Harris lifts Sixers

Tobias Harris scored 30 points, Seth Curry had 20 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 99-96 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win.

The Sixers maintained their grip atop the Eastern Conference standings, in large part because Harris got hot in the final minutes. He scored seven straight points, including the tying bucket from 3-feet out and a go-ahead layup that made it 96-92.

Ben Simmons had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Julius Randle had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, and RJ Barrett scored 17 points.

The Sixers, again playing without injured AllStar Joel Embiid, had won all three games since the All-Star break by at least 22 points.

Heat 113, Cavaliers 98 — Jimmy Butler had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Bam Adebayo returned from a knee issue and finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Miami eased past Cleveland.

Kelly Olynyk scored 17 points, Tyler Herro had 15 and Duncan Robinson added 14 for Miami, which won for the 11th time in its last 12 games.

Collin Sexton scored 21 for Cleveland.

Bulls 123, Thunder 102 — Zach LaVine scored 40 points on 15-for-20 shooting, and Chicago beat Oklahoma City.

Hawks 119, Rockets 107 — Danilo Gallinari scored 29 points and Atlanta beat Houston for their sixth straight win.

Atlanta’s win streak matched its longest, which came in the first month of the 2016-17 season.

Houston lost its 17th straight game, tying the franchise record by the San Diego Rockets in the team’s inaugural 1967-68 season. The Rockets haven’t won since Feb. 4.