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Johnson has 35, hot Hawks top Blazers (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Joe Johnson scored 35 points, Josh Smith had 19 points and eight rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 98-80 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive victory. Brandon Roy finished with 29 points for the Blazers, who have lost two of three. Portland dropped a half-game behind Denver for the Northwest Division lead and fell out of a three-way tie with the Nuggets and New...