Heat, Thunder last of unbeatens to fall

Jan 3, 2012, 6:06 GMT

Los Angeles - There are no more unbeaten teams left in the NBA after the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder were toppled on Monday night.

Tracy McGrady erupted for 13 of his 16 points off the bench in the fourth quarter, and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Heat its first loss of the season, 100-92.

Joe Johnson netted 21, Al Horford had 16 and Jeff Teague finished with 15 for the Hawks (4-1), who outscored their hosts 33-21 in the final frame.

LeBron James scored 28, Chris Bosh had 19, while Dwyane Wade contributed 12 on just 4-of-17 shooting to go along with 10 assists for Miami, which opened the season with a franchise record 5-0 mark.

German juggernaut Dirk Nowitzki scored 26, Shawn Marion added 17 and the struggling NBA champion Mavericks sent the visiting Thunder to its first setback of the season, 100-87.

Kevin Durant scored 27 points for Oklahoma City, which dropped to 5-1 on the season.

Kevin Love had 24 points with 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves (2-3) snapped a 16-game slide against the Spurs after a 106-96 home court victory win.

The Spurs lost Argentine All-Star guard Manu Ginobili in the second quarter to a broken left hand.

Elsewhere: The Phoenix Suns shaded the visiting Golden State Warriors, 101-92; the visiting Indiana Pacers clipped the New Jersey Nets, 90-85; the host Denver Nuggets bounced the Milwaukee Bucks, 91-86; the Utah Jazz took the sting out of visiting Hornets, 94-90; and the Toronto Raptors held off the host New York Knicks, 90-85.

Also, the host Boston Celtics dropped the winless Washington Wizards, 100-92; and the Detroit Pistons stopped visiting the Orlando Magic, 89-78.