NBA box scores
Hawks 134, Rockets 127
ATLANTA (134)
Bey 3-11 1-1 9, Hunter 5-10 0-0 11, Capela 4-6 7-7 15, Murray 7-15 4-5 21, Young 10-18 5-7 30, Okongwu 8-11 3-4 19, Bogdanovic 8-14 2-2 22, Mathews 2-4 0-0 6, Matthews 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 47-91 23-28 134.
HOUSTON (127)
Brooks 7-9 0-0 19, Smith Jr. 8-14 14-14 34, Sengun 7-12 0-0 14, Ja.Green 7-19 0-0 16, VanVleet 10-20 9-9 32, Je.Green 1-2 0-0 2, Tate 0-3 0-0 0, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Holiday 3-8 0-0 8. Totals 44-89 23-23 127.
Atlanta 39 38 21 36 — 134 Houston 29 36 35 27 — 127
3-Point Goals: Atlanta 17-40 (Young 5-8, Bogdanovic 4-8, Murray 3-8, Mathews 2-4, Bey 2-6, Hunter 1-4, Matthews 0-1, Okongwu 0-1), Houston 16-34 (Brooks 5-6, Smith Jr. 4-7, VanVleet 3-7, Holiday 2-5, Ja.Green 2-7, Je.Green 0-1, Tate 0-1); Fouled Out: None; Rebounds: Atlanta 44 (Okongwu 11), Houston 36 (Smith Jr. 13); Assists: Atlanta 31 (Young 14), Houston 25 (VanVleet 15); Total Fouls: Atlanta 18, Houston 23.
Clippers 120, Mavericks 111
L.A. CLIPPERS (120)
Coffey 3-6 4-4 12, Leonard 12-22 5-5 30, Zubac 5-6 2-2 12, Harden 4-12 7-8 17, Mann 3-8 0-0 7, Theis 4-4 1-2 11, N.Powell 7-10 4-4 21, Westbrook 5-9 0-0 10. Totals 43-77 23-25 120.
DALLAS (111)
Jones Jr. 6-11 5-5 19, Williams 4-7 0-0 9, D.Powell 1-1 1-2 3, Doncic 9-25 8-14 28, Exum 6-12 3-4 16, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Prosper 0-0 0-0 0, Hardaway Jr. 8-21 2-2 21, Hardy 5-13 0-0 15, Lawson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-91 19-27 111.
L.A. Clippers 35 32 18 35 — 120 Dallas 22 34 27 28 — 111
3-Point Goals: L.A. Clippers 11-31 (N.Powell 3-6, Theis 2-2, Coffey 2-5, Harden 2-8, Mann 1-2, Leonard 1-6, Westbrook 0-2), Dallas 14-43 (Hardy 5-9, Hardaway Jr. 3-11, Jones Jr. 2-4, Doncic 2-11, Exum 1-4, Williams 1-4); Fouled Out: L.A. Clippers None, Dallas 1 (Williams); Rebounds: L.A. Clippers 44 (Leonard 10), Dallas 36 (Doncic 10); Assists: L.A. Clippers 27 (Harden 11), Dallas 23 (Doncic 10); Total Fouls: L.A. Clippers 22, Dallas 19
NHL summaries
Capitals 3, Islanders 2, OT
N.Y. Islanders 0 1 1 0 — 2 Washington 1 1 0 1 — 3
First Period: 1, Washington, Lapierre 2 (Protas), 9:56.
Second Period: 2, N.Y. Islanders, Fasching 2 (Clutterbuck), 1:03. 3, Washington, Edmundson 1 (Lapierre, Mantha), 13:12.
Third Period: 4, N.Y. Islanders, Lee 9, 12:02.
Overtime: 5, Washington, Strome 13 (Carlson, Ovechkin), 1:41 (pp).
Shots on goal: N.Y. Islanders 7-9-16-0: 32. Washington 14-12-8-2: 36.
Power-play opportunities: N.Y. Islanders 0 of 3. Washington 1 of 3.
Goalies: N.Y. Islanders, Varlamov 6-4-2 (36 shots-33 saves). Washington, Kuemper 8-6-2 (32-30).
Jets 5, Red Wings 2
Detroit 0 1 1 — 2 Winnipeg 1 3 1 — 5
First Period: 1, Winnipeg, Pionk 2 (Gustafsson, Jonsson-Fjallby), 15:38.
Second Period: 2, Detroit, Maatta 1 (Copp, Kane), 1:44. 3, Winnipeg, Ehlers 11 (Vilardi, DeMelo), 7:41. 4, Winnipeg, Jonsson-Fjallby 1 (Samberg), 10:50. 5, Winnipeg, Vilardi 6 (Perfetti, Morrissey), 16:10.
Third Period: 6, Detroit, Kane 2 (Seider, Larkin), 8:41. 7, Winnipeg, Scheifele 12 (Ehlers, Vilardi), 15:12.
Shots on goal: Detroit 9-7-12: 28. Winnipeg 12-18-11: 41.
Power-play opportunities: Detroit 0 of 2. Winnipeg 0 of 0.
Goalies: Detroit, Reimer 2-5-2 (41 shots-36 saves).
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 319 245
Denver 7 7 0 .500 304 351
Las Vegas 6 8 0 .429 265 280
L.A. Chargers 5 9 0 .357 303 345
East Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Miami 10 4 0 .714 441 294
Buffalo 8 6 0 .571 379 254
e-N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 201 287
e-New England 3 11 0 .214 186 299
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston 8 6 0 .571 306 295
Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 344 343
Jacksonville 8 6 0 .571 319 313
e-Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 257 301
North Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Baltimore 11 3 0 .786 384 225
Cleveland 9 5 0 .643 309 289
Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 307 311
Pittsburgh 7 7 0 .500 223 280
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East Division
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Dallas 10 4 0 .714 431 264
x-Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 359 341
N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 189 338
e-Washington 4 10 0 .286 281 423
South Division
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 7 7 0 .500 309 267
Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 296 290
Atlanta 6 8 0 .429 258 278
e-Carolina 2 12 0 .143 206 348
North Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Detroit 10 4 0 .714 382 331
Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 290 269
Green Bay 6 8 0 .429 300 301
Chicago 5 9 0 .357 287 329
West Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 425 234
L.A. Rams 7 7 0 .500 327 310
Seattle 7 7 0 .500 300 335
e-Arizona 3 11 0 .214 259 376
e-Eliminated from playoffs
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s games
New Orleans at L.A. Rams, 6:15 p.m.
Saturday’s games
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 2:30 p.m.
Buffalo at L.A. Chargers, 6 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Cleveland at Houston, 11 a.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 11 a.m.
Green Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m.
Indianapolis at Atlanta, 11 a.m.
Seattle at Tennessee, 11 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago, 2:25 p.m.
Dallas at Miami, 2:25 p.m.
New England at Denver, 6:15 p.m.
Monday’s games
Las Vegas at Kansas City, 11 a.m.
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 2:30 p.m.
Baltimore at San Francisco, 6:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28
N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 6:15 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 30
Detroit at Dallas, 6:15 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 31
Arizona at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 11 a.m.
Carolina at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.
L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.
Las Vegas at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.
Miami at Baltimore, 11 a.m.
New England at Buffalo, 11 a.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.
San Francisco at Washington, 11 a.m.
Tennessee at Houston, 11 a.m.
Pittsburgh at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Kansas City, 2:25 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Denver, 2:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Minnesota, 6:20 p.m.
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