ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks are off to their best start in six seasons and the Sacramento Kings have now gone 10 years without a victory in Atlanta.
The Hawks regained control by holding the Kings to 14 points in the fourth quarter after giving up 37 points in the third and improved to 3-0 with a 106-95 victory Monday night.
Dwight Howard scored 18 points despite going just 8 for 20 from the foul line and pulled down 11 rebounds.
Kyle Korver and Dennis Schroder each scored 17 points for the Hawks, while Paul Millsap had 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Rudy Gay scored 22 points for the Kings (2-2). DeMarcus Cousins, who came in average 30 points, scored 14 and pulled down 11 rebounds.
There were 54 fouls called in the game, 30 against the Kings. The Hawks were 29 of 47 from the foul line and the Kings made 13 of 19 free throws.
Bulls 118, Nets 88
NEW YORK — Jimmy Butler scored 22 points as Chicago started quickly and remained unbeaten by rolling to a rout of Brooklyn.
Dwyane Wade was the only Bulls starter to play in the fourth quarter and contributed 12 points, including his fifth 3-pointer of the season — two shy of his total from last season.
He finished off the blowout with a nifty crossover on Bojan Bogdanovic, resulting in a 3-point play with 9:48 left, giving the Bulls (3-0) a 98-73 lead. By garbage time, the 12-time All-Star was getting loud ovations from some fans.
Raptors 105, Nuggets 102
TORONTO — Toronto got back into the win column, defeating Denver at Air Canada Centre.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 33 points and five rebounds.
Kyle Lowry’s layup with 45.3 seconds remaining put the game out of reach. He finished with 29 points, seven assists and five steals.