Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and shot 7 of 14 from 3-point range as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 119-116 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Minneapolis.

Julius Randle contributed 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Minnesota, securing its third win in the last four games. Rudy Gobert scored 17 points and 14 rebounds.

Aaron Gordon scored a game-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Denver. Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, and Michael Porter Jr. also recorded 26 points.

Denver played down the stretch without guard Jamal Murray, who left the game in the third quarter after a collision with Randle. Murray has been placed in the concussion protocol, the Nuggets said. He finished the game with six points, three assists and two rebounds in 22 minutes, ending the Nuggets' two-game winning streak.

Celtics 124, Hornets 109

Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and Jaylen Brown scored 25 as Boston held off host Charlotte.

Derrick White added 17 points as the Celtics responded to their overtime loss Wednesday at Indiana – their only setback this season. Tatum also grabbed 11 rebounds.

LaMelo Ball collected 31 points and four assists to lead the Hornets, and Tre Mann had 23 points. The game pitted first-year Hornets coach Charles Lee against the team he led to the NBA title last season as an assistant coach.

Thunder 137, Trail Blazers 114

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists as undefeated Oklahoma City defeated host Portland.

Jalen Williams added 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals as the Thunder won their fifth straight game to open the season. Oklahoma City has won 13 straight games against the Trail Blazers.

Jerami Grant had 17 points and Deandre Ayton and Rayan Rupert added 14 each for Portland, which started the season with four losses in six games.

Cavaliers 120, Magic 109

Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 22 as Cleveland defeated visiting Orlando and remained undefeated.

Cleveland won its first six games to start the season, matching the franchise's best start since 2016-17. Evan Mobley had 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Orlando, which trailed by as many as 22 points in the third quarter, lost its second straight game despite Jalen Suggs scoring a career-high 28 points. The Magic were without All-Star forward Paolo Banchero, who suffered a torn right oblique in a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.

Knicks 128, Pistons 98

Jalen Brunson scored 36 points in the first three quarters and New York beat host Detroit for the 16th straight time.

Brunson made 14 of 22 field goal attempts and added five assists. Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 44 points against Miami on Wednesday, had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. OG Anunoby also had 21 points with six assists.

The Pistons earned their first win of the season, a road win at Philadelphia. Cade Cunningham led them with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists on Friday.

Kings 123, Hawks 115

De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 31 points to help Sacramento defeat host Atlanta, who lost their fourth straight game.

DeMar DeRozan added 27 points while Domantas Sabonis had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Kings, who won their third straight. Keegan Murray scored 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Trae Young led Atlanta with 25 points and 12 assists, while Garrison Mathews scored 23 points off the bench.

Nets 120, Bulls 112

Cam Thomas scored 32 points, continuing his strong start, while Brooklyn made enough plays down the stretch to beat Chicago in New York.

Thomas scored at least 30 goals for the third time in Brooklyn's first six games and delivered across the board as the Nets outscored the Bulls 16-8 over the final six-plus minutes.

Nikola Vucevic collected 28 and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who lost their third straight game. LaVine and Coby White each scored 21 points for Chicago, which shot 6 of 23 from the floor in the fourth, including 2 of 11 from 3-point range.

Lakers 131, Raptors 125

Anthony Davis had 38 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James added 27 points, six rebounds and 10 assists as Los Angeles held off host Toronto.

Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D'Angelo Russell added 19 points for the Lakers, who lost their previous two games to begin a five-game road trip, their first of the season.

RJ Barrett had 33 points and 12 assists for the Raptors, who have lost four straight. Gradey Dick scored a career-best 31 points and Jakob Poeltl had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Pelicans 125, Pacers 118

Zion Williamson scored 34 points and dished out 10 assists, Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and undermanned New Orleans defeated visiting Indiana.

Jordan Hawkins scored 23 points for the Pelicans, who played without four of their top players – Dejounte Murray (hand surgery), CJ McCollum (adductor), Herbert Jones (shoulder) and Trey Murphy III (hamstring).

Ben Sheppard scored 20 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 19 and Pascal Siakam added 16 as the Pacers lost for the fourth time in five games.

–Field level media