NBA ROUNDUP

MAGIC 94, CAVALIERS 85

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 94-85 in the season opener for each team on Wednesday night.

Evan Fournier scored 16 points for Orlando, and Markelle Fultz had 12 points and six assists. It was Fultz’s first game with the Magic after the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 draft was acquired in a February trade with Philadelphia.

Kevin Love had 11 points and 18 rebounds for Cleveland, which trailed by as many as 20 points. Collin Sexton and Tristan Thompson each scored 16 points in John Beilein’s first game as Cavs coach.

Darius Garland finished with eight points on 3-for-9 shooting in his NBA debut. Garland was drafted by Cleveland with the No. 5 overall pick in this year’s draft.

CLEVELAND (85)

Osman 5-9 0-0 13, Love 4-10 3-4 11, Thompson 8-11 0-0 16, Sexton 5-15 3-4 16, Garland 3-9 0-0 8, Nance Jr. 4-11 0-2 9, Dellavedova 2-6 1-2 5, Clarkson 2-12 3-3 7, Porter Jr. 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 33-89 10-15 85. ORLANDO (94)

Isaac 1-3 1-2 3, Gordon 2-8 4-6 9, Vucevic 8-16 4-5 21, Augustin 4-9 0-0 9, Fournier 7-13 0-2 16, Aminu 1-5 2-4 5, Bamba 3-5 0-0 7, Carter-Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Fultz 6-12 0-0 12, Ross 4-13 0-0 10. Totals 37-86 11-19 94.

Cleveland ........... 24 17 24 20 — 85 Orlando .............. 28 27 16 23 — 94 3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-34 (Osman 3-6, Sexton 3-8, Garland 2-4, Nance Jr. 1-5, Porter Jr. 0-1, Love 0-1, Dellavedova 0-4, Clarkson 0-5), Orlando 9-30 (Fournier 2-4, Ross 2-7, Aminu 1-2, Gordon 1-2, Augustin 1-2, Bamba 1-3, Vucevic 1-5, Isaac 0-1, Carter-Williams 0-1, Fultz 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 54 (Love 18), Orlando 46 (Vucevic 9). Assists—Cleveland 20 (Garland 5), Orlando 24 (Fultz 6). Total Fouls—Cleveland 15, Orlando 18. Technicals—Cleveland coach JB Bickerstaff. Attendance—18,846 (18,846).

HORNETS 126, BULLS 125

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie PJ Washington erupted for 27 points on seven 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets opened the post-Kemba Walker era with a thrilling come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bulls.

The Hornets made 23 3-pointers, the most in franchise history in a regulation game. Their record is 24, but that came in a double-overtime game.

Devonte Graham was a difference-maker off the bench with 23 points on 6-of-7 3-point shooting to go along with eight assists, while Marvin Williams had 17 points on five 3s.

Together, Washington, Graham and Williams were 18 of 25 from 3-point range, offsetting the Bulls’ 78 points in the paint.

Lauri Markkanen led the Bulls with 35 points and 17 rebounds. Chicago also got a strong game from their top draft pick Coby White, who had 17 points and seven assists in his NBA debut in his home state.

Washington, who wasn’t announced as a starter until 90 minutes before tipoff, hit 5 of 8 from beyond the arc in the first half and set a Hornets franchise record for most points by a rookie in a season opener.

Cody Zeller added 15 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte.

CHICAGO (125)

Porter Jr. 3-10 2-2 9, Markkanen 13-25 8-10 35, Carter Jr. 5-11 2-2 12, Satoransky 1-5 0-0 2, LaVine 7-17 1-1 16, Kornet 0-3 0-0 0, Young 7-11 0-0 17, Dunn 5-7 1-2 11, Arcidiacono 2-3 0-0 6, White 6-13 4-5 17. Totals 49-105 18-22 125.

CHARLOTTE (126)

Bridges 4-7 0-0 8, Washington 9-17 2-2 27, Zeller 6-11 3-4 15, Rozier 2-10 1-1 7, Bacon 8-21 4-6 22, Williams 6-9 0-0 17, Batum 0-0 0-0 0, Graham 7-9 3-3 23, Monk 3-4 0-0 7. Totals 45-88 13-16 126. Chicago ............. 28 27 40 30 — 125 Charlotte ............ 37 26 33 30 — 126 3-Point Goals—Chicago 9-30 (Young 3-5, Arcidiacono 2-2, LaVine 1-4, White 1-4, Porter Jr. 1-5, Markkanen 1-7, Kornet 0-1, Dunn 0-2), Charlotte 23-44 (Washington 7-11, Graham 6-7, Williams 5-7, Rozier 2-6, Bacon 2-8, Monk 1-1, Zeller 0-2, Bridges 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 49 (Markkanen 17), Charlotte 41 (Zeller 12). Assists—Chicago 25 (LaVine, White 7), Charlotte 28 (Graham 8). Total Fouls—Chicago 20, Charlotte 18. Technicals—Charlotte coach Hornets (Defensive three second). Attendance—15,424 (19,077).

