DETROIT (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 30 points and made a key block in the final minute, helping the Philadelphia 76ers hold on for a 112-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Joel Embiid had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and LeBron James added 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Sixers improved to 8-1. Their lone loss came at home against Detroit.

Philadelphia won despite an off night from Tyrese Maxey, held to a season-low 19 points on 5-of-16 shooting. Maxey had at least 26 points in every other game this season, and his 29-point scoring average trailed just Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry in the NBA.

Cade Cunningham had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, and Duncan Robinson scored 27 for the Pistons, who lead the Central Division with a 6-2 record.

The Sixers led by 17 before Detroit rallied late, pulling within six points. With a chance to cut the deficit to three, Cunningham pulled up for a 3-pointer and Brown blocked his shot with 37 seconds left to secure the win.

James hit a left-handed runner early in the second quarter, making the NBA’s all-time leading scorer the first to connect on 16,000 shots. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the second-leading scorer in league history, made 15,837 field goals in his Hall of Fame career.

WIZARDS 120, HAWKS 105

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 points to lead Atlanta to a victory over Washington and former Hawks star guard Trae Young.

Alexander-Walker hit six 3-pointers after sinking a career-high-tying nine in a 104-102 win at Indiana on Monday.

Onyeka Okongwu added 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Hawks in their first time playing against Young, who finished with 18 points, since trading the four-time All-Star to the Wizards in January.

CJ McCollum and Aaron Wiggins scored 15 points each to help Atlanta make up for All-Star forward Jalen Johnson missing his second straight game with a sprained left ankle.

Anthony Davis had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Washington.

Kyshawn George added 25 points for the Wizards, who trailed throughout the final three quarters.

KNICKS 135, BULLS 105

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points as New York routed Chicago.

OG Anunoby added 18 points and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Knicks won for the fourth time in five games following an 0-3 start to the season.

The Bulls have lost six straight.

This one was over early as the Knicks used an 8-0 run to erase a 6-4 deficit, and they never trailed again.

New York increased its lead to 43-21 after the first quarter with Brunson scoring 22 of those points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, including going 4 for 5 from 3-point range.

The lopsided scoring continued in the second quarter as the Knicks outscored the Bulls 41-31, marking the first time New York had scored 40 or more points in each of the first two quarters of a game.

The 84-52 halftime score tied the Knicks’ record for their most points in an opening half, matching the mark they reached on Nov. 18, 1988, in a 137-135 loss at Philadelphia.

New York’s lead ballooned to a game-high 44 points, 111-67, on Miles McBride’s four-point play with 3:23 left in the third quarter.

The Bulls only got as close as 30 points the rest of the way.

CELTICS 109, BUCKS 102

BOSTON (AP) — Paul George scored 25 points and had five 3-pointers, Derrick White added 24 points and seven assists, and Boston beat Milwaukee.

Tyler Herro scored 18 of his 25 points during the third quarter for the Bucks, who fell to 1-7, including 0-4 on the road. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 18 points.

Baylor Scheierman had nine points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Celtics, who survived a scare after being pushed by one of the NBA’s weaker teams.

Boston never trailed through three quarters, opening a 22-point advantage in the second quarter, leading by 21 at halftime and eight entering the fourth. Milwaukee’s best stretch came during the third quarter, with a 26-12 run to make it a single-digit game.

When Ryan Rollins slammed home two of his 13 points, the Bucks trailed 91-89 with 8:17 remaining. George threw the ball away coming out of a timeout, with Milwaukee’s Nate Ament racing the other way for a layup that tied it at 91.

The Bucks took their first lead of the game at 92-91 when Ament hit a free throw. With leading scorer Jayson Tatum watching from the bench, and Payton Pritchard missing the final quarter with what the team called a right eye abrasion, the Celtics’ search for late-game offense was answered when White converted a hoop-and-harm sequence that put Boston up 102-97 with 2:22 left.

Boston outscored Milwaukee 12-5 over the final three minutes. The Celtics shot 41% from three (16 of 39) and improved to 5-0 at home.

NETS 114, HORNETS 104

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Julius Randle added 22 points as Brooklyn won its second game of the season, beating Charlotte.

The Nets (2-6), who had lost six of their first seven games, rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit in the final periods. Brooklyn’s other victory this season came Sunday at Indiana.

Mikel Brown Jr. scored 18 points, Nolan Traore had 16 and Danny Wolf 13 for Brooklyn, which shot 51% from the field overall and 38% from long distance.

Naz Reid scored 28 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the field and Grayson Allen added 22 points for the Hornets, who lost their fifth straight game after opening the season 3-1.

