The Golden State Warriors extended their season-opening winning streak to 24 games but had to scratch and claw their way to victory over Boston.
Stephen Curry hit two free throws with 13.4 seconds left in the second overtime and Andre Iguodala added two foul shots with 5.4 on the clock as the Warriors held off the Celtics 124-119.
The win was the 28th in a row dating back to last season for the defending NBA champions, who were playing without starters Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes.
Curry, who came in leading the NBA with a 32.2-point scoring average, finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists but made just nine of 27 shots from the floor and was guilty of eight turnovers.
The two free throws were Curry's only points of the second overtime, but Iguodala scored six points in the frame and finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in 43:51 off the bench.
The Celtics (13-10) rallied from 11 points down and provided a real test for the Warriors, who won their second overtime game of the season and are 6-0 on their current road trip.
Kelly Olynyk came off the bench and scored a season-high 28 points and Isaiah Thomas added 18, 10 assists and six rebounds for the Celtics. Avery Bradley, who did much of the defensive work on Curry, had 15 of his 19 points in the first quarter.
The Warriors will look to make it 25-0 in Milwaukee to end their seven-game trip while the Celtics visit Charlotte.
LeBron leads Cavs to rout of Magic
LeBron James scored 25 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic for the 12th consecutive time, coasting to an easy wire-to-wire 111-76 victory.
James hit 10 of 15 shots and added eight assists. He sat out the fourth quarter after Cleveland took an 83-52 lead through three.
Pistons beat Sixers
Reggie Jackson and Marcus Morris scored 21 points apiece as the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-95.
Morris, a Philadelphia native, had 13 points in a decisive third-quarter stretch as Detroit (13-11) ended a four-game road losing streak and a three-game slide in Philadelphia.
Pacers victorious against Heat
Monta Ellis scored 24 points and Paul George added 23 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 96-83 victory over the Miami Heat.
It was the ninth consecutive time Indiana (13-8) had beaten Miami (12-9) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Raptors withstand comeback
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 90-83. It was the third win in a row for the Raptors (15-9) and the second loss in a row for the Bucks (9-15).
After trailing by as many as 19 points, the Bucks cut the lead to four points in the fourth quarter.
Wizards pipped by Pelicans
Tyreke Evans scored 27 points and Anthony Davis added 18 and 11 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans made a franchise-record 16 three-pointers to defeat the Washington Wizards 107-105 at the Smoothie King Center.
The Pelicans (6-16) made 16 of 27 from behind the arc (59.3 percent).
Hornets sting Grizzles
Kemba Walker scored 33 points and Nicolas Batum had 20 as the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 123-99 at FedExForum.
Charlotte (14-8) matched its season-high four-game winning streak. The Hornets have won nine of their last 11 with the only losses coming to Cleveland and Golden State.
