Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-high 39 points off the bench to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 127-124 NBA win over Ben Simmons' Philadelphia 76ers.
Joel Embiid had 33 points and 17 rebounds and Ben Simmons scored 22 for Philadelphia, which played without Jimmy Butler because of a strained groin.
Brooklyn's Allen Crabbe added 20 points as the hosts upset their more-highly fancied eastern conference rivals.
Simmons pulled down eight rebounds and dished out seven assists in another solid all-round performance.
His fellow Australian Aron Baynes started at centre for the Boston Celtics in their 130-125 overtime win at the Washington Wizards.
Baynes only played 16 minutes in his return from a sprained ankle and made his lone two-point shot and added five rebounds while Kyrie Irving had 38 points, including the last 12 in the game for the Celtics..
Boston have won seven in a row to improve to 17-10 on the season to be fifth in the east.
Australian guard Matthew Dellavedova scored 15 points in his first home game his return to Cleveland, but it was Rodney Hood's go-ahead jumper with 23.7 seconds left that ultimately got the Cavaliers past the New York Knicks 113-106.
Donovan Mitchell led Utah's balanced scoring effort with 21 points while Australians Dante Exum and Joe Ingles added 14 and 10 respectively in the Jazz's 111-84 drubbing of the Miami Heat.
The Indiana Pacers sealed a fifth-straight win as they toppled the Milwaukee Bucks 113-97.
Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points for Milwaukee as Giannis Antetokounmpo was back from a sore neck and had a season-low 12 points in a double-double.
Anthony Davis had 44 points and 18 rebounds as the inconsistent New Orleans Pelicans edged the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-114.
The Thunder went into the game as western conference leaders while the Pelicans are 5-5 in their past 10 games.
Mike Conley scored 23 points as Memphis Grizzlies snapped a two-game losing streak with a 92-83 defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jeremy Lamb hit a 22-footer with 0.3 seconds left as the Charlotte Hornets rallied from a late 10-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 108-107.
Toronto completed a season-series sweep over Golden State with a 113-93 romp in Oakland, their first away win at the Warriors since 2004.
Stephen Curry was limited to 10 points for the Warriors, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Nemanja Bjelica poured in 25 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 141-130 win over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.
