Dragic scores 25, Heat rally to beat Bucks 131-126
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Goran Dragic scored 25 points off the bench, Bam Adebayo added 19 points and the Miami Heat rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in overtime 131-126 on Saturday night.
Antetokounmpo finished with 29 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists, but last season's MVP also had eight turnovers and fouled out with 2:31 to play in overtime. Antetokounmpo also fouled out Thursday night in Houston.
After trailing 74-53 with less than 11:00 to play in the third quarter, the Heat outscored Milwaukee 78-52 the rest of the way, including 49-33 in the fourth quarter and overtime.
With the Heat up 121-119 with 3 seconds to play in regulation, Khris Middleton, who finished with 25 points, shot an air ball and Antetokounmpo tipped it in at the buzzer to send the game into overtime.
Adebayo sank four free throws in the extra period and Dragic scored six points in overtime to lift Miami to its second win.
Kendrick Nun scored 18 points before fouling out for the Heat. Miami rookie Tyler Herro, a Milwaukee native, finished with 14.
Heat guard Jimmy Butler missed his second game after he and his girlfriend welcomed a baby on Wednesday.
DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 29 points against his former team in Philadelphia's victory over Detroit.
Al Horford added 23 points and Ben Simmons had 13 points and 10 assists to help the 76ers improve to 2-0. Philadelphia had 30 assists to Detroit's 19.
Derrick Rose led Detroit with 31 points in 27 minutes, but the Pistons missed 15 free throws in a game that was close until the closing moments. Andre Drummond had 11 points and 11 rebounds in Detroit's second straight loss.
Both teams were missing marquee big men — Joel Embiid was out with a sprained ankle for the 76ers, while Blake Griffin's season won't start for Detroit until November because of knee and hamstring soreness. Detroit also played without Reggie Jackson because of a back injury.
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 39 points, including Atlanta's last eight, in a win over Orlando.
Young took over the game for Atlanta after Orlando led 96-95. His baseline reverse layup gave the Hawk the lead. Following a tying free throw by Aaron Gordon, Young's layup again gave the lead back to the Hawks.
Jabari Parker and Kevin Huerter each had 10 points for Atlanta.
Evan Fournier paced Orlando with 23 points. D.J. Augustin had 14 and Markelle Fultz finished with 12 points.
NEW YORK (AP) — Kemba Walker scored a season-high 32 points, snapping out of an early season shooting slump with seven 3-pointers, and Boston kept New York winless.
Jaylen Brown added 19 points for the Celtics, who won their second straight after beating NBA champion Toronto on Friday. Jayson Tatum had 15 points and nine rebounds, and 7-foot-5 rookie Tacko Fall scored four points on a pair of dunks in his NBA debut.
Rookie RJ Barrett scored 26 points for the Knicks, who fell to 0-3 in their home opener. Mitchell Robinson added 17.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tristan Thompson scored 25 points and made his first career 3-pointer, Kevin Love scored 21 and Cleveland played well in a home-opening win, giving first-year coach John Beilein his first NBA victory.
Love added 13 rebounds and nine assists. Thompson also had 13 rebounds, Collin Sexton scored 18 and rookie Darius Garland 12, making a key 3-pointer down the stretch to slow Indiana's comeback.
Malcolm Brogdon scored 30 and had 10 assists to lead the Pacers.
CHICAGO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 19 points, OG Anunoby added 17 and Toronto spoiled Chicago's home opener.
The defending NBA champions went on a run in the second quarter to take a 48-40 halftime lead and pulled away for their 10th straight win over the cold-shooting Bulls.
Anunoby hit three 3-pointers, and Serge Ibaka added 18 points and seven rebounds. Fred VanVleet scored 16 as the Raptors shook off a loss Friday in Boston.
Wendell Carter Jr. led Chicago with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Zach LaVine scored 11 after averaging 26.5 over the first two games. Lauri Markkanen struggled again, finishing with nine points for the second straight night.
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden scored 29 points, Russell Westbrook added his second straight triple-double with 28 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds and Houston sent New Orleans to its first 0-3 start since the 2016-27 season.
Westbrook hit two clutch free throws to give Houston the three-point lead with 6.1 seconds remaining. Josh Hart missed a 3 at the buzzer to give Houston the win.
Westbrook and Harden combined for 12 turnovers, with Harden leading the game with eight. Harden was 2 of 18 from the 3-point line and 8 for 29 from the field, but was 11 of 12 from the free throw line.
Brandon scored 35 points while adding a game-high 15 rebounds. Lonzo Ball had 18 points on 4-of-9 shooting from 3-point range.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, including the game-winning basket in heavy traffic in the final seconds, and San Antonio beat Washington.
Davis Bertans, traded from San Antonio to Washington in the offseason, made all five of his 3-point attempts and scored 23 points against his former team.
The Spurs recorded their 20th straight home victory over Washington with some late heroics.
Aldridge led the Spurs with 27 points. Dejounte Murray had 10 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and Bryn Forbes added 16 points.
Bradley Beal had 25 points and Rui Hachimura added 16 points for the Wizards.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic hit five 3-pointers and scored 26 points, powering Utah past Sacramento.
Donovan Mitchell added 15 points, while Mike Conley chipped in 12 points and eight assists. Georges Niang added 12 points off the bench. Utah shot 48.6% from 3-point range.
Dwayne Dedmon scored 11 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 10 for the Kings, who failed to overcome 37% shooting from the field.
The teams combined for 39 turnovers.
Sacramento coach Luke Walton pulled all of his starters at once with 8:39 remaining in the third quarter after the Kings fell behind by 32 points. Only Dwayne Dedmon returned in the fourth quarter.
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 20 and Phoenix beat the Clippers for its first win in the series in more than three years.
Phoenix (2-1) snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Clippers and won for the first time since losing starting center Deandre Ayton to a 25-game suspension after he tested positive for a diuretic.
Frank Kaminsky finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Los Angeles (2-1) was led by Montrezl Harrell's 28 points. Kawhi Leonard added 27 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists.
