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 Suns 112, Lakers 106
Gerald Green came off the bench to score 26 points, and Markieff
Morris added 23 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat Los Angeles.
The Lakers, who are 0-5, are off to their worst start since the club
moved to Los Angeles for the 1960-61 season.
Phoenix reserve Isaiah Thomas had 22 points and nine assists.
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 39 points with nine
rebounds. Point guard Jeremy Lin finished with 18 points, while
center Jordan Hill had 15 points and 15 rebounds.
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Trail Blazers 101, Cavaliers 82
Withstanding a white-hot Cleveland start, the Portland rolled to a
victory.
Guard Damian Lillard produced a game-high 27 points plus seven
assists and six rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers.
Portland also got 21 points and six rebounds from guard Wesley
Matthews. Center Robin Lopez added 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting to
go with six rebounds.
Forward Kevin Love collected 22 points and 10 rebounds for the
Cavaliers.
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Rockets 108, Heat 91
James Harden came within one rebound of a triple-double as the
Houston Rockets remained undefeated by beating the previously
perfect Miami Heat 108-91.
Harden finished with 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
Center Dwight Howard provided game highs in points, with 26 and
rebounds, with 10, for Houston.
Rockets small forward Trevor Ariza had nine of his 19 points in the
fourth quarter. He made five of seven three-pointers, including
three of four in the fourth quarter, when Houston extended a
six-point lead to put Miami away.
Miami were led by forward Chris Bosh with 21 points and eight
rebounds.
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Raptors 100, Thunder 88
Guard DeMar DeRozan scored 16 points and forward Patrick Patterson
added 14 as Toronto defeated Oklahoma City.
Guard Lou Williams and forward Tyler Hansbrough each chipped in with
12 points for the Raptors, while guard Greivis Vasquez had 10.
Thunder forward Serge Ibaka led all scorers with 25 points despite
picking up his fifth foul during the fourth quarter. Guard Lance
Thomas added 14 points for Oklahoma City.
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Bulls 98, Magic 90
Paced by center Pau Gasol and guard Jimmy Butler, Chicago outlasted
Orlando to win a game that was close until the last half of the
fourth quarter.
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The Bulls had five players finish in double figures, led by Butler
with 21 points. Gasol, with Joakim Noah out due to illness, played
for almost 41 minutes and finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Butler, who pulled down nine rebounds, helped patch the hole left in
the back court by Derrick Rose, who sat on the bench the entire game
because of an ankle injury.
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Pelicans 100, Hornets 91
Forward Anthony Davis scored 12 of his game-high 24 points in the
third quarter, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead
New Orleans past Charlotte.
After entering the game tied for last in the NBA in field-goal
percentage at 39.1 percent, the Pelicans had their best-shooting
game of the early season, converting 38 of 81 from the floor for
46.9 pct.
Davis made four mid-range jumpers to go along with a one-handed,
alley-oop dunk in a 26-17 third quarter, as the Pelicans turned a
48-47 halftime deficit into a 73-65 lead.
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Wizards 98, Knicks 83
Forward Paul Pierce scored 17 points as Washington rode a dominating
third quarter to a victory over New York.
Shooting guard Garrett Temple continued to provide a spark for the
Wizards in place of injured Bradley Beal by adding 17 points. Backup
forward Kevin Seraphin chipped in 15, while reserve guard Andre
Miller added 12.
Guard Iman Shumpert led the Knicks with 19 points. Forward Carmelo
Anthony added 18 points, but was 8-of-23 from the floor and
committed seven turnovers.
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Bucks 87, Pacers 81
Milwaukee ended their 16-game road losing streak with a win over
Indiana.
Point guard Brandon Knight's 20-foot jumper with 22.3 seconds
remaining extended the Bucks' lead to five points.
Knight finished with a game-best 23 points, and added seven
rebounds. Forward Chris Copeland led Indiana with 19 points, 18
during the final half. (Editing by Cameron French/Sudipto Ganguly)
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