Knicks Rout Spurs, Celtics Dominate 76ers, Thunder Extend Best Western Conference Record

The New York Knicks posted an impressive victory over the San Antonio Spurs, while the Boston Celtics decisively defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in an Eastern Conference showdown. In the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder won again and maintains the conference's best record. The NBA day also featured a dominant Lakers win and a stellar performance by Nikola Jokić despite Denver's loss.

San Antonio Spurs 89 – 114 New York Knicks
Spurs (43-17) Knicks (39-22)
Victor Wembanyama (25 pts, 13 reb, 2 ast)
Jalen Brunson (24 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast)

Cleveland Cavaliers 106 – 102 Brooklyn Nets
Cavaliers (38-24) Nets (15-45)
James Harden (22 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast)
Danny Wolf (23 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast)

Milwaukee Bucks 97 – 120 Chicago Bulls
Bucks (26-33) Bulls (25-36)
Ryan Rollins (11 pts, 7 reb, 7 ast)
Josh Giddey (20 pts, 14 reb, 10 ast)

Minnesota Timberwolves 117 – 108 Denver Nuggets
Timberwolves (38-23) Nuggets (37-24)
Anthony Edwards (21 pts, 3 reb, 6 ast)
Nikola Jokić (35 pts, 13 reb, 9 ast)

Memphis Grizzlies 125 – 106 Indiana Pacers
Grizzlies (23-36) Pacers (15-46)
Taylor Hendricks (19 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast)
Micah Potter (18 pts, 9 reb, 0 ast)

Portland Trail Blazers 101 – 135 Atlanta Hawks
Trail Blazers (29-33) Hawks (31-31)
Donovan Clingan (15 pts, 15 reb, 5 ast)
Onyeka Okongwu (25 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast)

Detroit Pistons 106 – 92 Orlando Magic
Pistons (45-14) Magic (31-28)
Cade Cunningham (29 pts, 6 reb, 11 ast)
Paolo Banchero (24 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast)

Philadelphia 76ers 98 – 114 Boston Celtics
76ers (33-27) Celtics (40-20)
Tyrese Maxey (33 pts, 3 reb, 6 ast)
Neemias Queta (27 pts, 17 reb, 2 ast)

Oklahoma City Thunder 100 – 87 Dallas Mavericks
Thunder (47-15) Mavericks (21-39)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast)
Caleb Martin (18 pts, 3 reb, 0 ast)

New Orleans Pelicans 117 – 137 Los Angeles Clippers
Pelicans (19-43) Clippers (28-31)
Jeremiah Fears (28 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast)
Kawhi Leonard (23 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast)

Sacramento Kings 104 – 128 Los Angeles Lakers
Kings (14-48) Lakers (36-24)
Nique Clifford (26 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast)
Luka Dončić (28 pts, 5 reb, 9 ast)