The reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers have suffered their first loss of the season, going down 110-106 to the Atlanta Hawks.
Dennis Schroder led the way for the Hawks with a career-high 28 points in Cleveland on Tuesday night.
Cleveland (6-1) cut a 15-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to 101-97 on LeBron James' basket with 3:14 to play.
The Hawks scored the next six points, but three-pointers by James and Kyrie Irving made it 106-103 with 48 seconds left.
Paul Milsap's basket pushed the lead to five, but Kevin Love converted a three-pointer with 25 seconds remaining.
Kent Bazemore's jumper from the corner with second seconds remaining iced the game.
Bazemore scored 25 points while Millsap added 21.
Dwight Howard, who received four stitches on his lip in the first half, had 17 rebounds.
Irving led Cleveland with 29 points while Love added 24 and James, who scored two points in the first half, had 23.
Meanwhile the Brooklyn Nets defeated Minnesota 119-110.
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