Al Horford tied his career-high with 31 points, including a slam dunk off a give-and-go pass from Jamal Crawford, with 29.4 seconds left as the Hawks rallied from 19 points down to beat the Chicago Bulls 83-80 Wednesday night at Philips Arena.
The Hawks, playing without injured forward Josh Smith, spotted the Bulls the first 14 points of the game, trailed 44-25 with 2:40 left in the first half, and never led until Horford's basket, which completed the comeback. Atlanta outscored Chicago 50-
Meanwhile, Amare and Melo combined for 46 to see off the Hornets, Boston beat Phoenix behind 28 points from Kevin Garnett and OKC cruised past the Pacers with 21 points apiece for Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, although the latter had to leave the play because of a sprained ankle.