CJ McCollum has scored 30 points and Jalen Johnson had his 12th triple-double of the season as Atlanta beat Milwaukee 122-99 for their ninth straight victory.

Johnson finished with 23 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Hawks extended the longest current winning streak in the NBA. McCollum made seven three-pointers on Saturday night (Sunday AEDT) and moved ahead of Paul Pierce into 16th place on the career list with 2147.

Australia's Dyson Daniels had eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in his first game back after a one-game absence due to a toe sprain, while compatriot Jock Landale chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds and one assist.

CJ McCollum & Jalen Johnson in ATL's win: McCollum: 30 PTS, 7 3PMJohnson: 23 PTS, 10 REB, 12 ASTTHE @ATLHawks HAVE WON 9 IN A ROW! pic.twitter.com/ahtB85hL9d? NBA (@NBA) March 14, 2026

Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 20 points for Atlanta (36-31), who moved up to eighth in the Western Conference standings and one spot above Philadelphia after their earlier 104-97 victory over Brooklyn.

Quentin Grimes scored a season-high 28 points as the 76ers held on to down the struggling Nets.

Grimes shot 10-for-22 and had eight rebounds for the short-handed Sixers, who were missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr.

In San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks in his return from a one-game absence, leading the Spurs to a 115-102 victory over Charlotte.

Miles Bridges had 22 points, Kon Knueppel added 20 and Aussie Josh Green six for the Hornets (34-34), who had won eight of 10 to sit 10th in the East.

San Antonio (49-18) have won 17 of 19 to tighten their grip on second in the West, seven and a half games ahead of No.3 Houston (41-25) and three games behind Oklahoma City (52-15).

Wembanyama finished 13-for-24 from the field and five-for-10 on three-pointers.

In Los Angeles, Luka Doncic made a fall-away jumper with 0.5 seconds remaining in overtime as the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 127-125.

Austin Reaves forced overtime when he rebounded his intentionally missed free throw and made a floater with 1.9 seconds remaining in regulation.

Doncic created enough distance from Spencer Jones to make the 17-foot shot, finishing with 30 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as he continued his spectacular play during Los Angeles' five-game winning streak.

He then blocked Tim Hardaway Jr's desperation heave following a Denver timeout.

Reaves finished with 32 points, making the first free throw and then perfectly executing his missed second attempt off the front of the rim after the Nuggets fouled him to prevent a tying three-point attempt leading 118-115 with 5.2 seconds left.

LUKA MAGIC WAS ON FULL DISPLAY IN LA!? 30 PTS? 11 REB? 13 AST? 3 BLK? 4 3PMTRIPLE-DOUBLE ?GO-AHEAD JUMPER ? pic.twitter.com/9HNGU7sj75? NBA (@NBA) March 15, 2026

Denver's Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 14 assists for his 27th triple-double of the season. Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 27 points, and Hardaway finished with 20.

In Boston, Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 14 rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes as the Celtics withstood a late charge to beat Washington 111-100 and send the Wizards to their 11th straight loss.

And in Miami, Paolo Banchero scored 27 points to lead the the Orlando Magic to a 121-117 road victory over the Heat.

With AAP.