Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and the host Cleveland Cavaliers matched the second-most wins in franchise history, defeating the New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night.

The Cavaliers have 61 wins, equaling the 2009-10 squad. The franchise record is 66 wins during the 2008-09 season.

Cleveland has a 5-game lead over Boston for the top seed in the Eastern Conference with six games remaining.

The Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points, 13 rebounds and seven turnovers.

Spurs 113, Nuggets 106: Harrison Barnes scored 20 points to lead six San Antonio players in double figures and the visiting Spurs beat short-handed Denver.

Jaylen Pickett recorded his first triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets. Russell Westbrook scored 30 points, none in the fourth quarter.

The Nuggets sat all five of their starters one night after losing at home to Minnesota 140-139 in double-overtime. Nikola Jokic had a triple-double with 61 points in that one.

Thunder 119, Pistons 103: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and host Oklahoma City beat short-handed Detroit for its straight win.

Jalen Williams scored 23 points and Chet Holmgren had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Thunder.

Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Pistons with 23 points to pick up the slack for All-Star guard Cade Cunningham, who was out with a bruised left calf.

Heat 124, Celtics 103: Tyler Herro had 25 points and nine assists and visiting Miami extended its winning streak to six games with a win over Boston, which had its nine-game winning streak snapped.

Jaylen Brown had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics.

Rockets 143, Jazz 105: Jalen Green scored 22 points, Dillon Brooks added 21 and host Houston beat Utah for its 50th win of the season.

Isaiah Collier had 22 points and 10 assists for the Jazz, who lost their seventh straight game.

Embiid to have surgery: Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the latest attempt to make the All-Star center healthy enough to play next season.

Embiid was ruled out for the season in late February.

Control of Timberwolves ownership in home stretch: The yearslong quest by Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez to acquire control of the Minnesota Timberwolves finally seems to be in the home stretch, after current owner Glen Taylor opted not to appeal an arbitration panel’s ruling that he must go forward with the $1.5 billion sale.

A person with knowledge of Taylor’s decision confirmed it to The Associated Press on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Timberwolves had not offered any public comment. ESPN first reported the decision.

All that appears to be left is final approval by the NBA’s board of governors.