Brandon Miller and Sion James scored 10 points apiece for Charlotte (3-6).

PACERS 107, GRIZZLIES 103

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Andrew Nembhard scored 22 points, Aaron Nesmith had 16, including a 3-pointer in the closing seconds, and Indiana beat Memphis.

The Grizzlies had pulled within 104-103 on Ty Jerome’s floater with 28.2 seconds left, but Nesmith connected on the long-range jumper from the right corner to seal the win and snap Indiana’s five-game losing streak.

Pascal Siakam finished with 20 points, and Quenton Jackson scored 13 points.

Jerome and Cedric Coward finished with 23 points each as Memphis lost its second straight after starting the season with six consecutive wins. Zach Edey had 11 points and 13 rebounds.

Memphis held a 91-86 lead with 6:19 left, but Indiana scored eight straight points capped by a pair of breakaway dunks by Obi Toppin.

The Pacers, who have dealt with a spate of injuries including to star guard Tyrese Haliburton, have struggled over the last 10 days. In Monday’s 108-104 loss to Atlanta, the Pacers used a rotation of six players, all of whom scored in double figures.

Against the Grizzlies, starters Siakam, Andrew Nembhard and Nesmith returned to the lineup.

THUNDER 124, CAVALIERS 116

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 42 points and eight assists and Oklahoma City withstood a late rally and beat Cleveland.

Oklahoma City beat Cleveland for the second time in three nights. The Thunder (6-2) defeated the Cavs 117-112 in Cleveland.

Ajay Mitchell added 23 points and rookie Bennett Stirtz 16 for the Thunder, who are 3-2 since the loss of three starters to long-term injuries.

Oklahoma City led 115-102 with 1:47 left, but Donovan Mitchell, who led the Cavaliers with 27 points, made three consecutive 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 117-111 with 46.7 left.

James Harden scored 19 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland (4-4).

Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 26 shots, 5 of 11 from long distance, and converted 15 of 19 foul shots.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 43 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.6 seconds remaining in the Monday win over Cleveland.

Oklahoma City led by as many as 25 points midway through the second quarter of the rematch. But, Cleveland finished the half on a 19-10 run to pull within 60-44. The Cavaliers scored the first nine points of the third — seven by Harden — to make it 60-53.

PELICANS 120, JAZZ 113, OT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saddiq Bey closed out a 22-point performance with six straight points in the final minutes of overtime, and New Orleans rallied to defeat Utah.

Zion Williamson scored 23 points — all after halftime — as the Pelicans overcame a 13-point deficit late in the third quarter to pull out their fourth straight victory after four straight losses to open the season.

Dejounte Murray scored 20 points in his returned from a three-game absence after the birth of a child. Derik Queen scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for the Pelicans, who played without Trey Murphy III (knee soreness).

Keyonte George scored 39 points and the Utah Jazz, who lost their sixth straight, and whose only victory this season came against New Orleans in Utah earlier this season.

George, who now has five 20-point games this season, hit consecutive 3s in the first minute of overtime to give Utah a 110-104 lead. But the Pelicans responded with 14 straight points, highlighted by Bey’s off-balance, 6-footer that rolled all the way around the rim before falling in to make it 116-110 with 39 seconds left.

TMBERWOLVES 117, ROCKETS 107

HOUSTON (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu had 21 points and Jonathan Kuminga powered a fourth-quarter run that allowed Minnesota to pull away for a win over Houston.

Minnesota led by two before a 3-pointer from Kuminga, a steal by Dosunmu and a tip-in by Kuminga made it 111-104 with about two minutes remaining.

Kevin Durant made two free throws for Houston before another 3 by Kuminga extended the lead to 114-106 with less than a minute to go.

LaMelo Ball scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter for Minnesota after finishing with a season-high 34 in his previous game.

Alperen Sengun had his 13th career triple-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Rockets as they lost for just the second time this season. Durant added 21 points and Fred VanVleet had 18.

Kuminga finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. Jaden McDaniels had 14 points and eight boards for the Timberwolves.

TRAIL BLAZERS 132, SUNS 119

PHOENIX (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 25 points and Donovan Clingan added 24 to help Portland beat Phoenix.

Deni Avdija added 21 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers (6-1), who have won five straight on the road.

Portland trailed by five after the first quarter before outscoring Phoenix 43-25 in the second to take a 72-59 halftime lead.

Devin Booker scored 33 points, including going 13 for 13 from the free throw line, to lead the Suns (1-5). Jalen Green added 22 points.