NBA: Atlanta 95, Portland 87

Al Horford scored four of his 15 points during a 9-0 Atlanta run to end the game Monday and the Hawks pulled out a 95-87 victory over Portland. Horford also hauled down 10 rebounds and distributed four assists while Josh Smith added a double-double of 19 points and 11 boards for the Hawks, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Kyle Korver nailed 4-for-6 three-pointers en route to 16 points and Jeff Teague added 13 points and eight assists as the Hawks notched a victory in the second contest of a four-game West Coast road swing. J.J. Hickson netted 19 points and hauled down 18 rebounds while Nicolas Batum supplied 19 and seven for the Trail Blazers, who fell to 1-3 at home.