Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games
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[October 27, 2016]
Oct 26 (The Sports Xchange) -
Highlights of Wednesday's National Basketball Association games:
Nuggets 107, Pelicans 102
Jusuf Nurkic had 23 points and nine rebounds, and Will Barton added
22 points to foil a 50-point effort by Anthony Davis and lift the
Denver Nuggets to a 107-102 season-opening victory over the New
Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
Davis shot 17 of 34 from the field and made 16 of 17 free throws. He
also grabbed 16 rebounds, blocked four shots and had seven steals.
It was Davis' eighth career 40-plus-point game.
The Nuggets won despite committing 25 turnovers.
Celtics 122, Nets 117
Boston held off a furious Brooklyn charge and escaped with an
opening-game victory, spoiling the head-coaching debut of the Nets'
Kenny Atkinson.
Brooklyn was down 21 points with 5 1/2 minutes left, and after the
Boston starters re-entered the game, cut the deficit down to three
in the final minute. However, Bojan Bogdanovich missed back-to-back
3-pointers on the same possession, and Isaiah Thomas iced the game
with two free throws with 11.9 seconds left.
Heat 108, Magic 96
Hassan Whiteside had 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots,
leading Miami past Orlando.
It was the sixth consecutive season-opening victory for Miami and
its first victory without star guard Dwyane Wade, who left for the
Chicago Bulls during the offseason.
Pacers 130, Mavericks 121 (overtime)
Myles Turner had 30 points and 16 rebounds, including a crucial
3-pointer with 1:21 remaining in overtime, leading Indiana to a
season-opening victory over Dallas.
Paul George, who finished with 25 points, added a 3-pointer with 52
seconds left in overtime, pushing the Indiana lead to 125-118. Jeff
Teague added 20 points and Monta Ellis 19 for the Pacers.
Deron Williams led Dallas with 25 points, and Dirk Nowitzki and J.J,
Barea each scored 22.
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Grizzlies 102, Timberwolves 98
Mike Conley scored 24 points, and Memphis defeated Minnesota in the
season opener for both teams.
Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine (19 points) hit a 3-pointer with 14
seconds left to close the gap to 98-96, but Minnesota would not get
closer as Conley and JayMichal Green sealed the win for Memphis at
the foul line.
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Raptors 109, Pistons 91
DeMar DeRozan set a franchise record for points on opening night
with 40 as Toronto topped Detroit. DeRozan finished 17 for 27 from
the field and went a perfect 6 for 6 from the line.
Jonas Valanciunas added 32 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors,
while Kyle Lowry had 10 points, eight assists and five rebounds.
Hornets 107, Bucks 96
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 23 points and grabbed a game-high 14
rebounds in his return to action, leading Charlotte to a
season-opening victory over Milwaukee.
Kidd-Gilchrist appeared in just seven games last season and hadn't
played since Feb. 10 because of surgery on his right shoulder.
However, he showed no signs of rust, hitting 10 of 18 shots in 35
minutes.
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Thunder 103, 76ers 97
Russell Westbrook scored nine of his 32 points in the last 4:09,
including the go-ahead free throws with 35 seconds left, as the
Oklahoma City beat Philadelphia in the season opener for both teams.
Westbrook, who also had 12 rebounds and nine assists, snapped a
97-97 tie by connecting twice at the line.
Lakers 120, Rockets 114
Jordan Clarkson came off the bench to score 25 points, and Los
Angeles tipped off the Luke Walton era with a season-opening win
over Houston.
D'Angelo Russell added 20 points, while Julius Randle chipped in 18
points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Lakers, who made a
winner of Walton in his debut as head coach.
Kings 113, Suns 94
DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points, and Sacramento opened the season
with a strong win over Phoenix.
Rudy Gay added 22 points for the Kings, who ended the first quarter
on a 16-1 run and never led by less than 10 points the rest of the
way. Matt Barnes had 14 points and Garrett Temple contributed 12 for
the Kings, who won only 33 games last year.
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