PISTONS 119, PACERS 110

INDIANAPOLIS — Andre Drummond matched his career high with 32 points and had 23 rebounds, and Luke Kennard made three 3-pointers in the final six minutes to help the Detroit Pistons pull away for a season-opening victory over the Indiana Pacers.

Drummond fell one rebound short of his career best. Kennard scored 30 points, a career best, and matched his career high with six 3s.

Domantas Sabonis finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds for Indiana, and Myles Turner added 25 points. Malcolm Brogdon had 22 in his Pacers debut.

Indiana started the 6-foot-11 Turner and the 6-11 Sabonis side-by-side with a more aggressive second-half philosophy. But the Pistons quickly erased a 101-97 deficit with eight straight points midway through the fourth quarter — the last six coming on back-to-back 3s from Kennard.

DETROIT (119)

Snell 4-7 0-0 10, Morris 3-11 1-2 8, Drummond 12-18 8-10 32, Jackson 2-3 0-0 5, Brown 3-6 1-2 7, Wood 0-0 0-0 0, Maker 1-4 2-2 4, Frazier 0-1 0-0 0, Galloway 2-4 0-0 5, Rose 6-11 6-7 18, Kennard 8-13 8-10 30. Totals 41-78 26-33 119.

INDIANA (110)

Warren 5-12 0-2 10, Sabonis 11-15 5-5 27, Turner 9-15 3-3 25, Brogdon 5-13 10-11 22, Lamb 4-11 2-3 10, McDermott 2-4 0-0 6, Leaf 0-1 0-0 0, McConnell 2-4 0-0 4, A.Holiday 0-6 0-0 0, Sumner 3-6 0-0 6, J.Holiday 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 41-89 20-24 110.

Detroit ............... 27 27 29 36 — 119 Indiana .............. 24 31 31 24 — 110 3-Point Goals—Detroit 11-24 (Kennard 6-9, Snell 2-4, Galloway 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Morris 1-4, Drummond 0-1, Maker 0-3), Indiana 8-21 (Turner 4-7, McDermott 2-3, Brogdon 2-4, J.Holiday 0-1, Sabonis 0-1, A.Holiday 0-1, Warren 0-2, Lamb 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 45 (Drummond 23), Indiana 36 (Sabonis 13). Assists—Detroit 26 (Rose 9), Indiana 26 (Brogdon 11). Total Fouls—Detroit 21, Indiana 28. Technicals—Drummond. Attendance—17,923 (20,000).

76ERS 107, CELTICS 93

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Ben Simmons scored 24 points and Philadelphia beat Boston.

Gordon Hayward led the Celtics with 25 points. Jayson Tatum had 21. Kemba Walker scored 12 points on 4-of-18 shooting in his Boston debut, and Al Horford had 16 in his first game with the 76ers.

Furkan Korkmaz and Tobias Harris buried consecutive 3-pointers for Philadelphia — after the Sixers had missed 21 of 24 through three quarters — to stretch the lead to 10.

BOSTON (93)

Hayward 8-15 9-11 25, Tatum 8-22 1-3 21, Kanter 5-8 2-7 12, Walker 4-18 3-4 12, Brown 3-6 1-3 8, Ojeleye 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Theis 0-1 3-4 3, Williams III 2-4 1-2 5, Wanamaker 0-2 0-0 0, Edwards 1-5 0-0 3, Smart 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 33-90 20-34 93. PHILADELPHIA (107)

Harris 6-11 1-2 15, Horford 5-13 5-6 16, Embiid 5-14 4-8 15, Simmons 11-16 2-5 24, Richardson 4-12 9-9 17, Thybulle 1-5 0-0 3, Ennis III 0-3 3-4 3, Scott 2-7 2-2 6, O’Quinn 2-2 0-0 5, Neto 0-0 0-0 0, Milton 0-0 0-0 0, Korkmaz 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 37-85 26-36 107. Boston ............... 25 23 20 25 — 93 Philadelphia ........ 20 29 28 30 — 107 3-Point Goals—Boston 7-26 (Tatum 4-8, Brown 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Walker 1-6, Kanter 0-1, Ojeleye 0-1, Theis 0-1, Smart 0-4), Philadelphia 7-29 (Harris 2-5, O’Quinn 1-1, Korkmaz 1-1, Thybulle 1-3, Embiid 1-4, Horford 1-6, Ennis III 0-2, Scott 0-3, Richardson 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 41 (Tatum 10), Philadelphia 62 (Harris 15). Assists— Boston 18 (Smart 8), Philadelphia 24 (Simmons 9). Total Fouls—Boston 29, Philadelphia 34. Attendance—20,422 (20,478).

