17 and the Atlanta Hawks eclipsed the franchise record with their 15th straight victory, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 on Friday night.

Before a raucous sellout crowd, the Hawks won for the 29th time in 31 games to extend their Eastern-best record to 36-8.

As usual, pretty much everyone chipped in.

Four starters were in double figures and backup point guard Dennis Schroder led a spurt at the start of the fourth quarter that helped the Hawks pull away. He finished with 13 points and five assists, igniting the arena with a towering finger roll that dropped gently through the net.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 22 points.

Kyle Korver was the only starter who didn't reach double figures, but even he chipped in with a play that had everyone talking: another dunk in the waning seconds of the first half that sent the Hawks to the locker room with a 48-47 lead.

They never trailed again.

WARRIORS 126, KINGS 101

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Klay Thompson scored the most points in a quarter in NBA history, a 37-point third period that powered the Golden State Warriors to victory.

Thompson, who finished with a career-high 52 points, pleased the announced sellout crowd of 19,596 at rowdy Oracle Arena with a performance that will long be remembered in the basketball-loving Bay Area. The All-Star hopeful made all 13 shots, including a league-record nine from 3-point range, and hit both of his free throws during a 12-minute span.

His streaky shooting touch helped the Warriors (35-6) erase a sloppy showing for its franchise-best 18th consecutive home victory. Golden State became the 10th NBA team to win at least 35 games halfway through a season.

The last player to score at least that many points in a quarter was Carmelo Anthony with 33 in 2008 while with Denver.

CAVALIERS 129, HORNETS 90

CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James scored 25 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers put on a dominant performance by routing the Charlotte Hornets for their fifth straight win.

The Cavaliers, with an artful display of shooting and passing, had the home crowd on its feet throughout the game. Cleveland's 75-40 lead at halftime was its biggest in franchise history and the margin reached 49 points in the fourth quarter.

J.R. Smith scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers, and Kyrie Irving added 18 in Cleveland's biggest win of the season.

Charlotte had won eight of nine, but was no match for the Cavaliers, who have again looked like title contenders since James returned from an eight-game absence with knee and back injuries.

Al Jefferson led Charlotte with 22 points.

SPURS 99, LAKERS 85

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Tony Parker scored 17 points and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in rolling to a 99-85 victory over a depleted Los Angeles Lakers team that potentially has lost Kobe Bryant for the season.

Kawhi Leonard had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Manu Ginobili scored 15 points and Tim Duncan added 14 points for San Antonio.

Nick Young scored 17 points to lead the Lakers, who lost their seventh straight. Rookie point guard Jordan Clarkson, a San Antonio native, had 11 points and four assists in his first career start.

Bryant tore his right rotator cuff Wednesday in New Orleans.

BULLS 102, MAVERICKS 98

DALLAS (AP) - Derrick Rose scored 20 points, Jimmy Butler had 14 of his 20 in the second half and the Chicago Bulls beat the Dallas Mavericks.

Pau Gasol had 13 points and 16 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added six points and seven boards in his return after missing four games with a sprained right ankle.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points to lead the Mavericks.

ROCKETS 113, SUNS 111

PHOENIX (AP) - James Harden scored 33 points, including a 20-foot jumper as time ran out, to lift the Houston Rockets to a victory over the Phoenix Suns.

Harden's 33 points came in the absence of injured star center Dwight Howard for three quarters.

Harden, the NBA's leading scorer entering the night at 27.2 points per game, added 10 assists and six rebounds and made 14 of 17 free throw attempts for the Rockets.

Eric Bledsoe had 25 points, eight rebounds and nine assists to lead the Suns,

PELICANS 92, TIMBERWOLVES 84

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Newly minted All-Star starter Anthony Davis had 21 points and 12 rebounds to help the New Orleans Pelicans avoid what would have been another ugly road loss.

Eric Gordon scored 20 points and the Pelicans (22-21) shot 50 percent from the field to move over .500 for the first time since Jan. 2. Gorgui Dieng had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves (7-35), who have the fewest wins in the league.

HEAT 89, PACERS 87

MIAMI (AP) - Luol Deng scored 23 points, Chris Bosh added 19 and the Miami Heat survived another second-half struggle at home, hanging on to top the Indiana Pacers.

Dwyane Wade scored 13 for Miami, which led by 20 late in the third quarter before Indiana ripped off an 11-0 run and got right back into the game. Indiana's hope at overtime went awry when C.J. Watson's open 20-footer from the right corner rimmed out at the buzzer.

Luis Scola scored 14 points for the Pacers, who dropped their seventh straight.

KNICKS 113, MAGIC 106

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and the New York Knicks extended their season-high winning streak to three games.

Jason Smith added a season-best 19 points for the Knicks, who improved to 8-36. Lance Thomas had 16 points, and Langston Galloway 15; both are in the midst of their second 10-day contract. Nikola Vucevic led the way for the Magic (15-31) with 34 points and 18 rebounds.

RAPTORS 91, 76ERS 86

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Kyle Lowry scored 17 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Toronto Raptors to a comeback victory.

Patrick Patterson added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Raptors, who overcame a nine-point deficit with 5 ½ minutes left. Robert Covington scored 18 points to lead six 76ers in double-figures. It was the fourth straight loss and sixth in seven games for Philadelphia.

CELTICS 100, NUGGETS 99

DENVER (AP) - Avery Bradley scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:24 left, and the Boston Celtics hung on to send Denver to its fifth loss in a row.

The Nuggets played without star guard Ty Lawson, who was away from the team for what the club said were personal reasons following his arrest earlier Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Jameer Nelson had 23 points in his first start for the Nuggets in place of Lawson. Brandon Bass had 17 points for the Celtics.