Oklahoma City 111, Charlotte 107
Russell Westbrook narrowly missed his first triple-double of the season with 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat the host Charlotte Hornets 111-107 on Thursday night.
Denver 110, Cleveland 91
Juan Hernangomez came off the bench to score 23 points and Paul Millsap had 16 points and six rebounds as the Denver Nuggets overcame a sluggish first quarter to beat the host Cleveland Cavaliers 110-91 on Thursday night.
Philadelphia 122, L.A. Clippers 113
Joel Embiid had a season-high 41 points to go along with 13 rebounds and four blocked shots to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 122-113 Thursday night.
Sacramento 146, Atlanta 115
Sacramento, behind a triple-double from De'Aaron Fox and 27 points from Buddy Hield, became the latest team to exploit Atlanta's third-quarter troubles and coasted to a 146-115 road win, extending its winning streak to five games.
Boston 117, Milwaukee 113
The Boston Celtics nearly blew a 15-point fourth-quarter lead Thursday night, but they took advantage of a missed free throw by Eric Bledsoe with 12.8 seconds left to hand the visiting Milwaukee Bucks their first loss of the season, 117-113.
Portland 132, New Orleans 119
Damian Lillard scored 26 points as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 132-119 Thursday night.