LeBron James scored 25 points, moving to 10th on the NBA's all-time scoring list, and added 14 assists and eight rebounds as the unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers held off the winless Philadelphia 76ers 102-101.
Kevin Love added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the reigning champion Cavaliers, who improved to 6-0.
Joel Embiid scored 22 points, making all four of his three-point attempts, but the 76ers dropped to 0-5.
James passed Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946 points) by converting a fast-break lay-up midway through the first quarter to break into the top 10.
The Cavs superstar has 26,970 points but has a way to go to catch Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who leads the list on 38,387.
In other action, Australia's Matthew Dellavedova scored 10 points and had four assists in the Milwaukee Bucks' 117-91 win over Sacramento.
While Jeff Green came off the bench to score 18 points to help the Orlando Magic to an 88-86 win over Washington.
In Indianapolis, Indiana defeated the Chicago Bulls 111-94, while in Michigan Detroit downed the Denver Nuggets 103-86.
Australian Patty Mills had four points and five assists for the San Antonio Spurs who fell 116-92 to the Los Angeles Clippers.
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