The Cleveland Cavaliers tied a franchise record by winning their first eight games of the season as they edged out a 116-114 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Cavaliers matched a record set in 1976-77 with a win in which Darius Garland scored a game-high 39 points against a Bucks side without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Garland sank a three-pointer with 45 seconds left and then set up Jarrett Allen for a layup with 12.2 seconds left to secure the win.
“It’s hard to get one [win] so eight is crazy,” Garland said.
Damian Lillard scored 36 points for the Bucks, who were up 106-98 with just over six minutes left, but couldn’t prevent his side from losing a sixth game in a row.
Cleveland also beat the Bucks 114-113 on Saturday when Donovan Mitchell scored with 0.3 seconds left.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are also undefeated this season as they won a seventh consecutive match beating the Orlando Magic 102-86.
Jalen Williams scored 23 points for the Thunder, while teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21 points.
Elsewhere, Stephen Curry returned from a three-game absence to help the Golden State Warriors hit the Washington Wizards 125-112.
Curry returned from spraining his left ankle and scored 24 points against the Wizards as the Warriors improved their record to 4-0 on the road.
The Detroit Pistons ended a seven-game losing streak with a 115-103 win against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jaden Ivey scored 26 points while Pistons teammate Cade Cunningham recorded a triple-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Lakers’ Anthony Davis, who continued to play in the fourth quarter after appearing to be bothered by an ankle problem, led all scorers with 37 points.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points to inspire the Phoenix Suns to a 118-116 victory against the Philadelphia 76ersduring the Boston Celtics hit the Atlanta Hawks 123-93.
