Brooklyn Nets have capitalised on Joel Embiid's absence to beat the Ben Simmons led Philadelphia 76ers by 20 points in the NBA.
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Spencer Dinwiddie scored 24 points, including an explosive one-handed dunk while Joe Harris added 16 points in a 109-89 home win for the Nets.
Australian star Simmons top scored for the Sixers with 20 points and Tobias Harris chipped in 17 but they could not prevent a first loss in six games.
Philadelphia's All-Star centre Embiid missed Sunday's night's game with an upper respiratory illness.
DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Garrett Temple finished with 13 points for the Nets, who ended a two-game skid.
Brooklyn led at each break and took a 57-43 advantage into halftime.
Dinwiddie riled up the Brooklyn bench with an impressive jam on an inbound pass from Garrett Temple in the third quarter to make it 64-52.
Philadelphia cut into the lead in the third quarter but a 10-0 run restored the hosts' healthy buffer and they cruised to victory.
The Nets bench outscored Philadelphia's 40-23.
Not looking the least bit tired after a whirlwind weekend, LeBron James scored 32 points as Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to seven with a 101-96 victory over Atlanta Hawks.
The Lakers pulled even with Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA's best record at 24-3.
After scoring 28 points in a win at Miami Heat on Friday night, James flew to Columbus, Ohio, to watch son Bronny play a high school game Saturday night.
Then, James travelled on to Atlanta to face the struggling Hawks.
Orlando Magic beat New Orleans 130-119 to hand the Pelicans their franchise-record 12th-straight loss while Indiana Pacers defeated Charlotte Hornets 107-85.
Elsewhere, Denver Nuggets beat New York Knicks 111-105 while Sacramento Kings routed Golden State Warriors 100-79.
Australian Associated Press
