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Hawks coach ejected in loss to Cavaliers

Xinhua, November 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Cleveland beat Atlanta 109-97 on Saturday in a reprise of last season's NBA Eastern Conference finals, and Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected for making contact with an official on Saturday. 

   Kevin Love scored a season-high 25 points, LeBron James added 19 for Cleveland.  

   The teams met for the first time since the Cavaliers swept the Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals, and it didn't take long for Cleveland to continue its dominance.  

   The Cavaliers took control after trailing 17-16 midway through the first quarter. Cleveland quickly built a 10-point lead, stretched the margin to 57-40 late in the first half and the Hawks never recovered.  

   Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was ejected in the second quarter after making contact with an official. Budenholzer was given a technical for arguing a call, bumped referee Ben Taylor after stepping on the floor and was quickly tossed.  

   In Miami, Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and the Miami Heat survived a major scare from winless Philadelphia, rallying from 17 points down to beat the 76ers 96-91.  

   Hassan Whiteside scored 13 points and added nine rebounds and eight blocks for the Heat, who went on a 19-2 run in a seven-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to escape. Chris Bosh also scored 13 for Miami.  

   Philadelphia is now 0-14 this season, the ninth-worst start in NBA history, and has dropped 24 consecutive games going back to last season. 

   In Houston, Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots to lead New York over slumping Houston 107-102.  

   The Knicks (8-6) won their fourth straight overall. They also snapped an 11-game losing streak against the Rockets and a 10-game skid when playing in Houston.  

   The Knicks didn't get their eighth win last season until Jan. 23, when they were 8-36.  

   James Harden had 24 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Rockets lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.  

   In San Antonio, Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points, Tony Parker had 18 and San Antonio snapped Memphis' four-game winning streak 92-82.  

   Manu Ginobili added 15 points for San Antonio, which is unbeaten in six home games.  

   Tim Duncan had 10 points, including a pair of running floaters in the lane in the final 90 seconds to seal the victory, as well as 10 rebounds.  

   Mike Conley had 16 points and Courtney Lee added 15 points off the bench. 

   In Orlando, DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Sacramento held off Orlando 97-91.  

   Rajon Rondo added 13 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Kings, who had lost two in a row. Marco Belinelli chipped in 13 points off the bench.  

   Trailing 65-61, the Kings outscored the Magic 22-2 in the final 5:03 of the third quarter to take an 83-67 lead into the fourth. Sacramento led by as many as 16 points in the final period.  

   In Indianapolis, C.J. Miles scored a season-high 21 points to lead Indiana over Milwaukee 123-86.  

   Paul George had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan Hill added a season-high 20 points off the bench for the Pacers (8-5), who have won five of six.  Endi