Cleveland smash NBA three-point record

Cleveland made an NBA regular-season record 25 three-pointers in their win over Atalanta while Patty Mills played a key role in San Antonio's overtime victory.

Kyrie Irving scored 43 points, LeBron James had 38 and the Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA regular-season record with 25 three-pointers in a 135-130 victory over Atlanta.

Cleveland made 25 of 46 shots from the arc to break a record that stood for less than three months.

Tim Hardaway Jr. made five of nine three-pointers and led the Hawks with a career-high 36 points.

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, Australian Patty Mills hit a pair of pivotal threes in overtime and San Antonio outlasted New Orleans.

Mills finished with 15 points and Pau Gasol added 13 for the Spurs who have won six straight and dropped the Pelicans to 0-4 with DeMarcus Cousins in the line-up.

Anthony Davis had 29 points and Jrue Holiday 26 for the Pelicans.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and eight assists and Milwaukee squandered an early 23-point lead before finishing strong to hold off the Clippers 112-101.

Greg Monroe also had 24 points for the Bucks while Australian guard Matthew Dellavedova had 15 points and eight assists.

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin each had 21 points for LA, who had a season-high 23 turnovers.

DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points, including a key three-pointer late, and grabbed 13 rebounds in Toronto's victory over Washington.

Norman Powell added a season-high 21 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to help the Raptors pull back into a tie with the Wizards for third place in the Eastern Conference.

John Wall scored 30 points and Bradley Beal added 27 for Wizards.

Russell Westbrook had 48 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists but it was not good enough as Oklahoma City lost 118-11 to Phoenix.

Eric Bledsoe had 18 points and Alan Williams added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns.

Isaiah Thomas scored 18 points and Boston rode a 70-point first half to beat the Lakers 115-95.

Jordan Clarkson led Los Angeles, who have dropped their last six games, with 20 points.

Justin Anderson made the go-ahead basket with 24.3 seconds left and matched his career high with 19 points in Philadelphia's 105-102 victory over New York.

Dario Saric had 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Robert Covington added 16 points as the 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak.

Seth Curry scored 24 points and Nerlens Noel had 15 points and tied a career high with 17 rebounds to guide Dallas to a 104-100 win over Memphis.

Mike Conley scored 30 points and Zach Randolph had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies.

George Hill scored a season-high 34 points and Utah beat Brooklyn 112-97 to snap a two-game losing streak and extend their lead for the No.4 spot in the Western Conference.

Quincy Acy scored a season-high 18 points for the Nets.

Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points and Aaron Gordon had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help Orlando beat Miami 110-99.

James Johnson led Miami with 19 points.


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