Cavaliers 135, Hawks 130

On a record-breaking night when Kyrie Irving and LeBron James combined for 81 points, it was fitting that the biggest shot belonged to Kyle Korver.

Irving scored 43 points, James had 38 and the Cleveland Cavaliers set the NBA regular-season record with 25 3-pointers as they turned back Atlanta’s late rally to beat the Hawks on Friday night.

After Paul Millsap’s baseline jumper over James cut Cleveland’s lead to 124-123, Korver — who was traded from Atlanta to the Cavaliers on Jan. 7 — hit the record-breaking 3-pointer.

“Kyle knocked it down when it mattered the most,” said Atlanta’s Tim Hardaway Jr. “That’s why he’s one of the best shooters.”

Cleveland made 25 of 46 3s to break a record that stood less than three months. Houston made 24 treys in a 122-100 win over New Orleans on Dec. 16.

James, who made six of 10 3s, had 13 rebounds and eight assists.

“It was great to be a part of a record-setting night, and it’s even better that Kyle was the one to hit the record back in the building that he played so many seasons in,” James said.

Korver played in Atlanta for five seasons. Players from both benches applauded the Hawks’ video tribute for Korver after the first quarter.

Korver hugged many of his former teammates during pregame warmups and was cheered by fans, some wearing his Hawks jersey, when he entered the game with 3:16 remaining in the first quarter.

Cleveland’s biggest lead was 25 points. The Hawks made things interesting by outscoring the Cavaliers 42-29 in the fourth period.

“They started shooting 3s, too,” James said. “And started making them.”

Hardaway made five of nine 3-pointers and led the Hawks with a career-high 36 points, including 11 in the final period. Millsap had 12 of his 27 points in the fourth period.

“I was proud of the way the guys kept fighting,” said Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer. “We’ll get better. We’ll learn from tonight.”

The Cavaliers set the high-scoring pace by scoring 39 points in the first period. The Hawks also shot well, making 55.6 percent of their shots in the first half, but still trailed 77-60 at the break. The Cavaliers made 14 of 23 3-pointers in the first half.

Raptors 114, Wizards 106

DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points, including a key 3-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 pulled back into a tie with the Wizards for third place in the Eastern Conference.

Toronto also secured a 2-1 victory in the season series, a potential tiebreaker for playoff seeding, two days after losing to Washington 105-96 in the first game of a home-and-home set.

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

Spurs 101, Pelicans 98 (OT)

Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, Patty Mills hit a pair of pivotal 3s in overtime, and San Antonio outlasted New Orleans.

LeMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 15 rebounds for San Antonio. The Spurs won their sixth straight while dropping New Orleans to 0-4 with DeMarcus Cousins in the lineup.

Cousins had 19 points and 23 rebounds, but missed a step-back 3-pointer that could have tied it as overtime ended. Anthony Davis had 29 points, and Jrue Holiday 26 for the Pelicans.

Mills finished with 15 points, and Pau Gasol added 13.

Suns 118, Thunder 111

Eric Bledsoe had 18 points and Phoenix helped celebrate broadcaster Al McCoy’s induction into the team’s Ring of Honor with a victory over Oklahoma City,

Russell Westbrook had 48 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists for the Thunder.

Alan Williams added 14 points and 13 rebounds for Phoenix.

The 83-year-old McCoy was honored at halftime. He’s in his 45th season calling Suns games. Eight of 14 other Suns Ring of Honor inductees were present, including Charles Barkley, who offered brief remarks.

Mavericks 104, Grizzlies 100

Seth Curry scored 24 points, and Nerlens Noel had 15 points and tied a career high with 17 rebounds in his first start since coming to Dallas in a trade.

The Mavericks held on despite going scoreless for more than five minutes in the last half of the fourth quarter. The drought ended when Dirk Nowitzki made a free throw after Memphis coach David Fizdale was called for a technical with Dallas leading 94-90 with 46 seconds left.

Mike Conley scored 30 points, and Zach Randolph had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis.

Bucks 112, Clippers 101

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and eight assists, and Milwaukee squandered an early 23-point lead before finishing strong to hold off turnover-prone Los Angeles.

Greg Monroe also had 24 points for the Bucks. They watched their early edge dwindle to 77-74 late in the third quarter following four 3s in the period by Chris Paul. The Bucks reasserted control with a 15-2 run for a 92-76 lead with about 9 minutes left.

Paul and Blake Griffin each had 21 points for the Clippers. They had a season-high 23 turnovers.

Jazz 112, Nets 97

George Hill scored a season-high 34 points and Utah beat Brooklyn.

The Jazz snapped a two-game losing streak and extended their lead for the No. 4 Western Conference playoff spot. Utah put the game away with a 19-5 stretch in the third quarter.

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

Magic 110, Heat 99

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

The Magic beat the Heat for the third straight time to win the season series 3-1.

James Johnson led Miami with 19 points.