CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers made their first 11 three-point attempts, including nine in the first quarter, to rout the Atlanta Hawks 127-94 on Saturday night.
The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to go nine for nine or better from behind the arc in a quarter, according to information provided to the team by the Elias Sports Bureau.
James hit three three-pointers in the period, while Kevin Love and Joe Harris had two apiece. The Cavaliers set a team record by going 19 for 31 on threes.
Cleveland, who rallied from a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Boston on Friday, needed no dramatics this time. The Cavaliers, who have won four straight, scored 41 points in first quarter, including 11 by James in the opening 3:34.
Paul Millsap scored 16 points for the Hawks, whose four-game winning streak ended.
Atlanta Hawks’ John Jenkins (12) fights for a loose ball with Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson (13), Joe Harris and Dion Waiters (3) during the third quarter of their NBA game on Saturday, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 127-94. (PHOTO: AP)
RAPTORS 111, JAZZ 93
TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points, Jonas Valanciunas set season highs with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Toronto beat Utah for their sixth win in seven games.
Kyle Lowry had 19 points, Patrick Patterson added 16 and Lou Williams scored 10 of his 13 in the fourth quarter as the Raptors won their third straight over the Jazz and scored 100 or more for the ninth time in 10 games this season.
Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors each had 18 points, and Gordon Hayward and Trey Burke both scored 12 for the Jazz, who dropped to 0-3 on the second night of back-to-backs as they wrapped up a five-game Eastern Conference road trip.
Alec Burks had 10 points and 10 assists for Utah.
WIZARDS 98, MAGIC 93
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nene and reserve Kris Humphries scored 16 points apiece, John Wall had 15 points and 10 assists, and Washington improved to 7-2 with a victory over Orlando.
Reserve Otto Porter added 13 points as the Wizards won their third straight and moved to 7-2, their best start since opening 7-1 during the 1974-75 season.
Washington’s bench outscored Orlando’s reserves 48-13.
All five Orlando starters scored in double figures, led by Tobias Harris with 19 points and Victor Oladipo with 18.
Orlando Magic forward Maurice Harkless (21) shoots the ball as he gets past Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) in the first half of their NBA basketball game on Saturday in Washington. The Wizards won 98-93. (PHOTO: AP)
PACERS 99, BULLS 90
CHICAGO (AP) — AJ Price, Luis Scola and Solomon Hill all scored 21 points, and injury-plagued Indiana beat Chicago.
Chris Copeland added 13 points for the Pacers, who were without six injured players.
Jimmy Butler had 32 points for the Bulls, who played without the injured Derrick Rose.
The Pacers had lost seven of nine and fell 108-87 to the Nuggets on Friday after trailing by as many as 33. The Bulls had won six of seven.
GRIZZLIES 95, PISTONS 88
MEMPHIS (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 23 points, Zach Randolph added 17 points and 22 rebounds, as Memphis beat Detroit.
Mike Conley added 18 points and Courtney Lee had 12 for the Grizzlies, who maintained the best record in the NBA (9-1).
Kyle Singler scored 21 points, going five of seven from three-point range to keep the Pistons close. Greg Monroe had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, while Brandon Jennings scored 14 points and Josh Smith finished with 11.
MAVERICKS 131, TIMBERWOLVES 117
DALLAS (AP) — Monta Ellis scored a season-high 30 points as Dallas handed road-weary Minnesota their fifth-straight loss to finish a six-game trek that included a stop in Mexico City.
Dirk Nowitzki was another of eight players in double figures with 15 as Dallas had a season-high in points, two nights after setting a club record with a 53-point win over Philadelphia.
The Timberwolves finished a two-week trip covering more than 5,600 air miles on a back-to-back that started with a franchise-worst, 48-point loss in New Orleans.
Kevin Martin scored a season-high 34 points for Minnesota, who getthree days off before starting a four-game homestand.