NBA-Highlights from Friday's NBA games

(Adds later games) Nov 27 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Friday: - - - - Cavaliers 95, Hornets 90 LeBron James had 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out a 95-90 victory over the Hornets. The Cavs trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter but took the lead for good with a 14-4 run midway through the quarter. Cavs forward Kevin Love added 18 points and 16 rebounds. Forward Richard Jefferson scored 13 points and JR Smith had 11. - - Magic 114, Bucks 90 Point guard Elfrid Payton scored 22 points and added 10 assists in leading the Orlando Magic to an 114-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Victor Oladipo had 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Tobias Harris scored 19 points, which included four three-pointers. Evan Fournier added 17 points for the Magic. Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and guard Jerryd Bayless both scored 17 points. Khris Middleton had 15 points. - - Celtics 111, Wizards 78 Jared Sullinger scored 18 points and matched a season high 15 rebounds, six offensively, as the Celtics hammered the Washington Wizards. Guard Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points, forward Jae Crowder had 17, guard Avery Bradley added 16 points and forwards David Lee and Kelly Olynyk contributed 12 points each for the Celtics. - - Heat 97, Knicks 78 Guard Gerald Green scored a season-high 25 points, 20 of them in the second half, while forward Chris Bosh added 20 points and five rebounds as the Heat beat the New York Knicks. Guard Dwyane Wade had 17 points and five rebounds for Miami, whose center Hassan Whiteside, leading the NBA in blocks per game (4.7), swatted five shots in the win. Carmelo Anthony tied a season-low with 11 points, all of which came in the first quarter, yet still tied for the team high in the loss with rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis. - - Pacers 104, Bulls 92 Forward Paul George scored 33 points, while guard C.J. Miles scored 16 first-half points as the Indiana Pacers grabbed control early on their way to a 104-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Chicago led 7-2 in the opening three minutes before the Pacers countered with a 17-2 run that included seven from Miles. Center Ian Mahinmi had 15 points and nine rebounds, guard Monta Ellis scored 14 points and Lavoy Allen had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana. Nikola Mirotic led Chicago with 25 points. - - Hawks 116, Grizzlies 101 Forward Paul Millsap finished with 23 points and 14 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies. It was Millsap's fourth double-double in his last five games. Six Hawks scored in double figures. Point guard Jeff Teague finished with 20 points and seven assists while center Al Horford had 16 points. - - Thunder 103, Pistons 87 Kevin Durant scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Forward Serge Ibaka, center Enes Kanter and guard Russell Westbrook all scored 14 points each as the Thunder improved to 11-6 with their fourth successive win. Forward Marcus Morris paced the Pistons with 17 points. - - Rockets 116, 76ers 114 Guard James Harden scored a season-high 50 points and carried the Houston Rockets to a fourth-quarter comeback to produced a 116-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Harden added nine rebounds and eight assists but also nine turnovers as the Sixers (0-17) fought gamely but in vain while setting an NBA record with their 27th consecutive loss. Guard Isaiah Canaan scored 23 points and forward Robert Covington had a career-high 28 points to lead the Sixers. - - Spurs 91, Nuggets 80 Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points and guard Tony Parker added 13 as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets 91-80 to win their fourth successive game. The Spurs scored the final 12 points of the first half and the first four of the third quarter to turn an eight-point deficit into an eight-point lead. San Antonio played without forward Tim Duncan and guard Manu Ginobili, who were both rested. - - Warriors 135, Suns 116 Golden State guard Stephen Curry scored 41 points and made nine three-pointers as the Warriors extended their unbeaten streak this season to 17 games in a 135-116 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Reserve guard Leandro Barbosa had 21 points and made all five of his three-point attempts for the Warriors (17-0), who set the record for consecutive victories at the start of the season in their previous game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Warriors forward Draymond Green had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the season. - - Timberwolves 101, Kings 91 Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points, and Minnesota continued its hot start on the road with a victory over Sacramento at Sleep Train Arena. Zach Lavine scored 19 points, and Shabazz Muhammad added 15 points, as the Timberwolves improved to 6-2 on the road, the second-best road mark in the NBA over the first month. Minnesota also won its third in a row overall, its longest winning streak since a three-game run in February. - - Clippers 111, Pelicans 90 Forward Blake Griffin and guard J.J. Redick each scored 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled to a 111-90 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night at Staples Center. Point guard Chris Paul added 17 points and eight assists as the Clippers (8-8) prevailed for just the second time in their past six games. Guard Austin Rivers came off the bench to score 17 points against his former club. - - - - (Compiled by Amlan Chakraborty)