NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers make history in win over Atlanta Hawks
Last Updated: 16/11/14 4:17pm
LeBron James scored 32 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers made field goal history at the expense of the Atlanta Hawks.
Cleveland ran out 127-94 winners and became the first team in NBA history to score more than eight three-pointers in a quarter, scoring their first 11 in a comprehensive victory.
James scored three times from behind the arc in the period, while Kevin Love and Joe Harris had two apiece.
Cleveland, who rallied from a 19-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Boston on Friday, needed no dramatics this time.
The Cavaliers, who have won four straight games, scored 41 points in the first quarter, including 11 by James in the opening three-and-a-half minutes.
Paul Millsap scored 16 points for the Hawks, whose four-game winning streak was ended.
DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-91.
The Kings, who had squandered leads of 24 and 26 points in losing their previous two games, ended a nine-game losing streak to the Spurs, who had won 21 of the past 22 meetings.
Darren Collison had 19 points and Rudy Gay scored 18 for the Kings, who committed only nine turnovers.
Manu Ginobili had 21 points, Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green scored 16, and Tim Duncan finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
In Memphis, Marc Gasol scored 23 points, Zach Randolph added 17 points and 22 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Detroit Pistons 95-88.
Mike Conley added 18 points and Courtney Lee had 12 for the Grizzlies, who maintained the best record in the NBA (9-1).
A.J. Price, Luis Scola and Solomon Hill all scored 21 points as the injury-plagued Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 99-90.
Chris Copeland added 13 points for the Pacers, who were without six injured players.
Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and Pau Gasol finished with 12 points and six rebounds for the Bulls.
Chris Paul scored seven of his 32 points in the final three minutes and had nine assists and Blake Griffin added 19 points as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 120-107.
DeAndre Jordan finished with 18 rebounds and 12 points for the two-time defending Pacific Division champions, who were coming off a loss to the NBA champion San Antonio Spurs.
In other games, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 131-117, the Washington Wizards downed the Orlando Magic 98-93 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-87.