Highlights from Friday's NBA games

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Cavaliers 95, Hornets 90

LeBron James had 25 points and 13 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out a 95-90 victory over the Hornets.

The Cavs trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter but took the lead for good with a 14-4 run midway through the quarter.

Cavs forward Kevin Love added 18 points and 16 rebounds. Forward Richard Jefferson scored 13 points and JR Smith had 11.

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Magic 114, Bucks 90

Point guard Elfrid Payton scored 22 points and added 10 assists in leading the Orlando Magic to an 114-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Victor Oladipo had 17 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Tobias Harris scored 19 points, which included four three-pointers. Evan Fournier added 17 points for the Magic.

Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and guard Jerryd Bayless both scored 17 points. Khris Middleton had 15 points.

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Celtics 111, Wizards 78

Jared Sullinger scored 18 points and matched a season high 15 rebounds, six offensively, as the Celtics hammered the Washington Wizards.

Guard Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points, forward Jae Crowder had 17, guard Avery Bradley added 16 points and forwards David Lee and Kelly Olynyk contributed 12 points each for the Celtics.

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Heat 97, Knicks 78

Guard Gerald Green scored a season-high 25 points, 20 of them in the second half, while forward Chris Bosh added 20 points and five rebounds as the Heat beat the New York Knicks.

Guard Dwyane Wade had 17 points and five rebounds for Miami, whose center Hassan Whiteside, leading the NBA in blocks per game (4.7), swatted five shots in the win.

Carmelo Anthony tied a season-low with 11 points, all of which came in the first quarter, yet still tied for the team high in the loss with rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis.

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Pacers 104, Bulls 92

Forward Paul George scored 33 points, while guard C.J. Miles scored 16 first-half points as the Indiana Pacers grabbed control early on their way to a 104-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago led 7-2 in the opening three minutes before the Pacers countered with a 17-2 run that included seven from Miles.

Center Ian Mahinmi had 15 points and nine rebounds, guard Monta Ellis scored 14 points and Lavoy Allen had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana.

Nikola Mirotic led Chicago with 25 points.

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Hawks 116, Grizzlies 101

Forward Paul Millsap finished with 23 points and 14 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Memphis Grizzlies.

It was Millsap's fourth double-double in his last five games.

Six Hawks scored in double figures. Point guard Jeff Teague finished with 20 points and seven assists while center Al Horford had 16 points.

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Thunder 103, Pistons 87

Kevin Durant scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Forward Serge Ibaka, center Enes Kanter and guard Russell Westbrook all scored 14 points each as the Thunder improved to 11-6 with their fourth successive win.

Forward Marcus Morris paced the Pistons with 17 points.

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Rockets 116, 76ers 114

Guard James Harden scored a season-high 50 points and carried the Houston Rockets to a fourth-quarter comeback to produced a 116-114 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Harden added nine rebounds and eight assists but also nine turnovers as the Sixers (0-17) fought gamely but in vain while setting an NBA record with their 27th consecutive loss.

Guard Isaiah Canaan scored 23 points and forward Robert Covington had a career-high 28 points to lead the Sixers.

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