ATLANTA – Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 26 points, the Hawks held LeBron James to 3-for-16 shooting and Atlanta sent the Cleveland Cavaliers to their 29th straight road loss with a 92-83 victory Saturday night.
Jason Terry added 19 points for the Hawks, who had lost three of four.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers, who fell to 0-8 away from home this season.
James, who finished with 15 points after hitting nine of 10 free throws, was 1-for-12 from the floor after his 6-foot leaner bounced hard off the backboard with Atlanta leading 73-66 early in the fourth quarter.
The No. 1 overall draft pick drove the baseline late in third before Terry knocked his feet out from under him and James hit the floor hard.
Terry was called for a flagrant foul, but James remained in the game and hit both free throws. Kevin Ollie ended the possession with an 18-foot jumper from the right wing to cut the Hawks’ lead to 70-66 at the 1:41 mark.
Knicks 99, 76ers 88
NEW YORK – Shandon Anderson replaced the injured Allan Houston in the starting lineup and scored 20 points in New York’s 99-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Raptors 81, Nets 80
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Morris Peterson’s free throw with 0.8 seconds left Saturday gave the Toronto Raptors an 81-80 victory over the New Jersey Nets, who were without Jason Kidd.
Timberwolves 103, Clippers 91
MINNEAPOLIS – Kevin Garnett scored 30 points and grabbed 19 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame an impressive performance by Quentin Richardson to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-91.
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