Dyson Daniels has played a key role as the Atlanta Hawks overcame a stiff challenge from the visiting Brooklyn Nets to claim a nail-biting 124-121 NBA win.<\/p>\n
Playing at home for a second consecutive night, the Hawks rallied from a 17-point first-quarter deficit in Saturday night\u2019s game before securing a fourth straight win.<\/p>\n
Australian starter Daniels led the Hawks in rebounds (10), assists (seven) and steals (six) while also contributing nine points in his 31 minutes on court.<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 30 points in his return after missing three games with an ankle sprain while point guard Alexander-Walker and bench player Aaron Wiggins each added 20.<\/p>\n
Atlanta outscored Brooklyn 36-26 in the final period with Wiggins scoring 12 to clinch the victory and improve to 7-4 for the season.<\/p>\n
The Nets took an early 31-14 lead but led only 70-66 at halftime and saw their advantage trimmed to one point four times in the fourth quarter before the Hawks finally completed their comeback.<\/p>\n
Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 25 points, Nolan Traore added a season-high 19 and Julius Randle also had 19.<\/p>\n
In Cleveland, Australian guard Tyrese Proctor got 23 minutes off the bench for hosts Cavaliers as they were beaten 109-97 by defending champions New York Knicks in a rematch of last season\u2019s eastern conference finalists.<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 29 as the Knicks made big plays when they needed them.<\/p>\n
Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his season-high 37 points in the fourth quarter for the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n
Proctor had seven points, three rebounds and three assists as his team slipped to a 5-5 season start while the Knicks improved to 5-4.<\/p>\n
Stephen Curry showed he\u2019s as good as ever at age 38 as he posted 41 points and lifted Golden State to a 126-119 overtime victory over Orlando – their seventh straight win.<\/p>\n
Curry converted a three-point play with 1:38 left in overtime that put hosts Golden State ahead then scored a layup in the final minute.<\/p>\n
It was his 16th 40-point effort after age 35, the most in NBA history. LeBron James has 15 and Michael Jordan did it 12 times.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Denver beat Indiana 114-102 in Mexico City, Phoenix downed Houston 102-99 and Oklahoma City clobbered Washington 114-75.<\/p>\n
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