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 Cavaliers 114 Bulls 108
LeBron James scored 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lift the
Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-108 overtime win against the Chicago
Bulls.
The Cavaliers overcame a five-point deficit in the final minute of
the fourth quarter to force overtime and narrowly avoid their second
loss in two games.
The Bulls faded in overtime, dropping their home opener in front of
a sellout crowd of 22,879.
The Bulls played down the stretch without point guard Derrick Rose,
who was limited to 25 minutes after he injured his left ankle in the
second quarter.
Rose remained in the game after the play but was limited to two
points in the second half after scoring 18 in the first.
 Rose and veteran guard Kirk Hinrich led the Bulls with 20 points
apiece. Five Cavaliers players scored in double digits, including
James with 36 and Kyrie Irving with 23.
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Grizzlies 97, Pacers 89
Forward Zach Randolph finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, guard
Mike Conley added 17 points and center Marc Gasol added 20 for
Memphis is a win over Indiana.
Forward Chris Copeland led Indiana with 16 points.
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Bucks 93, 76ers 81
O.J. Mayo sank five three-pointers and scored 25 points off the
bench to lead Milwaukee to a victory over Philadelphia.
Mayo scored 10 of his points in the final quarter, point guard
Brandon Knight scored 13 and guard Khris Middleton added 12.
Shooting guard Hollis Thompson led Philadelphia with 15 points.
Center Nerlens Noel made 7-of-11 shots to finish with 14 points and
also pulled down 10 rebounds while blocking three shots. (Editing by
Simon Evans)
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