■ MAVERICKS 140, TIMBERWOLVES 136: DALLAS
— Luka Doncic scored 26 points in the teenager’s home debut, Dennis Smith Jr.
converted a tiebreaking three-point play with six seconds left and the Dallas
Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 140-136 in a wild offensive game
Saturday night.
DeAndre Jordan had 22 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks
for the Mavericks in his first game in front of the fans who used to boo him
unmercifully after the Texas native backed out on a pledge to join Dallas in
free agency three years ago.
The Timberwolves didn’t seem to miss Jimmy Butler much after
letting the disgruntled guard stay home to rest on the second night of their
first back-to-back this season. Minnesota matched the most points Dallas has
given up a first quarter while going up 46-37.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 31 points, including an
off-balance 3-pointer that helped get the Timberwolves close in the final
minute.
Derrick Rose scored 28 for Minnesota but got beat on the
decisive play by Smith.
■ CELTICS 103, KNICKS 101: NEW
YORK — Jayson Tatum had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics
withstood his careless foul with 1.9 seconds left to beat the New York Knicks.
Tatum had just given the Celtics a three-point lead with two
free throws with 7.9 seconds left and the Knicks called their final timeout.
They had trouble getting the ball inbounded from the sideline, and Knicks guard
Trey Burke had to race into the backcourt to retrieve it as the clocked ran
down. He pulled up for a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc and Tatum jumped to
contest it, fouling Burke for three free throws that could have tied it.
But he missed the first and the Knicks couldn’t grab the
rebound when he intentionally missed the third.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 24 points for the Knicks, who lost
rookie Kevin Knox to a sprained left ankle in the first quarter. Enes Kanter
had 17 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out of their second two-point loss
in two nights.
■ 76ERS 116, MAGIC 115: PHILADELPHIA
— JJ Redick hit a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left to lift the 76ers over the
Magic.
Redick had his best game since moving to Philadelphia’s
bench at the start of the season, scoring 31 points on 10-of-20 shooting,
including eight 3-pointers.
Aaron Gordon had a chance to tie it with 10 seconds
remaining but missed his second free throw, and a desperation heave by Terrance
Ross missed the net entirely.
Joel Embiid had 32 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers,
including 19 points by halftime. He did it with an outside game in the first
half but was more of a force down low after intermission.
■ RAPTORS 117, WIZARDS 113: WASHINGTON
— Taking over with Kawhi Leonard getting a night off, Kyle Lowry delivered 28
points and 12 assists to help the Raptors improve to 3-0 with a victory over
the Wizards.
The Raptors rested Leonard on the second half of a
back-to-back and third game in four days to open the season.
Washington finished the game without ejected coach Scott
Brooks. Bradley Beal scored 32 points, going 6 for 11 on 3s, and John Wall
added 25 points and six assists for the Wizards, who are 0-2, with both games
at home.
Beal broke Washington’s franchise record for most 3-pointers
in a career, surpassing Gilbert Arenas’ previous mark of 868 by making his
869th with a little more than 4 1/2 minutes left in the game.
■ PACERS 132, NETS 112: INDIANAPOLIS
— Victor Oladipo had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead the Pacers to a
victory over the Nets.
Kyle O’Quinn came off the bench and scored 14 of his 16
points in the fourth quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic and Tyreke Evans each scored 15
points for the Pacers (2-1), who bounced back following a 118-101 loss at
Milwaukee on Friday, the first night of a back-to-back.
Joe Harris and Caris LeVert each scored 19 points for the
Nets (1-2), who have lost seven straight at Indiana.
■ HORNETS 113, HEAT 112: MIAMI
— Kemba Walker scored 39 points, including the game-winning free throw with a
half-second left, and the Charlotte Hornets spoiled Dwyane Wade’s final home
opener by topping the Miami Heat.
The Hornets led by 26 points midway through the third
quarter, and then wasted it all before Walker saved them on a night when he
eclipsed the career 10,000-point mark.
■ PISTONS 118, BULLS 116: CHICAGO
— Blake Griffin had 33 points and 12 rebounds, Ish Smith scored all 15 of his
points in the second half, including the game-winning basket, and the Detroit
Pistons beat the Bulls in Chicago’s home opener.
Griffin was 12 for 23 from the field, including 5 of 7 on
3-pointers, as Detroit won its second straight to start the season.
Zach LaVine had 33 points on 12-of-22 shooting for Chicago,
which dropped its second consecutive game. The Bulls played without starters
Kris Dunn (excused absence) and Lauri Markkanen (sprained right elbow), and reserve
Denzel Valentine (left ankle).1
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