Keaton Wallace had a career-high 27 points while Australian Dyson Daniels played a key role as the short-handed Atlanta Hawks proved too strong for the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Wallace nearly doubled his previous high of 14, making four 3-pointers and enjoying six assists in the 110-94 victory.

Daeqwon Plowden, making his NBA debut after being called up from the G-League's College Park Skyhawks, scored 19 points.

The in-form Daniels scored 18 points while adding eight rebounds and three assists to continue his impressive campaign.

Onyeka Okongwu added 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists to help the Hawks win for the third time in four games even though Trae Young sat out due to a bruised right rib. The three-time All-Star was injured against the Phoenix when he scored a season-high 43 points in a 122-117 win.

Coby White scored 16 points for Chicago. Zach LaVine had 15, and Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Boomers star Josh Giddey had 10 rebounds, three assists and seven points.

In Philadelphia, Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and Josh Hart posted a triple-double as the visiting New York Knicks nipped the 76ers 125-119 in overtime.

Mikal Bridges contributed 23 points and OG Anunoby scored 17 for New York, who had lost five of their previous seven games.

The Knicks played without centre Karl-Anthony Towns (thumb), which created more opportunities for Hart to accumulate 10 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists and four steals.

Philadelphia have lost four straight games, all without Joel Embiid (foot). Tyrese Maxey led the way for the Sixers in this one with 33 points, while Paul George notched 26.

Milwaukee trounced Orlando 122-93 with Damian Lillard scoring 30 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo contributing 26 points and 11 rebounds.

The Bucks (22-17) passed the Magic (23-19) to take over fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks are 3-0 against the Magic, with the finale of the season series scheduled for March 8 at Milwaukee.

In other matches, the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics 110-97 at home, the Spurs went down 129-115 to the Memphis Grizzlies in San Antonio, while the Pelicans edged the Dallas Mavericks 119-116 in New Orleans.

The Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 117-108 victory over the Miami Heat, the Denver Nuggets lost 128-108 at home to the Houston Rockets while Charlotte Hornets defeated hosts Utah Jazz 117-112.

In Minnesota, Stephen Curry made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points to help Golden State Warriors stave off a furious comeback by the Timberwolves before winning 116-115, while the LA Clippers thrashed the hapless Brooklyn Nets, who were without Australian Ben Simmons, 126-67.