Oklahoma City Thunder 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 112

The lead changed hands 10 times in the first quarter, and Cleveland led 30-26 after it. The game turned in the second: Ajay Mitchell's two free throws with 8:28 left in the half put Oklahoma City ahead 35-34, Bennett Stirtz made threes from 23 and 30 feet to make it 52-45 with 3:58 left, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's running layup with 41.5 seconds on the clock sent the Thunder into the half up 59-48. Oklahoma City led by as many as 14 and took a 90-84 lead into the fourth.

Cleveland came all the way back. Tyrese Proctor's two free throws with 9:14 left put the Cavaliers up 94-93, their first lead since the second quarter, and the teams traded it from there: Evan Mobley's layup off a Donovan Mitchell assist made it 108-105 Cleveland with 3:21 to go, Isaiah Hartenstein's floater put Oklahoma City back ahead 110-109 with 1:51 left, and Sam Merrill's three off another Mitchell assist tied it at 112 with 1:01 to play. Gilgeous-Alexander answered with a 24-foot step-back three with 32.6 seconds left, Merrill missed a three at the other end, and Ajay Mitchell's two free throws with 15.4 seconds left closed it.

Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 43 points on 14-of-35 and 11-of-12 at the line, with eight assists; nobody else on either side reached 21. Ajay Mitchell scored 20, Kenrich Williams 12, Aday Mara had 10 points and nine rebounds in 20 minutes, and Hartenstein had 14 rebounds. Oklahoma City scored 50 points in the paint to Cleveland's 30 and went 21-of-23 at the line. Donovan Mitchell had 17 points and 11 assists, Meleek Thomas 17, Mobley 16 and Jarrett Allen 14 for a Cleveland team that shot 18-of-49 from three. Oklahoma City is 5-2; Cleveland is 4-3.

Boston Celtics 93, Houston Rockets 109

It was 29-29 after a quarter, and Jabari Smith Jr.'s basket 29 seconds into the second gave Houston a lead it never gave back. The Rockets stretched it to 51-40 on an Oscar Tshiebwe layup with 2:34 left in the half and led 57-50 at the break. Boston got within one, at 63-62, forcing a Houston timeout with 8:24 left in the third, and that was the closest it came: Kevin Durant's free throw with 45.5 seconds left in the quarter made it 80-71, Houston led 82-73 going into the fourth, and a 6-0 run after Luka Garza's three at 8:52 pushed it to 93-79 by the 7:56 timeout. Alperen Şengün's jumper with 4:47 left made it 102-84, the biggest lead of the night.

Şengün had 26 points on 12-of-15, seven rebounds and 10 assists. Smith added 14 points and 10 rebounds with four threes, Amen Thompson 14, Tari Eason 13 off the bench and Durant 12 on 5-of-6. Houston shot 54 percent, had 34 assists on 43 field goals, and outscored Boston 50-34 in the paint and 18-2 in transition.

Boston, on the second night of a back-to-back, shot 39 percent and 12-of-42 from three. Jayson Tatum had 19 points on 5-of-16 with nine assists and five turnovers, Neemias Queta scored 16 on 6-of-7, Garza had 14 with four threes off the bench, and Payton Pritchard went 0-of-7, a night after going 0-of-7 from three in Orlando, for four points. Houston is 7-1; Boston, which had won five in a row, is 5-2.

Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Lakers 138

Miami, on two days' rest, trailed 37-30 after one quarter, and the Lakers, on the second night of a back-to-back, opened the second on an 11-0 run. Giannis Antetokounmpo kept the Heat close with 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the first half, and it was 79-72 at the break. The Lakers took over in the third, pushing the lead into the 20s midway through the quarter and winning it 32-21 for a 111-93 lead going into the fourth.

Luka Dončić finished with 42 points on 14-of-24, 6-of-15 from three and 8-of-10 at the line, with 13 assists and seven rebounds in 36 minutes, his fourth 40-point game in five. The Lakers shot 57 percent, made 19 of 43 threes and had 39 assists. Klay Thompson scored 19 for Miami, Bam Adebayo had 16 and nine, and Davion Mitchell added 15. Los Angeles is 6-2; Miami is 2-5.

Detroit 124, Charlotte 91: The lead changed hands seven times, the last of them John Collins' layup with 6:35 left in the second that put Detroit up 39-37, and the Pistons led 65-54 at the half. Cade Cunningham's pull-up with 3:24 left in the third made it 89-75, a 10-2 burst out of a Detroit timeout, and Charlotte called time at 93-75 with 2:38 left in the quarter. Detroit led 98-75 after three and by as many as 33. Cunningham had 33 points, seven assists and five steals in 27 minutes, Duncan Robinson scored 24 with six threes, and Detroit shot 57 percent with 27 fast-break points off 25 Charlotte turnovers. Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 17 on 7-of-18. Detroit is 6-1; Charlotte is 3-5.

