Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and helped spark a fourth-quarter rally that pushed the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-107 victory over the New York Knicks in Friday's clash of teams carrying extensive winning streaks.

The Thunder outscored New York by a 37-19 margin in the fourth quarter to increase their winning streak to 14 games and end the Knicks' run of nine consecutive victories. Oklahoma City's unbeaten stretch matches the longest in franchise history, set by the Seattle SuperSonics from Feb. 3-March 5, 1996.

Aaron Wiggins also played a big role in the comeback win, scoring 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter while going 4 of 4 from 3-point range for the period. Jalen Williams added 20 points for Oklahoma City.

Mikal Bridges led the Knicks with 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 17 points and 22 rebounds in the loss. New York star Jalen Brunson returned from a one-game absence to deliver 22 points and nine assists, but was 0 of 5 on 3-point attempts and 9 of 23 overall from the field.

The Thunder trailed 88-80 after three quarters and were down by five with six minutes left before taking control with a 16-4 run. Wiggins had 12 points during the pivotal spurt, which he capped with a 3-ball with 2:22 remaining that gave Oklahoma City a 108-101 lead.

New York owned a 66-54 advantage at half-time behind 19 points from Bridges, but Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams each recorded nine third-quarter points to help the Thunder inch closer. Oklahoma City pulled within 87-80 late in the period on Gilgeous-Alexander's pull-up 3-pointer in the final minute.

Cavaliers cruise by short-handed Mavericks for ninth straight win

Evan Mobley amassed 34 points and 10 rebounds to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to their ninth consecutive victory, a 134-122 win over the injury-plagued Dallas Mavericks.

Caris LeVert added 17 points off the bench and Darius Garland had 16 points along with nine assists to help the NBA-best Cavs improve to 30-4 on the season. Cleveland is unbeaten in 10 games against Western Conference teams.

Dallas, playing without backcourt stars Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, lost its fourth in a row. Irving was held out due to an illness, while Doncic is still recovering from a strained calf he sustained on Christmas Day.

Quentin Grimes started in Irving's place and put up 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting, but the Mavericks couldn't hold an early 21-17 lead as Cleveland dominated from that point on.

The Cavaliers reversed momentum with a massive 20-0 run that spanned the first and second quarters. Georges Niang knocked down two 3-pointers during the surge, which Max Strus capped with a layup off a LeVert feed to give Cleveland a 37-21 advantage just over a minute into the second period.

Cleveland maintained a 16-point cushion at half-time after going into the intermission up 69-53, and led by as many as 27 points in the third quarter.

The Cavaliers kept a double-digit margin throughout the second half until Dallas closed within 129-120 on Markieff Morris' 3-pointer in the final minute of play.

McCollum's 50 points get Pelicans back in win column

CJ McCollum tied a career high with 50 points as the New Orleans Pelicans snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 132-120 win over the Washington Wizards.

McCollum went 10 of 16 from 3-point range and 18 of 27 from the field to become the first Pelicans player with 50 points in a game since Anthony Davis had 53 on Feb. 26, 2018.

Trey Murphy added 17 points and Dejounte Murray had 11 along with 12 assists in an emotional win for the Pelicans, who were playing their first home game since the New Year's Day vehicle attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people.

Washington, which was coming off a 125-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, received 26 points and seven assists from Jordan Poole and 19 points from rookie Alexandre Sarr.

The Wizards shot nearly 58 per cent in the first quarter to lead 37-29 entering the second in this matchup of the NBA's two worst teams this season. They held a 68-62 advantage at half-time before McCollum took over after the break.

McCollum had 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the third quarter as New Orleans opened up a 92-83 lead with five minutes left in the period, though Washington closed out the frame on a 14-5 run to even the score at 97-97 entering the fourth.

The Pelicans dominated the final 10 minutes, however, and went ahead for good by putting together a 20-2 run.

McCollum accounted for eight of those points and capped the flurry with a short jumper that gave New Orleans a 118-103 lead with six minutes left.