Daily Recap: Jan 07, 2012

The Atlanta Hawks ended the Chicago Bulls streak of six straight wins by beating them 109-94.  The Hawks made sure there would be no overtime as they outran the Bulls from the get go.  Josh Smith led the Hawks by filling up the stat sheet with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 6 blocks.  Vladimir Radmanovic came off the bench to score 17 points going 5-5 from the 3-point line.  MVP Derrick Rose scored only 8 points in 28 minutes of action.

In Houston, Kevin Durant hit the go-ahead jumper with 22.5 seconds remaining to propel the Thunder to a 98-95 victory against the Houston Rockets.  Durant scored 27 points and Russell Westbrook added 25 points of his own.  Houston was led by Luis Scola and Goran Dragic with 28 and 20 points respectively.

The Miami Heat rose to the top spot in the NBA as they defeated the New Jersey Nets 101-90.  The Heat, who were playing without Dwyane Wade, were led by LeBron James with 32 points on top of 7 rebounds and 9 assists.  Kris Humphries led the Nets with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

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