Atlanta 108, Indiana 104: Atlanta led 37-29 after a quarter and 68-56 at the half, and Indiana spent the second half chasing. Quenton Jackson's three-point play with 7:36 left cut it to 93-90, Jay Huff's two free throws made it 104-102 with 2:24 to go, and Jackson's dunk with 1:23 left brought the Pacers within 106-104. Indiana then went scoreless, and Onyeka Okongwu's 12-footer off a CJ McCollum assist with 10.2 seconds left ended it. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 34 with nine threes on 15 attempts, McCollum had 13 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds on 4-of-17, and Okongwu had 13 and 10. Atlanta went 23-of-51 from three. Huff had 22 for Indiana, Jackson 20 and Braden Smith 19 with 10 assists. Atlanta is 4-4; Indiana is 2-6 and 0-4 at home.

New York 103, Brooklyn 90: Brooklyn scored 35 in the third and took a 79-75 lead into the fourth, then scored 11 in the quarter. Josh Hart's three with 10:49 left cut it to 79-78, OG Anunoby's jumper 20 seconds later put New York ahead 81-79, and the Knicks ran it to 91-81 on Jordan Clarkson's runner with 7:48 to go. Andre Drummond's layup made it 100-84 with 3:08 left. Landry Shamet scored 22 on 6-of-8 with four threes, Jalen Brunson had 19 and six assists, Anunoby 18, and Karl-Anthony Towns 11 points and 16 rebounds. Julius Randle had 21 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-16 for Brooklyn, Michael Porter Jr. 18 and Nolan Traore 17 with five threes; the Nets shot 38 percent. New York is 3-4; Brooklyn is 1-6.

Washington 103, Orlando 94: The lead changed 11 times in the first half, and Washington led 60-59 at the break. Orlando scored nine points in the third quarter. Kyshawn George's driving layup made it 73-68 with 3:46 left in the period, Trae Young's running layup off a Bub Carrington assist closed it at 79-68, and the Wizards led by 11 going into the fourth. Franz Wagner's two free throws with 6:45 left got Orlando within 87-84, and no closer; Bilal Coulibaly's alley-oop from George with 1:06 left made it 101-90. Anthony Davis had 27 points and nine rebounds on 12-of-17, George 22, AJ Dybantsa 21 and Young 15 with nine assists. Franz Wagner scored 24 and Desmond Bane 20 for an Orlando team that went 11-of-39 from three. Washington is 4-3; Orlando is 2-5 and 0-4 at home.

Philadelphia 126, Chicago 107: LeBron James' two free throws with 3:50 left in the second gave Philadelphia a 51-50 lead it kept the rest of the way. The 76ers led 64-59 at the half, and Joel Embiid's fadeaway with 5:54 left in the third made it 80-66; Chicago got within 96-104 on Norman Powell's free throw with 6:50 to play, and Philadelphia answered with a 7-0 run, Tyrese Maxey's layup making it 111-96 with 5:40 left. Maxey had 26 points and 11 assists, Jaylen Brown 25 and 11 rebounds with four threes, VJ Edgecombe 21 on 9-of-12, and James 15 points and nine assists. Philadelphia scored 62 in the paint and had 36 assists. Caleb Wilson led Chicago with 24, and Josh Giddey had 13 and 10 assists. Philadelphia is 7-1; Chicago is 1-6.

Sacramento 115, Dallas 100: The lead changed 17 times, and Malik Monk's three with 5.2 seconds left in the half put the winless Kings up 54-53. Leaky Black's three with 5:49 left in the third gave Sacramento the lead for good at 67-65, and the Kings led 81-74 after three. Monk's step-back three with 8:02 left made it 94-79, and Zach LaVine's back-to-back threes at 2:46 and 2:18 pushed it to 112-93. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 25 with six assists, Monk 24 with seven assists, and LaVine 23 with five threes; Sacramento went 19-of-43 from three. Walter Clayton Jr. and Daniel Gafford each scored 20 for Dallas, and Cooper Flagg went 3-of-19 with six turnovers for 17 points, 11 of them at the line. Sacramento is 1-6; Dallas is 4-3.

New Orleans 135, Memphis 134 (OT): New Orleans scored 41 in the third and led 100-95 after it, and Karlo Matković's three with 2:36 left in regulation made it 124-115. Ty Jerome then scored Memphis' last nine points of the fourth, his floater with 4.6 seconds left tying it at 124. In overtime Jerome's 30-foot step-back put Memphis up 129-127 with 3:17 left, Zion Williamson scored the next six for New Orleans, Jerome's layup and free throw made it 134-133 Memphis with 18.8 seconds left, and Jeremiah Fears' two free throws with 7.3 seconds to go won it. Jerome finished with 40 on 14-of-22. Williamson had 25 and 11, Matković 25 with five threes, Derik Queen 20, and New Orleans turned it over eight times. Memphis is 6-1; New Orleans is 3-4.

