Turner dominates boards for Pacers
indianapolis — Indiana’s Myles Turner tied his career high with 16 rebounds and kick-started a surge in overtime that lifted the Pacers to a 130-121 victory against Dallas on Wednesday.
Turner scored 30 points, including a 3-pointer with 1:18 left in overtime, to start an 8-0 run that sealed the result.
Among other games, Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City to a win at Philadelphia, Denver overcame a dominant performance by Anthony Davis to win at New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers won on Luke Walton’s coaching debut, defeating Houston.
Indiana’s three-time All-Star Paul George added 25 points, including another 3-pointer with 55 seconds left to close out a fifth season-opening win for the Pacers in six years.
Deron Williams scored 25 points as the Mavericks lost their fifth straight against the Pacers. They haven’t won in Indianapolis since the 2013-14 season.
Dallas didn’t tie the score or take a lead until the fourth quarter, yet still forced overtime when Harrison Barnes’ open 3-pointer tied the scores with 2.3 seconds left.
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook had 32 points and 12 rebounds and took over late to lead the Thunder to a 103-97 victory over Philadelphia.
Westbrook scored the decisive points on opening night for the Thunder in their first game since franchise star Kevin Durant left and signed with Golden State.
Joel Embiid scored 20 points in 22 minutes in his first game for the Sixers since they made him the No. 3 overall pick in the 2014 draft. Embiid had sat out the past two seasons with foot injuries.
Denver won 107-102 at New Orleans despite 50 points and 16 rebounds from Davis.
His efforts led the Pelicans back from a 14-point deficit in the second quarter to two points in the closing stages. E’Twaun Moore missed a 3-point attempt that would have tied the scores with 24 seconds left. Jusuf Nurkic scored 23 points and Will Barton added 22 for the Nuggets. Los Angeles’ Jordan Clarkson scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to guide the Lakers past Houston 120-114.
, D’Angelo Russell scored 20 points and Julius Randle added 18
Results
Indiana 130 Miami 108 Boston 122 Toronto 109 Charlotte 107 Memphis 102 Denver 107 Oklahoma City 103 Sacramento 113 LA Lakers 120 Dallas 121 Orlando 96 Brooklyn 117 Detroit 91 Milwaukee 96 Minnesota 98 New Orleans 102 Philadelphia 97 Phoenix 94 Houston 114 for the young Lakers, who got off to an exciting start in the franchise’s first season since 1995 without Kobe Bryant.
With a revamped roster coming off the worst season in the 16-time champion team’s history, Los Angeles surged in the fourth quarter of an auspicious opener under Walton, the 36-year-old former Lakers forward. James Harden had 34 points and a career-high 17 assists for Houston, who lost in former Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni’s debut on the Rockets bench.
Charlotte’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 23 points and 14 rebounds in his return from a shoulder injury, helping the Hornets defeat Milwaukee 107-96.
Roy Hibbert added 15 points for the Hornets, who led by 24 points in the third quarter before fending off a late charge from Milwaukee. . —