ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 24 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-116 on Saturday night for their season-best sixth straight victory.
Atlanta, which had two five-game runs during the season, has won seven of its last eight games and moved two games over .500 at 33-31.
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Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Trendon Watford (12) reacts after a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
Atlanta Hawks center Jock Landale (31) attempts a basket against Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) makes a basket against Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) attempts a basket against Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
CJ McCollum scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half and added seven assists, Dyson Daniels finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Onyeka Okongwu had 10 points as the Hawks overcame a seven-point halftime deficit.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 31 points before injuring his right hand in a collision with teammate Adem Bona with 16 seconds remaining in the game. Philadelphia coach Nick Nurse had no update on the extent of Maxey's injury after the game and said the All-Star guard would have X-rays on his hand.
Quentin Grimes scored 26 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 24 and Trendon Watford 10 as Philly had its four-game winning streak halted. Jabari Walker, who was coming off consecutive 20-point games for the first time in his four-year NBA career, finished with nine points.
The Sixers were missing VJ Edgecombe (lumbar contusion), Joel Embiid (right oblique strain), Johni Broome (right knee surgery recovery) and Paul George (league suspension).
Jonathan Kuminga (left knee inflammation) was sidelined for the Hawks.
76ers: At the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.
Hawks: Host the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
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Philadelphia 76ers guard/forward Trendon Watford (12) reacts after a call during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
Atlanta Hawks center Jock Landale (31) attempts a basket against Philadelphia 76ers center Andre Drummond (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels (5) makes a basket against Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson (1) attempts a basket against Philadelphia 76ers forward Jabari Walker (33) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Erik Rank)
CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices eclipsed $115 per barrel on Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East.
The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged to $115.31, up 24% from its Friday closing price of $92.69.
West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, was selling for $116.33 a barrel. That’s 28% higher than its close Friday at $90.90.
The war’s toll on civilian targets grew early Monday as Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant vital to drinking water supplies, and oil depots in Tehran smoldered following overnight Israeli strikes.
The increases followed the U.S. crude price jumping by 36% and Brent crude rising by 28% last week. Oil prices have surged as the war, now in its second week, ensnared countries and places that are critical to the production and movement of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf.
Roughly 15 million barrels of crude oil — about 20% of the world’s oil — typically are shipped every day through the Strait of Hormuz, according to independent research firm Rystad Energy. The threat of Iranian missile and drone attacks has all but stopped tankers from traveling through the strait, which is bordered in the north by Iran, carry oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
Iraq, Kuwait and the UAE have cut their oil production as storage tanks fill due to the reduced ability to export crude. Iran, Israel and the United States also have attacked oil and gas facilities since the war started, exacerbating supply concerns.
The last time Brent and U.S. crude futures traded near the current level was in 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine.
The global surge in oil prices since Israel and the U.S. attacked Iran on March 1 has rattled financial markets, sparking worries that higher energy costs will fuel inflation and lead to less spending by U.S. consumers, the main engine of the economy.
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 7% early Monday, while other markets also foundered.
In the U.S., a gallon of regular gasoline rose to $3.45 on Sunday, about 47 cents more than a week earlier, according to AAA motor club. Diesel was selling for about $4.60 a gallon, a weekly increase of about 83 cents.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said U.S. gas prices would be back under $3 a gallon “before too long.”
“Look, you never know exactly the time frame of this, but, in the worst case, this is a weeks, this is not a months thing,” Wright added.
If oil prices stay above $100 per barrel, some analysts and investors say it could be too much for the global economy to withstand.
Iranian authorities said strikes by Israel on oil depots in Tehran and a petroleum transfer terminal early Sunday killed four people. Israel’s military said the depots were being used by Iran’s military for fuel to launch missiles. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, warned that the war’s impact on the oil industry would spiral.
Iran exports roughly 1.6 million barrels of oil a day, mostly to China, which may need to look elsewhere for supply if Iran’s exports are disrupted, another factor that could increase energy prices.
The price of natural gas also has climbed during the war, though not by as much as oil. It was selling for about $3.33 per 1,000 cubic feet late Sunday. That’s 4.6% higher than its Friday closing price of $3.19, after rising about 11% last week.
U.S. stock index futures, a bellwether for the market, fell late Sunday, pointing to Wall Street's main indexes opening down on Monday. The future for the S&P 500 was down 2.2%, while the Dow’s fell 2.3%. The future for the Nasdaq composite was down 2.6%.
On Friday, the S&P 500 dropped 1.3% and the Dow plunged as many as 945 points before finishing with a loss of roughly 450. The Nasdaq composite sank 1.6%.
Fuel prices are shown on a gas pump at a filling station in Richardson, Texas, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
A person fills up their car at a gas station in Montreal on Thursday, March 5, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov /The Canadian Press via AP)
Gas prizes are displayed at a gas station with the European Central Bank in background in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station as cars drive by, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
