Highlights of Sunday's NBA games

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[January 30, 2017]  Jan 30 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Sunday's National Basketball Association games:

Hawks 142, Knicks 139 (4OT)

Paul Millsap totaled 37 points and 19 rebounds in 60 minutes and Atlanta outlasted New York for a 142-139 quadruple overtime victory on Sunday.

Millsap matched a team record for minutes and also scored the go-ahead basket with 11.4 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime.

Kent Bazemore added 24 points and Dennis Schroder contributed 23 and a career-high 15 assists. Dwight Howard collected 19 and 13 rebounds before fouling out in the second overtime.

Mavericks 105, Spurs 101

Seth Curry scored a career-high 24 points and hit the deciding layup with 17.3 seconds remaining as Dallas snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Spurs.

Harrison Barnes added 19 points for the Mavericks, who trailed 59-49 at halftime. Wesley Matthews had 17 points, and Dirk Nowitzki totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds. Dallas won in San Antonio for the first time since Nov. 26, 2010.

Cavaliers 107, Thunder 91

LeBron James scored 25 points and became the first player to score 20,000 points in a Cleveland uniform as the Cavaliers knocked off the Thunder.

Russell Westbrook had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 24th triple-double of the season and first of his career against the Cavs, but he shot 7-of-26 and committed four turnovers

Warriors 113, Trail Blazers 111

Kevin Durant scored 33 points to go with 10 rebounds and six assists as Golden State beat Portland.

Klay Thompson added 27 points for the Warriors, who won their third straight game and 10th in the past 11 outings. Golden State was without Stephen Curry, who had the stomach flu.

Magic 114, Raptors 113

Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and Orlando held off slumping Toronto.

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D.J. Augustin added 21 points as Orlando scored 19 straight points to end the first half. Jeff Green added 16 points and C.J. Watson finished with 15.

Kyle Lowry scored 33 points for the Raptors, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Pacers 120, Rockets 101

Paul George scored 33 points and Indiana limited James Harden to 15 points in a double-digit win over Houston.

George topped 30 points for a season-high fourth straight game as Indiana won for the ninth time in 13 games. Myles Turner added 18 and 10 rebounds while Jeff Teague collected 17 and 15 assists.

Wizards 107, Pelicans 94

Bradley Beal scored 27 points and Washington pulled away to beat New Orleans.

Markieff Morris added 12 of his 21 in the fourth quarter as Washington won for the 11th time in 13 games. John Wall collected 18 points and 19 assists.

Bulls 121, 76ers 108

After a tumultuous week that included back-to-back losses and a couple rounds of public finger-pointing, Chicago made sure it did not leave for six-game road trip with a third straight defeat.

The Bulls, who played without power forward Taj Gibson, took control late in the first quarter. Chicago fought off a couple comeback bids and sealed the victory in the fourth against the Sixers, who played without rookie center Joel Embiid. (Editing by John O'Brien)

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