NBA: Atlanta 125, Denver 100

ATLANTA, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Hawks continued their dominance over the Denver Nuggets at Philips Arena as they posted an easy 125-100 win Saturday.

The Hawks raised their all-time record over the Nuggets to 29-6 in Atlanta as Jamal Crawford notched 25 points and Joe Johnson and Josh Smith added 22 points each. Smith grabbed nine rebounds and dished off seven assists for the Hawks.

The Nuggets were led by Carmelo Anthony's game-high 30 points and six rebounds. Denver, after starting the season with five straight wins, dropped their second straight game. They were helped by Chauncey Billups' 27 points in a losing cause.

The Hawks posting a 60-50 halftime lead, Johnson's three-pointer got the second half off to a strong start and triggered a 10-0 run that put Atlanta up by 70-50 less than 3 minutes later.