Lakers shoot down Hawks

New York, december 16

LeBron James scored 32 points to lead visiting Los Angeles to a win over Atlanta and extend their road win streak to 14 games on Sunday night.

James made 12 of 21 from the field, four of them 3-pointers, and added 13 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks to help the Lakers extend their overall winning streak to seven. The Lakers’ road winning streak is the longest by the club since they won 18 straight away from home during their NBA record 33-game winning streak in 1972-73.

Nets 108, 76ers 89

Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points as the Brooklyn Nets capitalized on Joel Embiid’s absence and led most of the way in a 109-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in New York.

The Nets led for the final 41:54 in the first meeting between the teams since the first round of last spring’s postseason. Embiid averaged 24.8 points in the four games he played in that series but sat out with an upper respiratory illness.

Magic 130, Orleans 119

Eight Orlando players scored in double figures in handing host New Orleans its franchise-worst 12th consecutive loss. Jonathan Isaac led the Magic with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Nikola Vucevic scored 20, while D.J. Augustin scored 17. — Reuters