Dyson Daniels has helped the high-flying Atlanta Hawks rip apart the Brooklyn Nets as they soared to their fourth straight NBA victory and 18th in 20 games.<\/p>\n
The Australian had 11 points, four rebounds, six assists and five steals in the Hawks’ 141-107 win at the Barclays Center in New York on Friday (Saturday AEDT).<\/p>\n
Daniels also reached a personal milestone, notching his 500th career NBA steal. At 23 years and 17 days, he became the fifth-youngest player in league history to reach the mark.<\/p>\n
Daniels’ teammate CJ McCollum had 25 points and seven assists as Atlanta (45-33), fifth in the Eastern Conference, remained 1.5 games ahead of sixth-placed Philadelphia and seventh-placed Toronto, and moved within 3.5 games of fourth-placed Cleveland.<\/p>\n
Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 21 points and Jalen Johnson had 18 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Nic Claxton led Brooklyn (18-59) with 16 points.<\/p>\n
In Dallas, Wendell Carter Jr scored 28 points as the Orlando Magic beat the hosts 138-127, overcoming a 51-point showing from rookie No.1 pick Cooper Flagg and handing the Mavericks their 14th consecutive home loss.<\/p>\n
Desmond Bane had 27 points as the Magic remained a half-game behind eighth-placed Charlotte in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
Coach Jason Kidd and Maji Marshall were ejected seconds apart early in the fourth quarter for the lottery-bound Mavericks, who are on their longest home losing streak at American Airlines Center.<\/p>\n
Flagg was caught up in the disagreement that led to Kidd’s ejection, drawing his own technical foul before Kidd went on to the court to protest the same non-call.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old responded with 24 points in the fourth quarter to become the youngest player in NBA history to record a 50-point game.<\/p>\n
Flagg went 19-of-30 from the field, including 6-of-9 from long range, and made all seven free throws.<\/p>\n
At Madison Square Garden, OG Anunoby scored 31 points as the Knicks routed the Chicago Bulls 136-96.<\/p>\n
All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson had 17 points and 10 assists to help the Knicks win their second straight game after dropping three in a row.<\/p>\n
For New York (50-28), the blowout victory secured their third consecutive season with at least 50 wins.<\/p>\n
Collin Sexton had 19 points for the Bulls, who have lost their past six games and 10 of 12.<\/p>\n
Australian Josh Giddey, back in the Bulls side after missing with a hamstring issue, had six points, five rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
In North Carolina, Australia’s Josh Green contributed six points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal as his Charlotte Hornets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-108 for their eighth win in 10 games.<\/p>\n
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