Oladipo hits key 3 in season debut; Pacers top Bulls 115106

Victor Ola di po' s only 3-pointer tied the score with 10 seconds left in regulation, and Malcolm Br ogdon scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, helping the Indiana Pace rs rally for a 115-106 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.

Oladipo had nine points in his first game back since suffering a season-ending knee injury last January.

T. J. Warren had 25 points to lead the Pace rs, who have won eight of their last 10.

Br ogdon also had eight rebounds and nine assists.

Chandler Hutchinson finished with a career-high 21 points, while Zach LaVine added 20 for Chicago, which lost its eighth straight in the series.

Clearly, Ola di po was rusty.

He was 2 of 8 from the field and 1 of 7 on 3s in 21 minutes.

He had two rebounds, four assists and two turnovers.

Nets 125, Pistons 115: Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points in his first game with his new jersey number, Kyrie Irving returned to the lineup to score 20 and Brooklyn beat Detroit in New York. Irving didn't play Sunday at New York after learning of Kobe Bryant's death, and Dinwiddie, a Los Angeles native, was in tears after the game talking about what the Lakers star meant to him. Dinwiddie changed his number from No. 8, one of the numbers Bryant wore, to No. 26.

The Nets left two seats open with flowers on them at Barclays Center in honor of Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who were among the nine people killed in a helicopter crash Sunday. The pair sat in those seats near Brooklyn's bench for a Dec. 21 game against Atlanta. Gianna was a fan of Hawks guard and former Oklahoma star Trae Young.

Grizzlies 127, Knicks 106: Dillon Brooks scored 27 points, Ja Morant had 18 points and 10 assists, and Memphis cruised to its fourth straight victory, winning in New York.

Tempers flared with 48 seconds left in regulation when Knicks guard Elfrid Payton knocked Memphis' Jae Crowder into the first row after Crowder attempted a 3-pointer following the steal of an errant inbound pass by Julius Randle. Crowder and New York's

Marcus Morris Sr. were ejected for instigating the fight. Payton was assessed a flagrant 2 foul, which carried an automatic ejection. The victory put Memphis at .500 (24-24) for the first time in almost 13 months.

Tip in

Vanessa Bryant made her first public comment Wednesday since the helicopter crash that killed her husband Kobe Bryant, one of their daughters and seven others, taking to Instagram to thank people for the global outpouring of support since the tragedy.

She also announced the formation of a fund to help support the other families that were affected by the crash.

“Thank you for all the prayers. We definitely need them,” Vanessa Bryant wrote. “We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe — the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna — a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. We are also devastated for the families who lost their loved ones on Sunday, and we share in their grief intimately.”