Stephen Curry scored 42 factors and the visiting Golden State Warriors routed the New Orleans Pelicans 130-102 on Monday night time.
Chris Paul, who got here off the bench for the primary time in his 19-year profession an evening earlier, added 13 factors as a Golden State reserve.Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 factors and 9 rebounds, Moses Moody added 13 factors and Gary Payton II scored 10 for the Warriors.
CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson scored 19 factors apiece, rookie Jordan Hawkins scored 14, Matt Ryan had 12 and Jonas Valanciunas and Kira Lewis Jr. every added 11 for the Pelicans.
Curry made 3 of 5 photographs from past the arc and scored 16 factors within the first quarter. He completed 15 of twenty-two from the ground, together with 7 of 13 on 3-pointers.
Hawks 127, Timberwolves 113
Dejounte Murray matched his profession excessive with 41 factors, together with 22 within the third quarter, to assist Atlanta overcome a 21-point deficit and stun visiting Minnesota.
Murray shot 17-for-24 from the sector and made his first 11 field-goal makes an attempt of the second half. Murray was 3-for-5 on 3-point makes an attempt and added seven rebounds and 5 assists because the Hawks gained for the second straight night time. Atlanta’s Trae Young added a season-high 24 factors with eight assists, De’Andre Hunter scored 16 factors and Clint Capela blocked 5 photographs.
Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with a season-high 31 factors and 7 assists. Minnesota additionally obtained 16 factors and 10 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Towns, plus 14 factors and 13 rebounds from Rudy Gobert.
Lakers 106, Magic 103
D’Angelo Russell scored 5 of his game-high 28 factors within the last 1:43 and Los Angeles pulled off a victory over visiting Orlando.
Anthony Davis scored 26 factors and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Lakers. LeBron James added 19 factors in 33 minutes after enjoying 39 minutes on Sunday in an extra time defeat at Sacramento.
Gary Harris scored 17 factors off the bench for the Magic, going 6 of 6 from the sector and 5 of 5 from 3-point vary. Franz Wagner amassed 16 factors and eight rebounds, whereas Jalen Suggs had 15 factors and eight rebounds. Wagner and Suggs each missed 3-point makes an attempt to tie the sport within the last seconds.
Mavericks 125, Grizzlies 110
Luka Doncic recorded his second triple-double of the season with 35 factors, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, and visiting Dallas despatched Memphis to its fourth straight loss to open the marketing campaign.
Doncic led a trio of Mavericks scorers with a minimum of 21 factors, as Derrick Jones Jr. shot 7 of 10 from the ground en path to 22 factors and Tim Hardaway Jr. got here off the bench to notch 21.
Three Memphis scorers recorded a minimum of 23 factors, with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane every netting 30. Marcus Smart added 23 factors, shot 5 of 10 from 3-point vary and dished out a team-high 9 assists.
Bulls 112, Pacers 105
Nikola Vucevic posted a double-double of 24 factors and 17 rebounds and Zach LaVine added 23 factors as Chicago defeated Indiana in Indianapolis, handing the Pacers their first lack of the season.
Indiana shot 40.9 %, together with 12-for-46 from 3-point vary. The Bulls tried simply 17 treys — making six — whereas ending at 46 % from the ground.
Myles Turner (20 factors, 11 rebounds) and Tyrese Haliburton (19 factors, 13 assists) had double-doubles for the Pacers in a sport that noticed the groups mix for 21 ties and 14 lead modifications.
Celtics 126, Wizards 107
Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 36 factors and Jayson Tatum completed with 33 to assist visiting Boston breeze to a victory over Washington.
Kristaps Porzingis, who performed for Washington final season, added 15 factors for the Celtics, who led 100-68 with 3:30 remaining within the third quarter. Boston was up 108-75 getting into the ultimate interval.
Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 21 factors. Washington trailed by 37 factors at one level within the second half however outscored Boston 26-9 at first of the fourth quarter to slice the deficit to 117-101.
Nets 133, Hornets 121
Cam Thomas scored 19 of his 33 factors within the second half and helped carry Brooklyn to its first victory of the season, a win in opposition to host Charlotte.
Thomas has scored 30 or extra factors in all three video games this season. Mikal Bridges added 24 factors and Lonnie Walker IV and Dorian Finney-Smith every notched 19 factors. Brooklyn shot 56.3 % from the sector.
Terry Rozier scored 23 factors and rookie Brandon Miller got here off the bench for 22 factors for the Hornets, who completed a 1-2 season-opening homestand with back-to-back losses.
Trail Blazers 99, Raptors 91
Jerami Grant scored 22 factors and visiting Portland defeated Toronto.
Malcolm Brogdon added 21 factors and Deandre Ayton had 10 factors and a career-best 23 rebounds as Portland gained for the primary time in 4 video games this season.
Scottie Barnes had 20 factors and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who’ve misplaced three straight video games. Toronto pulled inside 4 with 1:03 to play, however Brogdon transformed a layup and Grant hit a pair of free throws to seal the win.
Thunder 124, Pistons 112
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 factors an evening after his lowest-scoring sport in nearly 4 years to steer host Oklahoma City previous Detroit.
After being held to simply seven factors, his lowest whole since December 2019, on 2-of-16 capturing in opposition to the Denver Nuggets, Gilgeous-Alexander topped that mark within the first quarter, scoring 10 factors within the opening body because the Thunder constructed a 12-point lead early and by no means trailed after the opening two minutes.
Josh Giddey scored a season-high 21 factors within the win, whereas Jaden Ivey led the Pistons with 20 factors off the bench.
Nuggets 110, Jazz 102
Nikola Jokic logged his second triple-double of the younger season as host Denver beat Utah to stay unbeaten.
Jokic amassed 27 factors, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, serving to the reigning champion Nuggets enhance to 4-0. Aaron Gordon contributed 21 factors and 7 rebounds.
Lauri Markkanen had 27 factors and 14 rebounds and Walker Kessler scored 22 factors and grabbed 13 rebounds for Utah, which misplaced for the third time in its first 4 video games.
