James Harden has scored 49 points on a whopping 41 shots from the field as Houston made it seven wins in a row with a 125-105 victory at Minnesota.
Boston have won their eighth consecutive game with a 116-106 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks.
LaMarcus Aldridge poured in a career-high 56 points as the San Antonio Spurs won a double-overtime classic against Oklahoma City 154-147 on Thursday.
Guard Patty Mills is eager to show San Antonio and Team USA coach Gregg Popovich around Australia when the Americans take on the Boomers in August.
The NBA star walked into one of his San Antonio Spurs games wearing a historic Illawarra Hawks indigenous jersey,taking the initiative global.
Five-time NBA champion Gregg Popovich has offered a blunt assessment of a departed star and given some insight into how highly he values Australian point guard Patty Mills.