Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 91 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the Denver Nuggets in overtime on Sunday.
Durant hit a career-high 51 points, making five of six three-pointers, while Westbrook chimed in with 40 points in an incredible two-man show to clinch the 124-118 win in their NBA clash at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
For Durant, who made a game-tying dunk with five seconds left in regulation time, it was the highest individual points tally in the NBA this season.
Serge Ibaka was also dominant for the Thunder with his first career triple-double - his 14 points, 15 rebounds and 11 blocks making him the 14th player in franchise history to achieve the feat.
The undermanned Nuggets did well without Nene, Danilo Gallinari and Rudy Fernandez, but their resilient showing, that included 56 points from the bench, was overshadowed by the Thunder's incredible individual performances, keeping them on top of the Western Conference.
Arron Afflalo scored 27 points and Andre Miller added 21 points and 10 assists for Denver.
Jeremy Lin continued his magical start to his flourishing NBA career with 28 points for the New York Knicks in their 104-97 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Lin added 14 assists to guide the Knicks to an eighth win in nine games as they defeated the defending champions.MVP Dirk Nowitzki top-scored for the Mavericks with 34 points as they had a six-game winning streak snapped.
Kevin Love scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 92-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost a third consecutive match.
Love hit a pair of free throws with 0.1 seconds remaining for the win while Ricky Rubio top-scored for the 76ers with a career-high 22 points.
The Miami Heat won their sixth straight game to top the Eastern Conference, defeating the Orlando Magic 90-78 at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Dwyane Wade had 27 points and LeBron James 25 for the victors while Dwight Howard hit 12 and had 15 rebounds for the Magic.
The LA Lakers saw their three-game winning streak broken as the Phoenix Suns held on 102-90 at US Airways Center.
Kobe Bryant scored 32 points for the Lakers, who trailed by 23 at half-time and 27 in the third quarter, before cutting the deficit to 10 in the fourth.
The Detroit Pistons beat the Boston Celtics for the second time in five days, 96-81, at the Palace with Greg Monroe leading a balanced Pistons' attack with 17 points.
Rookie point guard Kyrie Irving made two free throws with 0.4 seconds left as the Cleveland Cavaliers pipped the Sacramento Kings 93-92.
The Indiana Pacers routed the visiting Charlotte Bobcats 108-73 while an improved defence helped the Houston Rockets stand up to the Utah Jazz in a 101-85 win.
Ersan Ilyasova scored a career-high 29 points and 25 rebounds to spoil Brook Lopez's debut in the Milwaukee Bucks' 92-85 win over the New Jersey Nets.