Reigning NBA champions the Cavaliers squandered a 26-point lead as they lost 126-125 on Sunday.
CLEVELAND (AP) Fighting for a playoff spot, the Atlanta Hawks will rest center Dwight Howard and be without three other key players against the Cavaliers.
Up Next - The Cavaliers wrap up the road portion of the regular season on Monday night in Miami, taking on the Playoff-hungry Heat before returning home for Fan Appreciation Night on Wednesday at The Q when they welcome the Raptors to town for the final tuneup before the postseason.
Despite the 32-point triple-double, James was unable to kickstart the Cavs offense in the final quarter, which saw the Hawks outscore the Cavs, 44-18.
Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson's 56-year-old record with his 42nd triple-double of the season Sunday, then he broke the Denver Nuggets' hearts with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for a 106-105 victory in Denver. Things turned on them over the next two weeks with a seven-game losing streak, dropping them to one game over.500 and to the fringes of playoff contention.
After Irving's two free throws with 10.4 seconds left pushed the margin back up to five points, Paul Millsap was fouled behind the three-point line and converted with 8.3 seconds left.
While he wants to get Irving and James some rest once the seeding is determined, Lue plans to use the remainder of the regular season as a tune-up for JR Smith, Kevin Love and Kyle Korver - all of whom missed significant chunks of time in the second half of the season because of injury. NY rookie Willy Hernangomez tied his career high with 24 points and had 11 rebounds.
Terrence Ross had 29 points for the Magic, while Evan Fournier had 23 and Aaron Gordon added 17.
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Irving headed to the locker room late in the third quarter before jogging out to start the fourth Friday night after it stiffened up on him.
Atlanta quickly answered. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Prince and Kent Bazemore soon restored the Hawks' 10-point lead and they stretched it out to 71-55 at halftime. The Grizzlies played their reserves in the fourth with the seventh seed in the Western Conference already secured. They had a slim 1.5-game lead over the #7 through #9 seeds, who were all tied at 38-40.
SALT LAKE CITY - Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 39 points and Utah overcame an 11-point deficit to beat Minnesota.
Booker went to the bench for good with 8:35 left in the third quarter. He played 19 minutes against the Celtics.
LeBron James is correct in his statement.
Morris led Washington with 21 points. The Raptors defeated the Knicks 110-97. With that privilege comes increased responsibility and expectations to not just compete, but win a playoff series, which would be the first under fourth-year coach Stevens. A layup after essentially driving into four black Hornets jerseys put Boston ahead to stay with 2:13 to play, and Thomas revived his familiar "You Know What Time It Is" watch-pointing celebration after a pull-up 3-pointer 52 seconds later.
Los Angeles now has the third-worst record in the National Basketball Association, moving one game ahead of Phoenix in the win column.
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