HEAT 120, GRIZZLIES 101

MIAMI — Justise Winslow scored 27 points, rookie Kendrick Nunn scored 24 in his NBA debut and Miami ran away in the fourth quarter to beat Memphis.

Goran Dragic scored 19 points for Miami, which played without Jimmy Butler because of personal reasons. Nunn and fellow rookie Tyler Herro started in the backcourt instead.

Bam Adebayo had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Miami, and Winslow added seven rebounds and seven assists.

Ja Morant, the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, scored 14 points and had four assists for Memphis. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 17 points.

MEMPHIS (101)

Crowder 3-11 5-6 13, Jackson Jr. 5-12 7-9 17, Valanciunas 3-7 1-2 7, Morant 6-12 2-4 14, Brooks 3-7 0-0 7, Caboclo 1-4 0-0 2, Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Clarke 3-6 1-1 8, Melton 0-0 0-2 0, Jones 6-12 3-5 15, Guduric 4-8 1-1 9, Allen 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 38-89 20-30 101. MIAMI (120)

Winslow 10-21 6-9 27, Adebayo 3-7 8-10 14, Leonard 0-2 0-0 0, Nunn 10-18 3-3 24, Herro 6-14 1-1 14, Robinson 1-5 0-0 3, Okpala 0-0 0-0 0, Jones Jr. 2-3 0-0 4, Olynyk 1-3 4-4 7, Silva 3-3 2-2 8, Macon 0-0 0-0 0, Dragic 4-9 9-10 19. Totals 40-85 33-39 120. Memphis ............ 32 28 24 17 — 101 Miami ............... 24 30 29 37 — 120 3-Point Goals—Memphis 5-32 (Crowder 2-9, Clarke 1-1, Brooks 1-2, Allen 1-5, Morant 0-1, Caboclo 0-1, Anderson 0-1, Jones 0-1, Valanciunas 0-2, Guduric 0-3, Jackson Jr. 0-6), Miami 7-18 (Dragic 2-4, Olynyk 1-1, Nunn 1-2, Winslow 1-2, Herro 1-2, Robinson 1-5, Leonard 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Memphis 40 (Anderson 8), Miami 51 (Adebayo 11). Assists—Memphis 22 (Jones 7), Miami 18 (Winslow 7). Total Fouls—Memphis 31, Miami 33. Technicals—Jackson Jr., Miami coach Heat (Defensive three second), Silva. Attendance—19,600 (19,600).

TIMBERWOLVES 127, NETS 126, OT

NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving scored 50 points in a record-setting Nets debut, but lost his balance and missed a potential winning shot that allowed the Minnesota Timberwolves to pull out a victory over Brooklyn in overtime.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 36 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota, and Andrew Wiggins added 21 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:19 remaining.

Irving had the ball in his hands with a chance to cap his dazzling debut with a victory, following a Nets timeout. He ran the clock down and then began his drive, but lost his balance near the foul line. He retained his dribble, got up and shot, but his jumper missed.

After signing with the Nets in July, Irving broke Kiki Vandeweghe’s record for most points by a player in his first game with a team. Vandeweghe scored 47 points for Portland at Kansas City on Oct. 27, 1984.

Irving finished with eight rebounds and seven assists. Caris LeVert added 20 points.

MINNESOTA (127)

Graham 4-13 1-1 9, Covington 6-11 0-0 15, Towns 11-22 7-8 36, Teague 5-8 4-4 14, Wiggins 10-27 1-2 21, Layman 4-7 0-0 10, Culver 2-5 0-0 4, Vonleh 1-3 0-0 2, Napier 1-7 3-5 5, Okogie 2-5 6-8 11. Totals 46-108 22-28 127.

BROOKLYN (126)

Harris 5-9 0-0 14, Prince 6-13 1-2 15, Allen 3-6 0-4 6, Irving 17-33 9-10 50, LeVert 9-19 1-4 20, Kurucs 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan 0-1 2-2 2, Dinwiddie 6-13 1-2 14, Temple 2-6 0-0 4, Nwaba 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 48-101 15-26 126.

Minnesota ..... 33 35 20 27 12 — 127 Brooklyn ........ 22 34 37 22 11 — 126 3-Point Goals—Minnesota 13-43 (Towns 7-11, Covington 3-6, Layman 2-4, Okogie 1-4, Teague 0-1, Culver 0-2, Vonleh 0-2, Graham 0-3, Wiggins 0-4, Napier 0-6), Brooklyn 15-34 (Irving 7-14, Harris 4-6, Prince 2-5, Dinwiddie 1-3, LeVert 1-4, Temple 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 52 (Towns 14), Brooklyn 48 (Prince 11). Assists—Minnesota 23 (Napier 7), Brooklyn 19 (Irving 7). Total Fouls— Minnesota 22, Brooklyn 30. Technicals—Brooklyn coach Nets (Defensive three second) 2, Prince. Attendance—17,732 (17,732).