Magic 120, Wizards 105

Paolo Banchero scored 30 points and Orlando eased to a victory over the Washington on Friday night.

Wendell Carter Jr. had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Franz Wagner added 21 points for the Magic, who have now alternated wins and losses over their last seven games.

ROCKETS 102, HEAT 98

Fred VanVleet scored 37 points and surging Houston won their ninth straight, beating Miami.

VanVleet shot 13 for 17 from the field and made a season-high 9 of 11 3-pointers as the Rockets extended the league’s longest active winning streak. Houston also snapped a nine-game skid against Miami, which lost its 10th straight. It is the Heat’s longest skid since they lost 11th straight in 2007-08.

THUNDER 141, HORNETS 106

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points and Oklahoma City won their fifth in a row, over Charlotte.

Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA’s top scorer at 33.0 points per game, returned to the lineup after sitting out Wednesday night’s lopsided win against Philadelphia. He made 13 of 18 shots to go with six rebounds and nine assists before sitting out the fourth quarter.

Chet Holmgren added 14 points, five rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma City, which clinched the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season when Milwaukee beat the Lakers on Thursday.

SPURS 128, 76ERS 120

Jeremy Sochan had 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 20 points and San Antonio rallied to close on an 11-3 run and beat injury-depleted Philadelphia.

Mavericks 123, Pistons 117

Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 31 points while P.J. Washington Jr. added 27, with a season-high five 3-pointers, as Dallas beat Detroit.

Eleven of Dinwiddie’s points came at the free-throw line, where Dallas hit 27 of 36 to Detroit’s 14 of 19.

Celtics 121, Jazz 99

Kristaps Porzingis scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 to lead Boston to a victory over the Utah.

Porzingis added 10 rebounds and six assists, and Tatum chipped in six boards, six assists, and three steals as Boston won its four straight and ninth in its last 10 games.

Collin Sexton led Utah with 30 points on 12-of-15 shooting. Keyonte George added 19 points.