Kyrie Irving had 33 points and nine assists as the Brooklyn Nets held on for a 122-116 victory over the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA.
Kevin Durant also had 29 points, nine rebounds and eight assists at Barclays Center in New York.
The Nets set a season high in first-half points to lead 73-55 as they rebounded from Sunday’s 103-92 loss to the Boston Celtics.
They are fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 14-12 record.
The Boston Celtics cemented their place at the top of the Eastern Conference standings with a dominating 125-98 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Josh Okogie scored 28 points for the Phoenix but five players hit double figures for the Celtics, with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum each scoring 25 points as the Celtics improved to 21-5.
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and Jrue Holiday 31 as the Milwaukee Bucks retired late to beat the Sacramento Kings 126-113 to improve to 18-6.
The New Orleans Pelicans now have the best record in the Western Conference after holding off the Detroit Pistons for a 104-98 home win.
Zion Williamson and Jonas Valanciunas each had a double-double, with Williamson claiming 29 points and 10 rebounds and Valanciunas claiming 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Pelicans earned a fifth straight win.
Rookie Simone Fontecchio landed a game-winning last-second dunk as the Utah Jazz scored five points in the final 7.8 seconds to secure an unlikely 124-123 win over the Golden State Warriors.
Jordan Poole made one of two free throws with 13.3 seconds left – he scored 36 points in the game – to give the Warriors a four-point lead.
But Malik Beasley hit a three-pointer before Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole the ball from Poole with 4.3 seconds remaining to set up Fontecchio.