Minnesota 112, Milwaukee 100: Minnesota led 29-18 after a quarter, Milwaukee won the second 29-19 to get within 48-47 at the half, and the lead changed four times in the third before Trey Lyles' free throws with 3:00 left put Minnesota ahead 70-69 for good. Minnesota led 80-76 after three, and a Joan Beringer dunk with 8:02 left made it 89-79 and forced a Milwaukee timeout. LaMelo Ball's three with 4:59 left made it 96-81, and the Bucks got no closer than nine. Ball scored 34 with six threes, Ayo Dosunmu had 19 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Minnesota outrebounded Milwaukee 59-53. Tyler Herro led the Bucks with 21 and Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 19; Milwaukee went 15-of-49 from three. Minnesota is 5-3; Milwaukee is 1-6.

San Antonio 119, Utah 97: Devin Vassell's flagrant free throws with 10:49 left in the first put San Antonio ahead 3-2, and the lead never changed again. The Spurs led 27-16 after a quarter and 59-49 at the half, then won the third 35-20: Keldon Johnson's floater and free throw made it 88-67 with 2:24 left in the period, and Jaxson Hayes' dunk with 59.4 seconds left closed it at 94-69. San Antonio led by as many as 26 and scored 26 in transition. Dylan Harper had 17 points and eight assists, Stephon Castle 16, Johnson 15, Victor Wembanyama 12 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-15, and seven Spurs scored in double figures. Lauri Markkanen had 22 and eight for Utah, which shot 35 percent. San Antonio is 5-2; Utah is 1-6.

Portland 118, Denver 110: Denver led 31-19 after a quarter and 66-58 at the half, and Portland won the third 27-21 to get within 87-85. Chris Youngblood's tip-in with 9:28 left put the Blazers ahead 91-89, and Jrue Holiday's three with 3:05 to go made it 108-99. Jamal Murray's step-back three and a 22-footer brought Denver within 110-107 with 1:18 left; Toumani Camara answered with a three off a Holiday assist nine seconds later, and Deni Avdija's floater with 32.5 seconds left made it 115-107. Avdija had 28, Damian Lillard 20, Holiday 17 points and 10 assists, and Donovan Clingan 17 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks. Murray scored 35 on 11-of-11 at the line and Nikola Jokić had 26, nine and eight. Portland is 5-1; Denver is 3-3.

Golden State 116, Phoenix 113: Phoenix led 31-19 after one quarter, and Devin Booker's jumper made it 55-39 with 3:47 left in the second before a 12-0 Golden State burst cut it to 57-51 at the half. Draymond Green was ejected two minutes into the third for consecutive technicals after he threw Khaman Maluach to the floor and then tangled with Dillon Brooks, who also drew a technical; Miles Bridges got the third technical with 7:26 left after shoving Charles Bassey. The Warriors won the third 42-36 to go into the fourth tied at 93, led 103-97 with 7:38 left, and held on after Booker fouled out with 58 seconds to go. Stephen Curry, back after sitting Sunday, scored 34 on 9-of-21, 5-of-13 from three and 11-of-12 at the line, with seven assists and six rebounds. Bassey had a career-high 19 and eight rebounds, Brandin Podziemski scored 20, and Yaxel Lendeborg had 16, five and five a night after his 37. Booker scored 26 with five assists, Bridges 21, and Brooks 18 with eight rebounds. Golden State is 5-3 and has won five straight after an 0-3 start; Phoenix is 1-4.

Toronto 125, LA Clippers 118: The Clippers led 33-22 after one quarter, 63-52 at the half and 91-78 after three, and Toronto, on the second night of a back-to-back and without Kawhi Leonard and Jakob Poeltl, scored 47 in the fourth to win it. Immanuel Quickley had 27 on 8-of-13 and 10-of-11 at the line, RJ Barrett 26 on 10-of-19, Scottie Barnes 22 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, Collin Murray-Boyles 18 and seven, and Jamison Battle 12 off the bench on 4-of-6 from three. Toronto went 31-of-48 at the line. Kobe Sanders led the Clippers with 26, and Darius Garland had eight assists. Toronto is 4-3; the Clippers are 1-6 and have lost six straight.

The NBA is off Tuesday. Wednesday brings 14 games, including Philadelphia (7-1) at Detroit (6-1), Cleveland at Oklahoma City in the rematch, Minnesota at Houston, Dallas at San Antonio, and the Lakers in Sacramento. We'll have the preview, the card, and both leans before tip-off.

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