mavericks 106, thunder 98

Kyrie Irving scored 25 points, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr. added 16 apiece and Dallas beat Oklahoma City as Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed his first game of the season.

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s leading scorer with a 31.6 average, was sidelined by a sprained wrist, one night after scoring 40 points in a dominating 134-114 victory over Cleveland in a matchup of the Western and Eastern Conference leaders.

The Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Mavericks closed out the win by outscoring the Thunder 29-22 in the fourth.

Jalen Williams scored 19 points for the Thunder.

timberwolves 116,

knicks 99

Anthony Edwards had 36 points, a season-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, leading Minnesota to a victory over New York.

Julius Randle had eight points but added seven rebounds and six assists during his first game in New York since being traded along with Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota in October for Karl-Anthony Towns.

Towns missed his second straight game with a sprained right thumb and DiVincenzo was sidelined with a sprained left big toe.

Jalen Brunson scored 26 points for the Knicks.

hornets 125, bulls 123

LaMelo Ball scored 26 points and Charlotte held on for a win over Chicago.

Nikola Vucevic scored a season high 40 points — including 17 in the fourth quarter — and had 12 rebounds for Chicago.

celtics 121, magic 94

Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and Boston ran past Orlando.

Cole Anthony led Orlando with 23 points.

bucks 130, raptors 112

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead Milwaukee to a victory over Toronto.

RJ Barrett led the Raptors with 21 points and 10 assists.

pelicans 136, jazz 123

Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans beat Utah.

Keyonte George scored 26 points for Utah.