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 The Thunder erased an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter, then
led through most of both overtimes.
The Magic were led by Tobias Harris with 30 points and Nikola
Vucevic with 26 points. Victor Oladipo had 21 points, 13 rebounds
and 10 assists.
Pistons 98, Bulls 94
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Marcus Morris poured in 26 points and Andre
Drummond racked up 20 points and 20 rebounds as Detroit remained
unbeaten.
Morris grabbed seven rebounds and Reggie Jackson, who recorded his
1,000th career assist during the third quarter, contributed 22
points and seven assists.
Jimmy Butler tossed in 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and power
forward Nikola Mirotic had 22 points for the Bulls. Derrick Rose,
held scoreless until midway through the final quarter, finished with
eight points.
Cavaliers 102, Heat 92
CLEVELAND -- Kevin Love scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds,
and LeBron James scored 29 points in Cleveland's win.
Love has had double-doubles in his last two games, and his
consecutive 3-pointers late in the third quarter gave the Cavs some
space after the Heat had closed the deficit to three points.
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points and forward Chris Bosh had 16 points
and five rebounds for the Heat.
Jazz 99, Sixers 71
PHILADELPHIA -- Derrick Favors had 20 points and 12 rebounds in
Utah's easy win.
Rodney Hood added 17 points and guard Alec Burks scored 15 off the
bench for Utah. Rudy Gobert had eight points, 11 rebounds and six
blocked shots.
Nik Stauskas and Jerami Grant notched 12 points apiece to lead
Philadelphia, which trailed by as many as 31 points late in the
game.
Spurs 102, Nets 75
SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard scored 16 points and six other San
Antonio players scored in double figures as the Spurs won their home
opener.
Trailing by five points entering the third quarter, San Antonio got
four straight baskets from Tony Parker and two from Leonard.
Tim Duncan added 15 points while Mano Ginobili had 12, guard Patty
Mills scored 11 and Parker and forward LaMarcus Aldridge had 10
apiece.
Wizards 118, Bucks 113
MILWAUKEE -- Bradley Beal scored 36 points and Ramon Sessions had 23
as Washington rallied in the fourth quarter for a win on the road.
Beal and Sessions led the late charge, scoring 14 and 12 points,
respectively, in the final 12 minutes.
They were especially lethal from long range, combining to connect on
6 of 7 from beyond the arc, and sank 3s on three consecutive
possessions to give Washington a 111-104 lead with two minutes to
play.
Hawks 97, Hornets 94
ATLANTA -- Kemba Walker missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer and Atlanta
held on after being up by 14 in the fourth quarter.
Kent Bazemore had 19 points for the Hawks and Paul Millsap
contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The Hawks, who were 35-6 at home a year ago, avoided starting 0-2 at
Philips Arena this season and in the process gave coach Mike
Budenholzer his 100th victory.
Warriors 112, Rockets 92
HOUSTON -- Stephen Curry scored 25 points in 28 minutes as Golden
State continued its dominance of Houston at the Toyota Center.
The Warriors claimed their sixth consecutive win in Houston and
improved to 10-1 in their last 11 meetings with the Rockets. With
the Warriors leading by as many as 25 points, Curry casually
engineered the offense, adding seven rebounds and six assists in a
rematch of the 2015 Western Conference Finals won in five games by
Golden State.
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The Rockets shot just 36.6 percent from the field and committed 17
turnovers that the Warriors turned into 19 points. James Harden (16
points) continued his early season shooting woes, missing 14 of 18
from the field, including 9 of 10 3-ponters. Dwight Howard, making
his debut after missing the opener because of a suspension, had nine
points, seven boards and five fouls.
Kings 132, Lakers 114
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Rajon Rondo had 21 points and eight assists,
many of them during a dominant first quarter, and Sacramento ran
away from Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles.
Rondo, who was held to four points and four assists in Sacramento's
season-opening 111-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, scored 10
points in the first quarter and led a 33-10 run that put the Kings
ahead by double digits for the entire night. DeMarcus Cousins,
coming off a 32-point, 13-rebound opener, added 21 points and 11
rebounds as the Kings beat the Lakers for the fourth consecutive
time.
Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points to lead the Lakers. Bryant had just
13 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field. He missed seven of
eight shots from behind the 3-point arc but moved past Dhaquille
O'Neal and into the top five among field goal leaders in NBA
history.
Timberwolves 95, Nuggets 78
DENVER -- Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 14 rebounds and
Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Denver's home opener.
Andrew Wiggins added 18 points for the Timberwolves, who will take a
2-0 record into their first home game against Portland on Sunday.
Rookie guard Emmanuel Mudiay led Denver with 15 points but had just
two assists.
Will Barton had 14 points off the bench and Kenneth Faried had 15
rebounds for the Nuggets, who struggled to score two nights after
beating Houston by 20 points. Denver shot just 30 percent and
trailed the entire night.
Raptors 113, Celtics 101
BOSTON -- DeMarre Carroll scored 21 points, 10 of them in a 4:12
span of the third quarter, and Terrence Ross had 13 in the fourth
quarter to propel Toronto past Boston.
Carroll, who had 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists in
Toronto's opening win, was 4 of 7 from 3-point range and his
third-quarter outburst helped his team turn a halftime tie into a
nine-point lead.
From there, Ross took over, scoring 13 of his 21 points in the first
7:22 of the fourth quarter. His 3-pointer gave the Raptors a 101?84
lead with 5:51 remaining.
Suns 110, Blazers 92
PHOENIX -- Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight combined for 40 points as
Phoenix outlasted Portland.
Bledsoe had 22 points thanks to 10-of-11 free throw shooting. Knight
added 18 points and Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 13 rebounds
while patrolling the paint for the Suns.
The Blazers were led by Damian Lillard with 24 points and CJ
McCollum with 16. But the high-scoring backcourt combined to make
only 14 of 42 shots from the field.
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