HOUSTON >> Jalen Green had 34 points, Alperen Sengun added 31 and the Houston Rockets snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 11-game winning streak with a 125-111 victory Friday night.

Houston, which is second in the Western Conference, improved to 2-3 against the top-seeded Thunder with the win. Oklahoma City lost for the first time since March 10.

The Rockets led by 23 in the first half but the Thunder got within nine on a shot by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with about 7 ½ minutes to go. Green scored five points in a 7-2 run to make it 113-99 midway through the quarter and Oklahoma City didn’t get within single digits again.

Cavaliers 114, Spurs 113 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Evan Mobley added 25 points and 10 rebounds and Cleveland held on to beat San Antonio to move a game away from clinching the best record in the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland never trailed and led by 23 points in winning its third straight. The Cavaliers have won six of seven and are a win or a Boston loss from clinching the East’s best record for the sixth time in franchise history.

Pistons 117, Raptors 105 >> Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points, Jalen Duran had 21 points and 18 rebounds and Detroit beat Toronto Raptors to wrap up its first playoff berth since 2018-19.

Malik Beasley scored 21 points for the Pistons, and Dennis Schroeder added 16.

Celtics 123, Suns 103 >> Jaylen Brown scored 31 points and hit three 3-pointers and Boston broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season in a victory over Phoenix.

Boston was 14 of 39 from 3-point range to push its season total to 1,370. Golden State held the previous record with 1,363 in 2022-23.

After having their nine-game winning streak halted in their previous game, the Celtics coasted to the victory.

Jayson Tatum added 23 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Kristaps Porzingis had 15 points before he walked to the locker room holding a towel to the bridge of his nose early in the final quarter after getting hit by Cody Martin’s elbow while the Suns player was driving to the basket.

Kings 125, Hornets 102 >> Zach LaVine had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and Sacramento rolled past Charlotte to remain in 10th place in the Western Conference standings.

Pacers 140, Jazz 112 >> Myles Turner had 26 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots, and Indiana beat Utah for its third straight victory.

Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and Bennedict Mathurin had 20, going 12 for 16 from the free throw line.

Collin Sexton had 27 points and Johnny Juzang had 17 for Utah.

Bulls 118, Trail Blazers 113 >> Nikola Vucevic and Coby White each had 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and postseason-bound Chicago beat Portland.

Giddey had 15 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season. The Bulls are 10th in the Eastern Conference, the lowest position they can finish.

Deni Avdija led Portland with 37 points. Coming off a victory in Toronto on Thursday night, the Trail Blazers went 2-3 on a five-game trip. They are 12th in the West.