Timberwolves 102, Spurs 94

Minneapolis: Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 21 rebounds and Nba-leading Minnesota held on to beat San Antonio for their fifth straight victory and the Spurs’ 15th loss in a row.

Mike Conley added 18 points, Anthony Edwards had 17 and Naz Reid 15. Karl-anthony Towns finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Minnesota improve to 16-4.

Edwards returned after missing two games because of a right hip pointer. Gobert matched up often with good friend and French countryman Victor Wembanyama in the rookie’s first game in Minnesota.

Cavaliers 121, Magic 111

Cleveland: Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Darius Garland added 26, and Cleveland began a challenging stretch with a win over Orlando, who got a career-high 42 points from Paolo Banchero.

It was one of the better performances lately by the Cavs, who have been inconsistent so far in 2023 and came in just 4-8 against teams with winning records.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, Banchero went 16 of 26 from the field for Orlando, which lost for just the second time in 11 games. The Magic went just 2 of 23 on 3-pointers, barely extending their streak of making at least one trey to 1,314 games, dating to 2007.

Heat 112, Raptors 103

Toronto: Caleb Martin had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 12 rebounds, Duncan Robinson scored 21 points, and Miami beat Toronto.

Jimmy Butler scored 19 points, Orlando Robinson had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 15 points as the Heat won for the second time in six games.

Pascal Siakam scored 30 points for the fourth time this season and OG Anunoby had 23 for the Raptors, who had won the previous three meetings with Miami.

Siakam went 11 for 11 at the free throw line but Toronto lost for the first time this season when the two-time All-star scores 30 or more.

Mavericks 147, Jazz 97

Dallas: Luka Doncic had 40 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists playing only three periods after the first first-half triple-double of his career in Dallas’ victory over Utah.

Doncic had his 60th career triple-double to move past Larry Bird and into sole possession of ninth place overall on the career list. It was the first 25-point first-half triple-double in NBA history.

Dallas’ 52-point lead in the closing minutes was one point short of the franchise record set in November 2014 in a 123-70 win over Philadelphia.

Rockets 110, Thunder 101

Houston: Dillon Brooks scored 23 points and Houston snapped a three-game skid with a win over Oklahoma City.

Aaron Holiday scored a season-high 22 points off the bench and matched a career best with six 3-pointers. He also added six rebounds in 27 minutes as Houston improved to 9-9 overall, with all their wins coming at home.

Shai Gilgeous-alexander led the Thunder with 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting. Oklahoma City’s four other starters combined for 29 points while converting on 10 of 38 shots from the field.

76ers 131, Wizards 126

Washington: Joel Embiid scored a season-high 50 points and had 13 rebounds to help Philadelphia beat Washington.

Embiid reached 50 points for the sixth time in his career. He had a career-best 59 on Nov. 13, 2022, against Utah. The reigning NBA MVP was 19 of 24 from the field, making a 3-pointer on two attempts, and hit 11 of 13 free throws. He also had seven assists and six turnovers in just over 38 minutes.

Bulls 111, Hornets 100

Chicago: Demar Derozan scored 29 points and Chicago beat short-handed Charlotte for their third straight victory following a five-game skid.

Nikola Vucevic had 20 and 11 rebounds and Coby White added 19 points. Gordon Hayward scored 27 points for Charlotte, and Terry Rozier had 25.