ATLANTA: Joe Johnson scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to guide the Atlanta Hawks to a 100-91 win over Boston on Friday, completing their first season sweep of the Celtics in 11 years.

Johnson finished with 27 points while Jamal Crawford had 28 as the Hawks recovered after Boston cut a 14-point deficit to one in the third quarter.

The Hawks completed the four-game sweep of the regular-season series to move half a game ahead of Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference.

Thunder 101, Nuggets 84: In Oklahoma City, Denver’s nine-game winning streak came to a sudden end, held to its lowest score of the season by Oklahoma City.

Cavaliers 94, Pacers 73: In Indianapolis, Cleveland notched a seventh straight win by routing Indiana, and maintained its hold on the NBA’s best record. LeBron James delivered a season-high 13 assists.

Rockets 104, Trail Blazers 100: In Houston, the hosts won their first home game in four, sneaking home against Portland. Aaron Brooks scored 33 points — his fifth 30-plus score this season — and Carl Landry added 21 for the Rockets, who’ve won 12 of the past 13 regular-season meetings with the Blazers in Houston.

Spurs 104, Grizzlies 97: In San Antonio, a strong effort by bench players meant San Antonio overcame the absence of injured Tony Parker to down Memphis. Tim Duncan scored 19 points for the Spurs. San Antonio had a 42-21 edge in points off the bench.

Lakers 99, 76ers 91: In Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant scored all but two of his 24 points in the second half as Los Angeles won its third straight, defeating Philadelphia. Pau Gasol had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.

Bulls 108, Hornets 106, OT: In New Orleans, Luol Deng scored 26 points, including a put back with 0.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and Chicago went on to beat New Orleans.

Jazz 101, Kings 94: In Salt Lake City, Paul Millsap tied his career high with 32 points in his first start of the season and added 14 rebounds and seven assists as Utah downed Sacremnto to win its fifth straight. Andrei Kirilenko scored 18 points, pulled down seven rebounds and blocked five shots - including one in the final minute as the Kings came up short in one final rally.

Kevin Martin led Sacramento with 33 points.

Heat 92, Pistons 65: In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Dwayne Wade scored 22 points to lead Miami over punchless Detroit.

Udonis Haslem added 16 for Miami.

Charlie Villanueva led the Pistons with only 15 points.

Bobcats 121, Warriors 110: In Oakland, California, Stephen Jackson scored 30 points in his return to Oracle Arena as Charlotte overcame Golden State.

Jackson, who was acquired from the Warriors in a November trade after a falling out with Golden State management, was booed throughout the night but responded with his fifth game of 30 points or more since landing in Charlotte.

Gerald Wallace had 30 points and 13 rebounds for the Bobcats.

The Warriors, who have lost five of six, were led by Corey Maggette’s 25 points.

Timberwolves 111, Clippers 97: In Minneapolis, Minnesota led by as much as 23 points en route to an easy win over Los Angeles.

Al Jefferson scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as the Timberwolves made hay against a similarly underperforming outfit, and notched only their tenth win of the season.

Two nights after losing to New Jersey — the worst team in the East — the Clippers lost to the team with the Western Conference’s worst record. Baron Davis scored 23 of his 28 points in the third quarter for Los Angeles.

Wizards 81, Nets 79: In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Earl Boykins hit a jump shot with less than a second to play to give Washington a tight win over New Jersey.

It was the Wizards’ first win since guards Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton were suspended over a guns-in-the-locker room controversy.

Boykins finished with 15 points and Andray Blatche added 14 for the Wizards.

Courtney Lee had 19 points for the Nets.