ATLANTA — Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Kevin Durant had 26 points and a season-high 16 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets won their 10th straight game, 108-107 over the short-handed Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
The winning streak is the longest in the NBA this season and the Nets’ longest since they took 10 in a row in 2005-06. The 2002-03 team also won 10 straight. The franchise record is 14, set in 2003-04 and matched in 2005-06.
Brooklyn (23-12) have won 14 of 15.
Yuta Watanabe’s layup in the final minute of the third made it 81-80 for Brooklyn’s first lead since it was 33-32. Durant closed the third with a pair of free throws, and the Nets never trailed again.
WIZARDS 127, SUNS 102: Rui Hachimura scored a season-high 30 points and converted a pivotal three-point play to help host Washington pull away from Phoenix in a meeting of depleted teams. Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma each had 22 points for Washington as three-time Wizards All-Star Bradley Beal sat out with hamstring soreness. The Wizards shot 57.3% from the floor, outscored the Suns 60-28 in the paint and outrebounded them 46-30.
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KINGS 127, NUGGETS 126: Malik Monk scored 33 points, including a tiebreaking free throw with 0.7 seconds left, and host Sacramento came back from down 19 points late in the third quarter to beat Denver. Nikola Jokic scored 40 points for Denver but missed a 3-pointer at the top of the key as time expired.
HEAT 112, LAKERS 98: Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 points and 14 rebounds and host Miami moved over .500 by topping Los Angeles.
PISTONS 121, MAGIC 101: Alec Burks scored a season-high 32 points, Saddiq Bey added 28 and host Detroit overcame the ejection of two players after a scuffle to beat Orlando and snap a six-game losing streak.
PELICANS 119, TIMBERWOLVES 118: Zion Williamson scored a career-high 43 points, capping it with New Orleans’ final 14 points in the last 2:44 of the game, and the Pelicans narrowly outlasted visiting Minnesota for their fourth straight victory.
BULLS 119, BUCKS 113 (OT): DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points and host Chicago rallied to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee in overtime.
WARRIORS 112, JAZZ 107: Jordan Poole scored 26 points and converted a key layup with 1:27 left and undermanned Golden State rallied to beat visiting Utah.
