Atlanta notch a fifth successive win by beating Detroit 107-100

Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson (11) drives to the basket against the Utah Jazz during the second half of an NBA game on Wednesday.

 Golden State extended their run of consecutive home victories to 31 by beating Utah 103-85 on Wednesday, going to Christmas with a dominant 11-1/2 game lead in the NBA Pacific Division.
The Warriors' 27-1 record puts them three games ahead of the next-best team in the Western Conference, with San Antonio keeping up the pressure with another big win over Minnesota.
It was a good day for divisional leaders, with Atlanta defeating Detroit, Cleveland beating an undermanned New York and Oklahoma City steamrolling the hapless Los Angeles Lakers.
Golden State's Klay Thompson scored 20 points and Stephen Curry had 16 points and nine assists for the Warriors, who have won all 13 home games this season to add to the final 18 at Oracle Arena last season. Next up for Golden State is a Christmas Day game against Cleveland in a reprise of last season's NBA Finals. Derrick Favors had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz.
San Antonio dominated the boards in winning 108-83 at Minnesota; their 22nd double-digit win this season.
Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and six rebounds while Danny Green broke out of a season-long shooting slump with 11 points, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and seven rebounds.
It was a seventh straight victory for the Spurs, who out-rebounded Minnesota 47-31 and outscored the Wolves 54-24 in the paint.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who were just 3 of 10 from 3-point range while the Spurs went 10 for 24.
Atlanta notched a fifth successive win by beating Detroit 107-100. Jeff Teague scored 23 points and Paul Millsap added 18 for the Hawks. Andre Drummond led the Pistons with 25 points and 12 rebounds. His hook shot cut the lead to eight with 1:52 remaining, but he was called for goaltending with 41 seconds to go, pushing Atlanta back up by 10.
Cleveland's LeBron James scored 24 points, including three key late baskets, to guide the Cavaliers to a 91-84 win against New York. The Knicks, who were missing Carmelo Anthony due to a sprained right ankle, went scoreless for nearly 4 minutes after taking an 82-80 lead. James' layup off a turnover gave the Cavs the lead for good at 84-82 with 3:15 remaining. He added two free throws and a resounding dunk to seal the win. Kevin Love added 23 points with 13 rebounds for Cleveland.
Rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points with 12 rebounds for the Knicks. Orlando's Evan Fournier hit a short bank shot with 14.2 seconds left and Tobias Harris made two free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining to give the Magic a 104-101 win against Houston. Marcus Thornton's 3-pointer missed at the final horn, ending Houston's three-game winning streak.
Nik Vucevic had 21 points to help the Magic win for fifth time in six games. James Harden scored 10 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Rockets.
Boston won 102-89 at Charlotte, with Kelly Olynyk scoring 20 points. Jae Crowder added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who moved within 1-1/2 games of the Atlantic Division lead.
Frank Kaminsky scored a season-high 23 points for the Hornets. Washington's John Wall had 14 points and 14 assists to lead the Wizards to a 100-91 win against Memphis.
Marcin Gortat added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards.
Mike Conley led Memphis with 21 points. Sacramento held on to edge Indiana 108-106, with Paul George's shot on the buzzer bouncing off the rim.
Oklahoma City went on a 22-0 run in the third quarter to set up a 120-85 win at the struggling Los Angeles Lakers. Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki moved past Shaquille O'Neal into sixth place on the NBA's career scoring list, then made the go-ahead basket with 19.2 seconds left in overtime to lead the Mavericks past Brooklyn 119-118.