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ATLANTA - Kyle Korver said the Atlanta Hawks four- and nine-game winning streaks earlier in the season were met with some skepticism because they included few victories over respected opponents.Now the Hawks have another streak thats not so easily dismissed.DeMarre Carroll scored a career-high 25 points and the Hawks rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 107-104 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.Al Horford had 20 points for Southeast Division-leading Atlanta, which has won 14 of 15. The five-game winning streak has come against Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Dallas and the Clippers. Only the wins over the Bulls and Clippers came at home.Everyone kind of said lets wait and see who they are when they start playing some tougher teams, Korver said. Weve had a tough little stretch here and I think weve played well. We won some games on the road and obviously it was a big win here.Blake Griffin had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Clippers. Chris Paul scored 19 points.We were there, Paul said. They were on the ropes in the third quarter. We had a chance to sort of put them away. ... We should have won that game. We were right there. But we didnt.Los Angeles has lost three of four, including back-to-back road losses against the Spurs and Hawks. Coach Doc Rivers said hes not worried.No. Im fine with where were playing, Rivers said. It was a tough trip. Im not going to over-analyze it.The Hawks survived a hectic final 30 seconds. A layup by J.J. Redick, who had 18 points, cut Atlantas lead to 104-102 with 18 seconds remaining. Korver answered with two free throws.After Redick made two of three free throws, Korver was tied up by Matt Barnes for a jump ball with 9.5 seconds remaining. Korver won the tip and Horford made one of two free throws. Griffin missed a last-second 3-pointer.Korver thought he was fouled on the play that led to the jump ball.There was some anger in that jump, he said.Carroll led Atlanta with 10 rebounds.Rivers said before the game he wasnt going to rest any of his players following the trip from San Antonio because My eyes told me that they wanted to play.The Clippers strong first half included a 17-0 run in the second quarter.The Hawks were stronger in the second half. Atlanta scored the first nine points of the fourth period for a 90-83 lead.Jamal Crawford scored eight straight points — two 3-pointers and two free throws — to set the pace in the Clippers dominant second quarter. The Clippers 17-0 run turned a 40-30 deficit into a 47-40 lead.TIP-INSClippers: Crawford had 18 points. ... Los Angeles shot 50 per cent from the field and forced nine turnovers while outscoring the Hawks 32-19 in the second period. But the Clippers shot 40.2 per cent for the game. ... F Spencer Hawes (left knee bruise) missed his seventh straight game.Hawks: Atlanta committed 11 turnovers in the first half, leading to 13 points for the Clippers. Atlanta had only three turnovers in the second half. ... Korvers two late free throws extended his team-record streak to 52 consecutive free throws. ... The Hawks made 12 of 16 free throws in the third quarter.SCHRODER STARTS AGAINHawks point guard Jeff Teague played almost 24 minutes off the bench after missing three games with a strained left hamstring. Dennis Schroder, coming off a career-high 22 points in a win at Dallas on Monday night, made his fourth start.Schroder had five points with four assists and four turnovers. Teague had nine points and six assists.UP NEXTClippers: Host Golden State on Thursday.Hawks: Host Milwaukee on Friday. Aaron Ramsey Wales Jersey . 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Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.FRANKFURT, Germany -- Striker Mario Mandzukic scored a hat trick as holder Bayern Munich beat Hamburger SV 5-0 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the German Cup. But Bayer Leverkusen, second in the Bundesliga behind Bayern, lost 1-0 at home to second-division Kaiserslautern. Wolfsburg held on with 10 men to win 3-2 at Hoffenheim. On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 to also reach the last four. The semifinal draw immediately after the matches sent Kaiserslautern to Bayern Munich, while Dortmund will host Wolfsburg. The matches are on April 15-16. Hamburg, which has lost six straight in the Bundesliga, was 2-0 down inside 30 minutes after goals by Mandzukic and Dante. Arjen Robben added another after the break, before Mandzukic struck twice within a span of two minutes. "We were very concentrated, it..s never easy to win," Dante said. It could have been the last game in charge for Hamburg..s coach Bert van Marwijk, with media speculation that former coach Felix Magath would return to the club he captained to European glory as a player. Hamburg has dropped to next to last in the Bundesliga and could be relegated for the first time. Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger made his comeback for Bayern as a substitute in the second half. He missed nearly three months following ankle surgery. Mario Goetze broke free on the left and found Mandzukic, who was left unmarked to slot home from about five meters (yards) in the 22nd. Four minutes later, Dante heaaded home from a corner by Toni Kroos.dddddddddddd Kroos also provided the long ball to Arjen Robben, who controlled it and drove home in the 54th. Goetze chipped a cross for Mandzukic at the far post for Bayern..s fourth goal in the 74th. Two minutes later, Hamburg..s defence failed to clear a long cross and Mandzukic fired home from close range. "Bayern plays in a league of its own," Hamburg defender Heiko Westermann said. Kaiserslautern beat Leverkusen on a goal by Ruben Jenssen in extra time. Mohamadou Idrissou, who had shot wide from the penalty spot early in extra time, set up his teammate with a pinpoint cross and Jenssen volleyed home in the 114th. Kaiserslautern reached the semifinals for the first time after 11 years. Ricardo Rodriguez converted two penalties before getting sent off but Wolfsburg held on to edge Hoffenheim 3-2. Wolfsburg now has the chance to reach the final for the first time since 1995. Last season it lost 6-1 to Bayern. Rodriguez, the Switerland defender, earned the second penalty after having converted the first for Wolfsburg. He drilled the ball into the roof of the net to restore Wolfsburg..s lead after Roberto Firmino..s equalizer. Bas Dost increased Wolfsburg..s lead in the 64th, before Rodriguez was sent off in the 71st for wasting time. Hoffenheim piled on the pressure and missed several chances before Firmino cut the deficit in injury time. But the home side could not find the equalizer to send the game into extra time. ' ' '