Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points apiece and Alperen Sengun poured in 43 as the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets headlined a nine-game Emirates NBA Cup slate on Friday night that also saw San Antonio win its 11th straight game and the Los Angeles Clippers hand Oklahoma City a third straight loss.

Heat 133, Cavaliers 121: Adebayo scored 37 points with 14 rebounds and Antetokounmpo added 37 points and nine rebounds, just the second time in Heat history two players scored 37 in the same game, joining LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2013. Adebayo scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, including Miami’s first 10 of the period, and Davion Mitchell added 22 points and a career-high-tying 17 assists as the Heat (2-0 in Cup play) took sole possession of first place in East Group B with their third straight win. Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points for Cleveland, which played without Evan Mobley, sidelined by a sprained left great toe.

Rockets 125, Jazz 118: Sengun scored 43 points on 17-of-24 shooting with 12 rebounds and five assists, becoming the third player in Rockets history with at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists on 70 percent shooting in a game, joining Hakeem Olajuwon and Yao Ming. Kevin Durant added 22 points for Houston. Rookie Darryn Peterson scored a career-high 28 points and Keyonte George had 27 for Utah, which lost its 11th straight game.

Spurs 123, Warriors 85: Stephon Castle scored a season-high 32 points and Victor Wembanyama added 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as San Antonio won its 11th straight game. The Spurs opened the game with 18 straight points, the most consecutive points to start a game since play-by-play tracking began in 1996-97, and led 38-14 after one quarter. Golden State, playing its first game without Stephen Curry after his oblique tear, got 20 points from L.J. Cryer and 11 from Charles Bassey, its only players in double figures.

Clippers 113, Thunder 112: Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Darius Garland had 24 points and seven assists as the Clippers closed the game on a 7-0 run, capped by Garland’s three-point play with 50.4 seconds left. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points for Oklahoma City and missed a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer. Jared McCain scored 23 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 21 points and 16 rebounds for the short-handed Thunder, who lost their third straight game.

Magic 107, Bucks 99: Franz Wagner scored 35 points with nine rebounds and 12 assists, falling one rebound short of his first career triple-double, as Orlando won its third straight game and improved to 2-0 in Cup play despite Paolo Banchero being sidelined with a hamstring injury. It was Wagner’s fourth straight 30-point game. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 22 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which lost its ninth straight game and fell to 1-12.

Grizzlies 142, Pelicans 111: Memphis matched an NBA record with 10 players in double figures and improved to 6-0 on the road, the best road start in franchise history. Jerami Grant led the balanced Grizzlies with 22 points off the bench. Saddiq Bey scored a season-high 30 points with 10 rebounds and Zion Williamson added 22 for New Orleans, which lost its fifth straight game.

Bulls 125, Hawks 117 (OT): Norman Powell scored 33 points, nine of them in overtime, in his return after missing two games with a shoulder injury, and Chicago snapped an eight-game losing streak. Josh Giddey recorded a triple-double with 15 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds for the Bulls. Jalen Johnson answered with a triple-double of his own for Atlanta, finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and CJ McCollum scored 20.

Trail Blazers 120, Kings 107: Deni Avdija scored 34 points on 11-of-13 shooting and Damian Lillard added 29 points with six 3-pointers as Portland won its third straight game to open a six-game road trip. De’Andre Hunter scored 24 points and Domantas Sabonis had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Sacramento, which fell to 1-11 and 0-7 at home.

Pacers 106, Knicks 104: Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Aaron Nesmith added 18 as short-handed Indiana held on after Siakam’s jumper made it 106-98 with 1:49 to play. Indiana turned the ball over with 2.8 seconds left, but Karl-Anthony Towns missed a potential tying 15-footer at the buzzer. Jalen Brunson scored 33 points with 11 assists and Towns had 23 points and 15 rebounds for New York. The Pacers played without Tyrese Haliburton, who is out with a hamstring injury.

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