Ryan Anderson had 19 points, all in the second half, and Eric Gordon scored 17 off the bench as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to seven games with a 100-93 victory over the Magic on Friday night in Orlando.

In a game that was close throughout, Anderson led five Rockets players in double figures. He hit five 3-pointers on a night when Houston attempted 49 of them and made 15.

Patrick Beverley also scored 17 points, while leading scorer James Harden had an off shooting night and finished with 14.

D.J. Augustin led five Magic players in double figures with 19 points. Aaron Gordon added 18, while Serge Ibaka had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

The game featured nine ties and 14 lead changes before Houston (29-9) began to pull away late in the third quarter. The Rockets’ biggest lead of the night was 8 points.

After trailing by 8 at halftime, the Rockets began to heat up in the third and took a 79-75 lead going into the fourth period. Anderson scored 17 points in the third, including five 3-pointers.

Knicks 116, Bucks 111 — Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 10 assists, including a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and New York rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat host Milwaukee and end a six-game losing streak.

Kristaps Porzingis, back after missing three games with a sore left Achilles’ tendon, added 24 points for the Knicks.

With less than a minute remaining, Anthony drained a 3 to put the Knicks in front 112-111. On the ensuing possession, Lance Thomas stripped Giannis Antetokounmpo, leading to a fast-break dunk by Courtney Lee.

New York rebounded from a last-second loss to the Bucks on Wednesday when Antetokounmpo hit a step-back jumper at the horn that gave Milwaukee a 105-104 win at Madison Square Garden.

This time, Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker had 25 points apiece for Milwaukee. Greg Monroe chipped in with 19.

Cavaliers 116, Nets 108 — LeBron James scored 36 points as Cleveland beat host Brooklyn.

Kyrie Irving added 32 points for the Cavaliers, and Kevin Love had 17 points and 13 rebounds. James helped the Cavs open a double-digit lead by halftime and they led comfortably most of the rest of the way in the opener of a six-game trip.

Wizards 112 Timberwolves 105 — John Wall had a season-high 18 assists and scored 18 points to help Washington beat Minnesota for its ninth straight home victory.

Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins had 41 points on 16-of-30 shooting after scoring 8 points in a loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

Bradley Beal had 22 points for the Wizards. Marcin Gortat hit all nine of his field-goal attempts and scored 19 points.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which has dropped six of its last eight Gorgui Dieng added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Zach Lavine had 8 points on 3-of-14 shooting.