(SportsNetwork.com) - The Milwaukee Bucks can exceed last seasons win total with a road victory tonight against the Charlotte Hornets. The Bucks went 15-67 in 2013-14 and have a 15-16 record right now. They were going for back-to-back wins Saturday versus the Atlanta Hawks in the back end of a home-and-home set, but dropped a 90-85 decision. Khris Middleton scored 21 points off the bench, Zaza Pachulia added 11 and a season-best 15 rebounds, and O.J. Mayo scored 12 points in a reserve role. The Bucks, who pulverized the Hawks, 107-77, on Friday, made only 38.8 percent for the game. Atlanta, which had a 21-10 lead after 12 minutes, scored 32 points off 19 Milwaukee turnovers and recorded a 51-47 advantage on the glass. The Hawks had 17 offensive boards. I think the game was all about offensive rebounds, we gave up too many second chance points, and turnovers, said Pachulia. Milwaukee is 8-10 on the road this season and has averaged 102.9 ppg since Nov. 18 versus New York. It is shooting 49.1 percent from the floor this month. The Bucks, losers in three of four games, will visit LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday. Charlotte has lost two in a row since a season-high four-game win streak and looks to rebound from Saturdays 102-94 loss to the Orlando Magic. Kemba Walkers career-high 42 points on 15-of-31 shooting were not enough, while Al Jefferson finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Walker scored 35 points in the second half and has posted 20 or more points seven times in the previous 10 games (23.3 ppg in that span). I had a great game, but it wasnt enough, Walker said. Its disappointing we lost. The Hornets have scored 100-plus points in five of the past seven contests and are 7-10 at Time Warner Cable Arena this season. They will visit the Houston Rockets next on Wednesday. Charlotte has beaten Milwaukee twice this season and will go for a season sweep Monday night. 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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The drama was sapped early from Oklahoma Citys blowout win over Utah, except for one detail. Thunder forward Kevin Durant is nearing Michael Jordans mark for consecutive games with at least 25 points. With the crowd buzzing late in the third quarter, Durant reached the mark for the 38th consecutive time, leaving him two games short of Jordans accomplishment, which is the most in the past 50 years. He finished with 31 points and nine assists to help Oklahoma City defeat the Jazz 116-96 on Sunday afternoon. Jordan did it for 40 straight games for the Chicago Bulls during the 1986-87 season. Durant is aware of the mark, but the NBAs leading scorer left worrying about it to the crowd at Chesapeake Energy Arena. "Im just going out there, playing my game," he said. "If it happens, cool. If it doesnt, cool. Thats how I approach it -- just playing within the offence. If a shots there, shoot it. If a pass is there, pass it. I try to play as simple as I can. If that (25 points or more) comes with it, then so be it, but if not, Im not going to lose any sleep." Durant was fouled on a 3-pointer with 4:02 left in the third quarter and was awarded three free throws. He scored his 24th point on the first one, and the crowd got into it before the second one. After he made it, the fans let out a loud cheer. He also made the third to give the Thunder an 84-56 lead. Durant extended the streak without playing in the fourth quarter for the second consecutive game. Russell Westbrook scored 19 points, Serge Ibaka had 17 points and Caron Butler added 15 for the Thunder, who have won six of seven. Oklahoma City shot 55 per cent from the field and made 11 of 18 3-pointers and 23 of 26 free throws. Enes Kanter had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Richard Jefferson scored 17 points and Gordon Hayward added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who have lost four in a row. Utah trailed 11-0 before Jefferson finally scored with 7:34 left in the first quarter. Oklahoma City led 26-9 at the end of the quarter. It matched the fewest points the Thunder have allowed in any quarter this season and was the lowest for the Jazz in a first quarter this season. Utah missed the NBA low for an opening quarter this season by making a basket with 19.5 seconds left. "They were aggressive on the defensive end and we settleed for a lot of jump shots," Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said.dddddddddddd "We missed jump shots and they were able to run the ball out on us. In that first quarter, I thought we were hungry for it, but thats what good teams do. They come out and try to bury you right from the beginning. They had a lot of success doing it in the first quarter." Haywards first basket came with 3:21 left in the first half. Even with his 3-point play, the Jazz still trailed 49-30. Oklahoma City led 59-40 at halftime, and it might have been a larger lead if Jefferson hadnt dropped in 15 points in the first half, well above his season average of 10.2 points per game. Durant scored 18 points in the first half on 6-for-8 shooting and helped the Thunder shoot 57 per cent before the break. Utah cut Oklahoma Citys lead to 89-77 late in the quarter before Durant hit a 3-pointer over Hayward with two seconds remaining to push the lead back up to 15 points. "That was tough," Utah forward Marvin Williams said. "That was a big three. It almost took the wind out of your sails, to fight so hard to get back to that position, to cut it to 12, thinking youre going to start the fourth at 12 (down), and he makes an amazing shot like that over a defender. It was a big shot. It kind of took the wind out of our sails, almost, a little bit, because we had fought so hard." Hayward scored 13 points in the period, and the Jazz scored 37 points on 60 per cent shooting. Utah scored 21 points in the final 3:44 of the third. The Thunder held on, and now, Oklahoma City can look ahead to Thursdays showdown with West leader San Antonio. The Spurs have won 17 in a row and are three games ahead of the Thunder for the best record in the West with nine games to go. "Just continue to play our brand of basketball," Butler said. "Play with a lot of energy and effort and do a good job defensively and stay on the same accord, and we will be fine." NOTES: Thunder G Reggie Jackson missed his second straight game with a mid-back sprain. ... Jazz G Alec Burks returned to action after missing the previous four games with a left ankle sprain. ... Utah missed its first seven shots. ... Oklahoma City won three of four against the Jazz this season. ... Utah, which has the worst record in the Western Conference, won the previous meeting 112-101. ' ' '