Dinwiddie’s basket spoils James’ effort

Spencer Dinwiddie made a goahead three-point basket with 43 seconds left and the host Brooklyn Nets overcame LeBron James’ first triple-double this season to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-107 on Wednesday night.

James had 29 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in his 56th tripledouble, but he missed two free throws — the second intentionally — with the Cavaliers trailing by two points with 7.6 seconds remaining. DeMarre Carroll made a free throw and the Cavaliers’ long inbounds pass intended for James went out of bounds.

Dinwiddie scored 22 points, and teammates Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Allen Crabbe had 19 points apiece, and Carroll scored 18.

The Nets, who blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, fell shy of becoming the first NBA team in 32 years to open a season with five consecutive 115-point games.

Houston 105, at Philadelphia 104:

Eric Gordon made a three-pointer at the buzzer to complete the Rockets’ comeback from an 11point deficit. Gordon had 29 points, and Clint Capela had 16 points and 20 rebounds.

at Golden State 117, Toronto 112:

Stephen Curry made a go-ahead three-pointer with 31.9 seconds left and finished with 30 points. Teammate Kevin Durant’s three-pointer with 1:02 remaining tied the score 112-112. Durant had 29 points.

at Detroit 122, Minnesota 101:

Tobias Harris scored 34 points, Andre Drummond had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Pistons rallied. Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points for the Timberwolves.

at Charlotte 110, Denver 93:

Frank Kaminsky scored 20 points, Dwight Howard had 15 points and 19 rebounds, and the Hornets cruised after opening a 25-point lead in the first half.

San Antonio 117, at Miami 100:

LaMarcus Aldridge had 31 points for the Spurs, who improved to 4-0. Tyler Johnson scored 23 points for the Heat.

at Oklahoma City 114, Indiana 96:

Paul George was held to 10 points by his former team, but Russell Westbrook’s triple-double picked up the slack for the Thunder.

at Dallas 103, Memphis 94:

Dennis Smith Jr. had 19 points and the Mavericks got their first victory after starting 0-4. Marc Gasol had 26 points for the Grizzlies.

at Phoenix 97, Utah 88:

T.J. Warren scored 27 points for the Suns, who led by as many as 18 points.

at Lakers 102, Washington 99 (OT)