The Atlanta Hawks' club-record winning streak came to an end at 19 games as the New Orleans Pelicans inflicted a first defeat of 2015 on Mike Budenholzer's side on Monday.
After having the best month in NBA history in January (17-0), the Hawks suffered defeat in their first February game as Anthony Davis (29 points, 13 rebounds) led New Orleans to victory.
With the Hawks losing, the longest winning streak in the NBA belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers after they won their 11th match in a row last night.
LeBron James (18 points, 11 assists) and Kyrie Irving (24 points) proved too strong for the struggling Philadelphia 76ers, who now have the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
The top individual performance on Monday came from Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook, who had his 10th career triple-double and second of the season in a 104-97 win over the Orlando Magic.
With fellow All-Star Kevin Durant sitting out injured, Westbrook put on a show at Chesapeake Energy Arena with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists on 8-15 shooting.
At Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets pulled off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-100 and end a four-game losing streak.
It was the first time that they had won at home in 2015 as Brook Lopez led all scorers with 24 points. DeAndre Jordan had a 20-20 game with 22 points and 20 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for the Clippers.
The closest game of the night took place at US Airways Center as the Memphis Grizzlies came from behind late on to beat the Phoenix Suns for their 11th win in 12 matches.
Memphis were down by seven inside the final two minutes, but they scored the last eight points without reply to snatch a 102-101 victory.
The Dallas Mavericks edged out the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves 100-94 on a night where point guards wrote the headlines.
Ricky Rubio made his return for the Wolves after 43 games out, while Dallas were without recent acquisition Rajon Rondo for the first time. Minnesota had tied the game going into the final minute, but Dallas pulled through as Rondo's replacement JJ Barea iced the game.
The depleted Milwaukee Bucks pulled off an impressive win as they held the Toronto Raptors to just 75 points and ended the hosts' six-game winning streak.
The Bucks had only eight players for over half of the contest and still managed to pull through 82-75, despite scoring just nine points in the fourth quarter.
The Charlotte Hornets won their sixth game in eight with a 92-88 triumph on the road at the Washington Wizards.
Al Jefferson and Brian Roberts both had 18 points for the visitors as they handed a third straight loss to Washington.
Results in full: Philadelphia 76ers 84-97 Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets 92-88 Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers 100-102 Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks 82-75 Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks 100-115 New Orleans Pelicans, Orlando Magic 97-104 Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves 94-100 Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies 102-101 Phoenix Suns
Pascal Lemesre
