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Bogdan Bogdanovic stepped up for the Atlanta Hawks once again to match his season-high performance of 32 points in his team’s 111-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Hawks (34-27) won their second straight game and had Kevin Huerter posting 20 points and Danilo Gallinari tapping 15 points, while Clint Capela had 6 points and 14 rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a double-double with 31 points, 14 rebounds for the Bucks (37-23) and Khris Middleton followed with 23 points.
Steph Curry poured 7 threes to added up a total of 85 for April to make NBA history and lead the Golden State Warriors (31-30) to a 117-113 win against the Sacramento Kings (24-36) with his 37-point performance.
Harrison Barnes had 23 points and 7 rebounds against his former team and Buddy Hield scored 25 points for the Kings.
Jonas Valanciunas returned to action after missing three games to post 21 points and 10 rebounds and help the Memphis Grizzlies (31-28) overcome the Portland Trail Blazers (32-28) 120-113. Ja Morant led all Memphis scorers with 28 points.
CJ McCollum tapped 27 points, and Jusuf Nurkic followed with a double-double of 16 points and 19 rebounds for the Blazers who lost their fifth straight and nine of their last 11 to fall to seventh in the Western Conference.
Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant paired up to combine 67 points (34 and 33 respectively) to lead the Brooklyn Nets (41-20) to a 128-119 win over the Phoenix Suns (42-18). Devin Booker scored 36 points and Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns, the No. 2 team in the Western Conference, which has lost two in a row for the first time since a three-game slip in January.
Terry Rozier had 21 points and 11 assists and Miles Bridges poured 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets (30-30) took their “revenge” for their 30-point loss to the Boston Celtics (32-29) earlier this season with a 125-104 win on Sunday.
Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown had 20 points for the Celtics and Jayson Tatum added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Boston has now dropped two straight games after winning seven of its previous eight.
The Washington Wizards (27-33) are on a roll and defeated Cleveland Cavaliers (21-39) 119-110 on Sunday for their eighth straight victory. Bradley Beal led the way with 33 points, while Russell Westbrook had 14 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds.
Cedi Osman was among the top contributors for the Cavs with 19 points, while Darius Garland paced the team with 28 points.
Malcolm Brogdon scored 24 points and the Indiana Pacers (29-31) beat the Orlando Magic (18-42) 131-112, to remain a game behind the Hornets for the 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Dwayne Bacon had 20 points for the Magic and Wendell Carter Jr. added 10 points and 13 rebounds.
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