The Oklahoma City Thunder secured their eighth straight victory with a 121-118 win at the New York Knicks.
The win spoiled an impressive debut for Knicks new boy Tracy McGrady.
Kevin Durant poured in 36 points for the Thunder to continue his run of scoring at least 25 points in a game to 27 games, equalling Allen Iverson's 2001 streak.
McGrady, a trade-deadline acquisition on Thursday, poured in 26 points in a losing cause for New York, who relinquished a six-point lead late in regulation to slip to a sixth consecutive loss.
Eric Gordon scored 30 points - including 14 in the final period - in the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Clippers' 99-89 win over the Sacramento Kings.
The Indiana Pacers, second bottom of the Eastern Conference, prevailed 125-115 at the Houston Rockets to snap a four-game losing run.
Danny Granger netted 36 points and TJ Ford scored a season-high 23 points including 12 in the final quarter as the Pacers overturned a nine-point deficit in the second half.
Stephen Jackson poured in a game-high 35 points for the Charlotte Bobcats but that was not enough to prevent his team going down 93-88 at Eastern Conference rivals the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dirk Nowitzki's 28-point haul led the Dallas Mavericks to a 97-91 victory over the Miami Heat to halt their opponents' five-game winning streak.
In other games, the Chicago Bulls thrashed the Philadelphia 76ers 122-90 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 109-104.
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