LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points and Australia's Patty Mills added nine more as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-102 NBA win over the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron James's celebration for becoming the youngest of the seven players in NBA history to score 30,000 points didn't last long as Mills's three-pointer with 1:16min to play increased the Spurs' cushion to 112-96.
San Antonio point guard Dejounte Murray - a friend and mentee of James - had 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals.
"He's fearless, he's not impressed," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said of the 21-year-old.
"He really sets the pace for us. He's a fine defender. He's learning how to play the game and doing a fine job."
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James scored 28 points to lead Cleveland, which lost for the third time in four games and for the eighth time in their past 11 contests.
"I don't ever fully appreciate what I do anytime I accomplish something, no matter if it's a win or a loss," James said.
The win was all the more impressive for the Spurs, who played without injured quartet Kawhi Leonard, Rudy Gay, Pau Gasol and Manu Ginobili.
Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 32 points in the third quarter and the Golden State Warriors used a big second half to beat the New York Knicks 123-112.
Kevin Durant added 14 points, a career-high 14 assists and two blocks before his ejection with 2:50min left for a second technical.
"I told him he was wrong," Durant said afterward, of arguing with official James Williams in the first half over a carry.
"Second half, his whole thing was like he's trying to get me. ... He was searching for me, he's looking to try to tech me up to get me back because he's still got his feelings hurt from the first half.
"That's what's been going on around the league the whole year, a bunch of that."
Curry made eight of 15 from deep while sporting sneakers featuring the faces of his daughters Riley and Ryan and the message, "I can do all things."
Michael Beasley scored 21 points and Courtney Lee contributed 20 as New York lost for the third time in four games and sixth in eight.
Kyle Kuzma scored 17 of his 28 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter to lead the surging Los Angeles Lakers past the sliding Boston Celtics 108-107.
Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points as the Lakers won their third on the trot and seven of nine overall during their best stretch of the season.
Kyrie Irving scored 33 points for the Celtics, who opened a four-game road trip by extending their longest losing streak in nearly two years to four.
Russell Westbrook scored 32 points and hit the winning layup as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 15-point deficit to beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-108 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Orlando Magic 105-99.
