Jrue Holiday added 19 points and six assists as the Sixers moved half a game clear of the Boston Celtics at the top of the Atlantic Division.

Anthony Parker scored 14 points for the Cavaliers.

Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points as the Spurs stretched their winning run to five games with a 107-100 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Shannon Brown poured in 32 in a losing cause for the Suns.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points to help the Dallas Mavericks to a 90-81 win over the Houston Rockets. Luis Scola led all scorers with 22 points and eight rebounds for the Rockets.

Thunder march on

Russell Westbrook scored 32 points as the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder overcame Portland 109-95.

Kobe Bryant broke out of a relative scoring slump with a 30-point game as the Los Angeles Lakers edged out Golden State 104-101.

The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 108-101 thanks to 33 points from Monta Ellis and Rudy Gay's 21 points lifted the Memphis Grizzlies to a 93-86 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.