DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Serge Ibaka had 17 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-86 on Saturday for their 10th straight home victory.
Delon Wright scored 14 points and Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas each had 12 for the Raptors, who have won six straight overall and 12 of 13.
Toronto is an NBA-best 12-1 at home and is 10-1 overall in December.
“I can see an air of confidence, especially here,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said.
Joel Embiid, Philadelphia’s leading scorer and rebounder, returned after missing three games with a sore back. He had 14 points and eight rebounds in 23 minutes, but the 76ers lost for the 18th time in 19 meetings with the Raptors.
Trail Blazers 95, Lakers 92: Maurice Harkless completed a three-point play with 21.4 seconds to go for visiting Portland. Harkless scored the final four points for the Blazers and finished with 22. He made a jump shot through contact after Lonzo Ball hit a three-pointer to tie it at 91.
Spurs 108, Kings 99: LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 10 rebounds for visiting San Antonio. Pau Gasol added 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Spurs extended their win streak over the Kings to 11.
Celtics 117, Bulls 92: Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown had 20 as Boston won at home. Jayson Tatum added 13 points as all five starters for the Eastern Conference leaders scored in double figures.
Grizzlies 115, Clippers 112: Tyreke Evans scored 30 points and Marc Gasol added 17 points and 15 rebounds as host Memphis snapped a three-game losing streak. Austin Rivers had 38 points for Los Angeles, his second straight game setting a career high.
Wizards 130, Magic 103: Mike Scott scored 18 points and Otto Porter and Bradley Beal each had 17 for host Washington. Orlando center Nikola Vucevic broke a bone in his left index finger in the first quarter when Porter swiped at the ball and hit Vucevic’s hand. Vucevic, Orlando’s third-leading scorer at 17.8 points per game, is out indefinitely. The team’s top two scorers, Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier, also are hurt.
Thunder 103, Jazz 89: Visiting Oklahoma City won its fourth in a row behind 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists from Russell Westbrook. Paul George had 26 points, five rebounds, six steals and two blocks.
Timberwolves 115, Suns 106: Jimmy Butler scored 32 points to lead six Minnesota players in double figures in Phoenix. Andrew Wiggins added 17 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
Hornets 111, Bucks 106: Dwight Howard had 21 points and 16 rebounds as host Charlotte came back from 18 down. Khris Middleton had 31 points for Milwaukee, which was without forward Giannis Antetokounmpo because of a sore knee.
Pelicans 109, Heat 94: Ian Clark scored 19 points and Anthony Davis added 17 as New Orleans won in Miami.
Pacers 123, Nets 119: Victor Oladipo scored 38 points to lift Indiana in overtime at home.
Hawks 112, Mavericks 107: Dennis Schroder had 33 points, 27 after halftime, to help Atlanta win at home in a matchup of last-place teams.