Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 38 points, Jalen Williams had his best game since returning from injury, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 124-112 on Tuesday.

The win was the Thunder's 13th in a row, elevating them to a 21-1 start and making them one of four teams in NBA history to win at least 21 of their first 22 games. The 2015–16 Warriors started the season 24-0.

After a remarkable comeback, the Warriors led 107-106 with under five minutes remaining, but Gilgeous-Alexander scored seven points in the final 4:40.

Williams, who missed the Thunder's first 19 games while recovering from surgery on his shooting wrist, had 22 points and six assists while going 9 of 16 from the field.

Chet Holmgren added 21 points and eight rebounds, while Aaron Wiggins had 11 points off the bench.

The Warriors' loss stung even more as Jimmy Butler exited in the first half with an apparent knee injury. The team did not provide any details about Butler’s future status.

With Stephen Curry out due to a quadriceps contusion and Butler sitting for the second half, Brandon Podziemski and Pat Spencer each scored a team-high 17 points for the Warriors, who trailed by as many as 22 before rallying to take the lead in the fourth quarter.

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Edwards rescues T-wolves in New Orleans

Anthony Edwards made a game-tying layup with two seconds remaining in regulation, and the Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly avoided an upset by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 149-142 in overtime.

Edwards scored 34 of his season-high 44 points after half-time to rescue the Wolves, who trailed by as many as 15.

Rudy Gobert added 26 points and 13 rebounds, while Naz Reid had 18 points, five rebounds and six assists off the bench.

Jayden Daniels, who made a key bucket with 36 seconds left in regulation, finished with 17 points.

Trey Murphy III led the way for New Orleans (3-19) with 33 points and 15 rebounds in the losing effort. Rookies Derik Queen and Jeremiah Fears each scored 21 points as the Western Conference-worst Pelicans lost their fourth straight.

Brown's 42 helps Celtics hold off Knicks

Jaylen Brown recorded his third 40-point game of the season, Derrick White added 22, and the Boston Celtics held off a late comeback attempt to beat the New York Knicks 123-117.

Boston (12-9) led by 18 points at the end of the third quarter. The Knicks whittled the lead down to three with 2:40 remaining but were unable to complete the rally.

Brown finished with a season-high 42 points, going 16 of 24 from the field and making eight of his nine free throw attempts.

While Brown continued to be the Celtics' centrepiece without Jayson Tatum, many of Boston's role players made the difference, with the Celtics' bench outscoring the Knicks' 33-10. Jordan Walsh and Neemias Queta started for Boston and shot a combined 8 for 8 from the field.

New York (13-7) was carried by a red-hot shooting game from Mikal Bridges, who was 8 of 12 from 3-point range, finishing with 35 points. Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 29 points and seven rebounds.

Jalen Brunson struggled from the field, shooting 6 of 21, finishing with 15 points and 11 assists.