Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game NBA losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Guerschon Yabusele made five three-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, who played their first game since announcing that Joel Embiid (knee) would miss the rest of the season.

Kelly Oubre Jr had 20 points for the Sixers and Paul George scored 17. Tyrese Maxey dished out 11 assists while shooting 2-of-14 for five points.

Stephen Curry recorded 29 points and 13 assists to pace the Warriors, who had won their previous five games.

Golden State played without Jimmy Butler (back) for the first time since acquiring him in a trade with the Miami Heat last month.

In Memphis, De'Aaron Fox capped a back-and-forth affair with a tie-breaking 20-footer with 2.6 seconds remaining, allowing visiting San Antonio to complete a 130-128 victory over the Grizzlies.

Fox finished with 20 points, as did Devin Vassell, and Stephon Castle had a team-high 24 off the bench for the Spurs, who won for just the second time in six games since Victor Wembanyama was lost for the season with a shoulder injury.

Jaren Jackson Jr had a game-high 42 points and Santi Aldama posted a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists for the Grizzlies, who lost a second straight nail-biter and dropped to fourth place in the Western Conference standings.

In Charlotte, Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly scored 17 points apiece as the Washington Wizards beat the hosting Hornets 113-100.

It was just their second win in nine games as they swept the four-game season series from the Hornets.

Eight players scored in double figures for Washington, with Richaun Holmes notching 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

Mark Williams had a game-high 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets.

Australian Josh Green had a solid game for Charlotte, managing 13 points, five rebounds and four assists.

LaMelo Ball returned from another missed game and finished with 20 points for Charlotte, who lost their sixth consecutive game.

In Houston, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine combined for 41 points as visiting Sacramento rode a balanced offensive attack to a 113-103 victory over the Rockets.

Six Kings players scored in double figures as the team completed a sweep of the three-game season series.

The Kings overcame the early loss of centre Domantas Sabonis to a left hamstring injury by shooting 50.6 per cent from the field. Jonas Valanciunas replaced Sabonis and produced 15 points, 14 rebounds and four steals.

Alperen Sengun collected 30 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, while Jalen Green added 24 points.

In other matches, the Pistons won their ninth match in 10 games, beating the Nets 115-94, and Giannis Antetokounmpo led six Milwaukee scorers in double-figure scoring with 29 points in a 132-117 win in Dallas.