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Kyrie Irving exploded for 35 points to steer the Boston Celtics to a ninth consecutive victory on Monday as Golden State extended its winning streak to four games.
Irving broke the 30-point barrier for the first time since his summer move to the Celtics as Boston overcame a battling Atlanta Hawks side to win 110-107 on the road.
Boston needed a 3-pointer from Irving with 1:37 remaining to finally subdue the Hawks, giving the Celtics a 104-103 lead.
It was the final twist of a game that saw no fewer than 25 lead changes.
鈥淗e made huge plays down the stretch,鈥 coach Brad Stevens said of Irving. 鈥淚 thought he not only made the plays, but he made a lot of right reads, too.鈥
Stevens said he suspected Irving might be due a big performance after an 11-point outing in his previous game at Orlando on Sunday.
Jayson Tatum also weighed in with a double-digit tally, scoring 21 points while pulling down 8 rebounds. Al Horford added 15 points while Jaylen Brown chipped in with 11 points.
Boston now leads the Eastern Conference with a 9-2 record. Atlanta, which had stunned Cleveland on Sunday, is bottom of the conference at 2-9.
In the Western Conference, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green steered Golden State to a scrappy 97-80 victory over the Miami Heat at the Oracle Arena.
Durant scored 21 points with 8 rebounds while Green weighed in with 18 points and 9 rebounds as the Warriors were made to work for victory by a physical Miami team.
The win saw the Warriors improve to 8-3 in the standings, putting them alongside leaders Houston Rockets.
Warriors duo Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry had a relatively quiet night, with Thompson scoring 13.
Curry added 16 but had an off night with his normally reliable 3-point shooting, making just 2 of 9 attempts.
Miami鈥檚 top scorer was James Johnson with 21 points, followed by Goran Dragic who scored 19 and Kelly Olynk with 10.
Also, the Brooklyn Nets held off a late Phoenix Suns rally to clinch their first road victory of the season.
D鈥橝ngelo Russell scored 13 of a 23-point haul in the final 9 minutes to help the Nets close out the 98-92 win in Phoenix.
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