LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers past the Houston Rockets with a season-high 48 points, pushing them even closer to the NBA’s all-time scoring record.
James was his team’s leading scorer in the 140-132 victory and has now scored more than 35 points in five of his last seven games.
He is 315 points short of Kareem Abdul-all-time Jabbar’s record with 38,072 career points.
Jayson Tatum led the Boston Celtics to a 130-118 victory over the Charlotte Hornets with 51 points, including two three-pointers in the closing 64 seconds.
Tatum currently has five regular-season games with 50 or more points, which is a team record.
Boston have won seven matches in a row and extended their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference.
Elsewhere, Stephen Curry finished with a game-high 41 points as Golden State Warriors beat Washington Wizards 127-118.
Memphis Grizzlies extended their winning run to 10 games with a dominant 136-106 win at Phoenix Suns, and are second in the Western Conference behind Denver Nuggets.
Monday’s full NBA results
Orlando Magic 116-119 Denver Nuggets
Philadelphia 76ers 113-112 LA Lakers
Boston Celtics 130-118 Charlotte Hornets
Indian Pacers 119-132 Milwaukee Bucks
Toronto Raptors 123-121 New York Knicks
Miami Heat 113-121 Atlanta Hawks
Sacramento Kings 132-119 San Antonio Spurs
Dallas Mavericks 123-140 Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors 127-118 Washington Wizards
New Orleans Pelicans 103-113 Cleveland Cavaliers
Utah Jazz 126-125 Minnesota Timberwolves
Phoenix Suns 106-136 Memphis Grizzlies
Houston Rockets 132-140 LA Lakers
