SATURDAY’S GAMES
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RAPTORS 128, 76ers 94 : DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Serge Ibaka had 21 and the Raptors won their 10th straight home game over Philadelphia. Kyle Lowry scored 17 points, Jakob Poeltl had a career-high 14 and the Raptors won for the 16th time in 17 meetings with the 76ers. The 34-point margin of victory was Toronto’s biggest ever over Philadelphia, eclipsing a 32-point win on Nov. 9, 2014.
Mavericks, ROCKETS, late : The Houston Rockets may be without All-Star point guard Chris Paul for weeks because of an injured left knee. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni told reporters in Houston on Saturday that the team will hold Paul out until the knee is completely healed. The team has not offered any specifics on the injury, other than the knee is bruised.
Pistons 111, KNICKS 107: Tobias Harris scored 22 of his 31 points in the second half, and the Pistons erased a 21-point deficit to beat the Knicks. Harris was one of the many Pistons who had little going to start the Pistons’ second game in two nights, but they turned it around after halftime to spoil the Knicks’ home opener.
Warriors, GRIZZLIES, late : Warriors’ Stephen Curry reached 3,927 assists, passing Tim Hardaway for second place on the franchise’s assists list.
HEAT 112, Pacers 108: Goran Dragic scored 23 points, Dion Waiters added 19 and the Heat opened their home schedule with a victory over the Pacers. James Johnson scored 14 points and Kelly Olynyk added 13 for the Heat, who wasted nearly all of what was a 21-point lead before hanging on in the final moments. Josh Richardson added 12 for Miami.
Magic 114, CAVALIERS 93: Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points and the Magic snapped a 17-game losing streak against the Cavaliers, routing the defending Eastern Conference champions. The Magic never trailed and built a 21-point lead late in the first quarter.
Spurs 87, BULLS 77 : LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Spurs beat Chicago in the Bulls’ home opener. Aldridge scored 12 points in a 22-13 run that gave San Antonio a 63-51 third-quarter lead. He signed a three-year contract extension a day before the season began. Rudy Gay added 12 points for the Spurs, playing without All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard (right quadriceps tendinopathy).
Trailblazers, BUCKS, late : The Bucks signed F Joel Bolomboy to a two-way contract. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 1.8 points and 1.4 rebounds as a rookie last season for Utah.
Thunder, JAZZ, late : Utah’s Ricky Rubio had 19 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in his first game back in Minnesota Friday. Rubio spent his first six seasons in Minnesota before being traded to Utah in July. He received a standing ovation from the crowd upon introductions before the game.
Kings, NUGGETS, late : The Kings added Jenny Boucek to the coaching staff as an assistant player development coach. Boucek last served as the head coach for the WNBA’s Seattle Storm.
Suns, CLIPPERS, late : In the second quarter against the Lakers, the Suns’ T.J. Warren was 6 for 7 from the field and 5 for 6 from the foul line. … Devin Booker was flattened under the Phoenix basket by Brook Lopez in the second quarter. Booker was slow to get up but stayed in the game.