DeRozan helps Spurs rally past Lakers
SAN ANTONIO — DeMar DeRozan had 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and the Spurs rallied in the fourth quarter, overcoming 35 points and 11 rebounds from LeBron James to beat Los Angeles.
The Spurs' first lead came at 93-91 with 10 minutes remaining when DeRozan laid in his own miss after beating three Lakers to the rebound.
San Antonio would built the lead to eight points before James cut it to 106105 with four straight points an assist to Josh Hart on a 3-pointer. DeRozan responded with a fadeaway jumper on Hart with 15.9 seconds remaining to help preserve the lead and the eventual win.
JAZZ 132, PELICANS 111
Ricky Rubio had 28 points and 12 assists, Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and visiting Utah became the first team this season to beat New Orleans.
New Orleans played without star forward Anthony Davis. He was ruled out shortly before the game because of his sprained right elbow — an injury through which he'd played in a victory a night earlier over Brooklyn.
76ERS 105, HORNETS 103
Joel Embiid had 27 points and 14 rebounds while J.J. Redick and Robert Covington each hit key 3-pointers late to lead Philadelphia to a win against visiting Charlotte.
Embiid was a game-time decision after injuring his left ankle in practice on Friday. But the Philadelphia big man didn't favor his ankle at all while recording his sixth doubledouble in as many games to start the season.
CELTICS 109, PISTONS 89
Jaylen Brown scored 19 points, Marcus Morris added 18, and visiting Boston handed Detroit its first loss of the season.
Andre Drummond had 18 points, and Stanley Johnson scored a seasonhigh 16 for Detroit.
BUCKS 113, MAGIC 91
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 21 points, and Khris Middleton had 18 as host Milwaukee beat Orlando to improve to 6-0, one shy of the record set by the 197172 team.
HEAT 120, TRAIL BLAZERS 111
Goran Dragic scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade and Kelly Olynyk each had 19, and Miami scrambled in the final minutes to beat visiting Portland.
GRIZZLIES 117, SUNS 96
Marc Gasol scored 19 points, and host Memphis took a big lead in the first half before coasting past Phoenix.
PACERS 119 ,CAVALIERS 107
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 25 points, Victor Oladipo had 24, and Indiana dropped Cleveland to 0-6, the team’s is off to its worst start since losing its first seven games in the 1995-96 season.
BULLS 97, HAWKS 85
Zach LaVine scored 27 points, and Chicago was 7 of 10 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter to pull away at Atlanta.