Australian boomers Duop Reese (eight points) and Matisse Thybulle (five points) could not prevent the Portland Trail Blazers from losing 121-99 to the NBA-leading Boston Celtics.
Jaylen Brown had 27 points, six rebounds and five assists, making the Celtics the first NBA team to reach the 50-win mark this season.
Jayson Tatum had 26 points and eight assists and Sam Hauser scored a season-best 22 points off the bench for Boston, which won for the 13th time in 15 games.
“Fift0 wins at this point in the season means we're doing something right,” Tatum said.
“The scary thing is, we can get better.”
Phoenix's “Big Three” of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal combined for 88 points as the visiting Suns defeated the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 117-111.
Led by Durant's 37 points, the Suns overcame a slow start that saw them trail by as many as 19 points in the second quarter.
Beal scored 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the floor, part of the Suns' 54.8 percent overall performance.
Booker, who returned from missing four games with a sprained right ankle, scored 27 points.
Behind Durant, who grabbed eight rebounds and dished out six assists for a game-high point total, the Suns chipped away and took a lead they would never relinquish just before midway through the third quarter.
Darius Garland (30 points) and Caris LeVert (17 points) each helped keep Cleveland, third in the Eastern Conference, within striking distance.
Australian pair Josh Green (5 points) and Dante Exum (2 points) both appeared on the scoreboard as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Chicago Bulls 127-92.
Luka Doncic achieved his seventh straight triple-double with 27 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds, and Derek Lively II added 22 points.
Daniel Gafford (20 points), Kyrie Irving (14 points) and Jaden Hardy (11 points) also scored in double figures as the Mavericks won their third straight game.
In Detroit, the Pistons earned their biggest win of the season with a 114-97 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
For the home team, Cade Cunningham had 22 points and eight assists, Jaylen Duren had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Simone Fontecchio had 17 points and eight rebounds.
Detroit, which is last in the East, has won 11 games this season, three of which were against the Hornets.
Nikola Jokic (35 points, 17 rebounds, 12 assists) extended his triple-double record to 21 this season as Denver rallied from a 22-point deficit to beat weaker Toronto 125-119.
In San Antonio, Victor Wembaneyama returned to the Spurs after missing two games with a right ankle injury and led all scorers with 27 points in a 112-102 loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Jonathan Kuminga, returning to the starting lineup for the Warriors without Stephen Curry due to an ankle injury, scored 22 points and Klay Thompson added 21 points.
