Orlando Magic's Serge Ibaka, left, and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid leap for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Orlando Magic's Serge Ibaka, left, and Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid leap for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Credit: Matt Slocum

Boston — Al Horford scored 26 points and blocked six shots, Isaiah Thomas scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and the Boston Celtics held off the Sacramento Kings 97-92 on Friday night.

Jae Crowder added 24 points and Avery Bradley had 15 points and nine assists for Boston, which needed a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to pull away and finish off the Kings.

Sacramento outrebounded Boston, 51-44, but hurt itself in the final period with turnovers, missed shots and a technical foul called on Matt Barnes as Boston surged ahead.

DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 28 points and nine rebounds. Darren Collison and Rudy Gay scored 13 apiece for the Kings.

The Kings were playing for the first time since Monday. Sacramento’s six-game road trip was interrupted when Wednesday’s game at Philadelphia was postponed because of condensation on the floor.

The layoff showed early as the Celtics went up by 13 points in the first period, but the Kings regrouped and rallied to tie it by the end of the quarter.

The Kings scrapped through the third period and led 72-69 entering the fourth, but Boston answered with an 18-4 run to start the final quarter and regain the lead for good.

Crowder hit a 3-pointer to pull Boston within 74-72 early in the fourth, then Terry Rozier stole the ball from Gay and took it the other way for a layup to tie it with 10:25 remaining.

Gay hit a jumper to put Sacramento up 76-74 with 8:33 left, but the Kings didn’t score again until Cousins hit a pair of free throws with 5:14 to pull Sacramento within 83-78.

Horford started a 10-0 run with a jumper to tie it, then Boston forced another turnover that led to Rozier’s long pass to Jonas Jerebko under the basket for a layup. Sacramento called time out, then turned the ball over right and Boston converted with Kelly Olynyk’s putback.

Thomas converted a three-point play to extend Boston’s lead to 83-76 with 6:33 left, then added a free throw after Barnes was called with a technical with 5:14 remaining.

Sacramento went without a field goal from 8:33 remaining until Gay’s 3-pointer with 4:51 left to play pulled Sacramento within 84-81.

Bulls 111, Cavaliers 105

Chicago — Jimmy Butler scored 26 points, Dwyane Wade had 24 and Chicago beat LeBron James and slumping Cleveland.

Taj Gibson added a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds for Chicago. Rajon Rondo had 15 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds as the balanced Bulls handed the Cavaliers their third straight loss.

James showed up in a Cubs uniform to honor a World Series bet with his buddy Wade, then scored 27 points. Kyrie Irving added 20 points and eight assists, but the Cavaliers matched their longest losing streak in a year.

Magic 104, Sixers 88

Philadelphia — Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 20 points, Nikola Vuvevic had 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and Orlando cruised by Philadelphia in a matchup of slumping Eastern Conference teams.

Serge Ibaka, Evan Fournier and Jeff Green all added 16 points for the Magic (8-12), who had lost five of six coming in.

Raptors 113, Lakers 80

Toronto — Kyle Lowry had 24 points and seven assists and Toronto rolled past Los Angeles for its fifth straight victory.

The Toronto point guard tied his season high for 3-pointers, going 6 of 9 from beyond the arc as the Raptors beat the Lakers for the fourth straight time.

Pistons 121, Hawks 85

Atlanta— Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 23 points, Tobias Harris added 18 and Detroit beat reeling Atlanta.

The Pistons, who tied a team record with 17 3-pointers, have won five of six and are 3-1 on a trip that included stops at playoff contenders Oklahoma City, Charlotte and Boston.

Clippers 114, Pelicans 96

New Orleans — Blake Griffin had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Paul had 17 points and 13 assists, and Los Angeles beat New Orleans.

Jamal Crawford scored 21 points and Luc Mbah a Moute had 15 for Los Angeles, which capped a 10-day, six-game trip.

Knicks 118Timberwolves 114

New York — Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, Derick Rose had 24 and Kyle O’Quinn added 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Knicks defeated the Timberwolves.

Zach LaVine scored 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 for the Timberwolves.

Despite trailing 98-88 after three quarters, the Timberwolves went on a 12-2 run to start the fourth, aided by five Knick turnovers in the first four minutes, and took their first lead of the game, 102-101, on LaVine’s dunk with 6:33 remaining.