Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore attempts a shot during their NBA game against Philadelphia 76ers. The Hawks won 91-85. (Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports)

DPA/Los Angeles

The Atlanta Hawks were in big trouble. Then Dennis Schroder made a big shot.  
Schroder sank the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:35 remaining on Saturday night as hosts Hawks extended their franchise-record winning streak to 19 games with a 91-85 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.  
Dominican Republic native Al Horford totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks (40-8), who squandered a 21-point lead against one of the NBA’s worst teams but remained unbeaten since Dec. 26.  Atlanta has matched the fifth-longest streak in league history. “We had to pull it out,” Hawks guard Jeff Teague said. “I don’t know how we did it, but we did it.”  
Atlanta trailed, 83-81, with 2:51 remaining after a dunk by Philadelphia rookie Nerlens Noel, who had 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Horford made a tough baseline shot to tie it before Schroder buried a three-pointer from the top of the circle to give the Hawks the lead for good.  
“Dennis hit a big shot,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said.  
A second-year point guard from Germany, Schroder usually relies on his quickness to create offense for himself and teammates. But he made two triples and finished with 15 points and six assists off the bench.  
“I’m on him a lot to attack,” Budenholzer said. “I’m on him to get to the paint. I’m on him to collapse the defense. I’m on him to find his open teammates. But we believe when you’re open, you can take what the game gives you.”  
“Schroder is only 26 percent from the three-point line and he stepped up and made a big three,” 76ers coach Brett Brown said. “That’s where the game kind of turned.”  
Horford drilled a long jumper for an 88-83 lead with 47 seconds left.  He added a free throw and Kyle Korver sank two more from the line to give the Hawks their 33rd win in 35 games.
Paul Millsap scored 15 points and Korver added 14 for the Hawks, who were held to their lowest total since the first game of the streak.  
Michael Carter-Williams had 13 points and eight assists and rookie Jerami Grant scored 13 points for the Sixers (10-38), who were denied a season-high third straight win.  
“We showed a lot of heart tonight,” Carter-Williams said. “We didn’t get the win, but we showed a lot of people we can play with the best teams in the league.”  
Elsewhere...
Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Minnesota Timberwolves 90:
LeBron James scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to lift the visiting Cavaliers to their 10th straight victory. Kevin Love, traded by Minnesota to Cleveland in the offseason, collected 14 points and 17 rebounds and was booed heavily in his return. Top overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins, acquired in the Love deal, scored a season-high 33 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost seven of eight.  
Detroit Pistons 114, Houston Rockets 101: DJ Augustin and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 28 points apiece for the host Pistons, who stopped a four-game skid. James Harden scored 26 points for the Rockets, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Houston forward Josh Smith—waived by Detroit last month—was soundly booed in his return and scored just seven points.   
Golden State Warriors 106, Phoenix Suns 87: Stephen Curry scored 25 points as the Western Conference-leading Warriors held the visiting Suns to a season low in points and ended a two-game slide.  
Toronto Raptors 120, Washington Wizards 116 (OT): Kyle Lowry scored seven of his 23 points in overtime as the visiting Raptors held on for their sixth straight win. John Wall had 28 points and 12 assists for the Wizards.
Memphis Grizzlies 85, Oklahoma City Thunder 74: Zach Randolph had 21 points and 18 rebounds as the host Grizzlies rolled to their sixth consecutive win. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook totaled just 29 points for the Thunder, losers of four of five.  
Los Angeles Clippers 105, San Antonio Spurs 85: Blake Griffin had 31 points and 13 rebounds for ther visiting Clippers, who have won seven of eight. The Spurs had won three in a row.  
Dallas Mavericks 108, Orlando Magic 93: Monta Ellis had 25 points and 13 assists for the visiting Mavericks, who lost Rajon Rondo to a head injury in the first quarter but handed the Magic their eighth straight setback.  
Milwaukee Bucks 95, Portland Trail Blazers 88: Jared Dudley scored 18 points as the host Bucks won their third straight contest and dealt the Trail Blazers their eighth loss in 10 games.  
Charlotte Hornets 104, Denver Nuggets 86: Cody Zeller scored a season-high 21 points as the visiting Hornets won for the 10th time in 13 games. The Nuggets have dropped nine of 10.  
Sacramento Kings 99, Indiana Pacers 94: Rudy Gay scored 31 points as the visiting Kings ended an eight-game slide. The Pacers have lost nine of 11.  


Related Story