CJ McCollum has scored 30 points, Jalen Johnson had his 12th triple-double of the season and Atlanta beat Milwaukee 122-99 for their ninth straight victory.

Johnson finished with 23 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Hawks extended the longest current winning streak in the NBA. McCollum made seven three-pointers on Saturday night and moved ahead of Paul Pierce into 16th place on the career list with 2147.

Australia's Dyson Daniels had eight points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in his first game back after a one-game absence due to a toe sprain, while compatriot Jock Landale chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds and one assist.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 20 points for Atlanta (36-31), who moved up to eighth in the Western Conference standings and one spot above Philadelphia after their earlier 104-97 victory over Brooklyn.

Quentin Grimes scored a season-high 28 points as the 76ers held on to down the struggling Nets, who trailed by as many as 28.

Grimes shot 10 for 22 and had eight rebounds for the short-handed Sixers, who were missing Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr., among others.

In San Antonio, Victor Wembanyama had 32 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks in his return from a one-game absence, leading the Spurs to a 115-102 victory over Charlotte.

Miles Bridges had 22 points, Kon Knueppel added 20 and Aussie Josh Green six for Hornets (34-34), who had won eight of 10 to sit 10th in the East.

San Antonio (49-18) have won 17 of 19 to tighten their grip on second in the West, currently seven-and-a-half games ahead of No.3 Houston (41-25) and three games behind Oklahoma City (52-15) for first.

Wembanyama finished 13 for 24 from the field and five for 10 on three-pointers.

With AAP.