NBA ROUNDUP
Bulls 111, Raptors 108
CHICAGO — Demar Derozan scored 26 points against his former team, Zach Lavine had 22 points and the Chicago Bulls opened a season with four straight wins for the first time since 199697, holding off the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.
Nikola Vucevic scored 17 points and Lonzo Ball had 15 as the Bulls won their fourth straight meeting with Toronto. Ball shot 5 for 9 from 3-point range.
OG Anunoby scored 22 points and Gary Trent Jr. had 18 as the struggling Raptors lost for the third time in four games.
Celtics 140, Hornets 129
CHARLOTTE — Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 41 points, Jaylen Brown added 30, including an emphatic dunk in overtime, and Boston beat Charlotte, handing the Hornets their first loss of the season.
Dennis Schroder had nine of his 23 points in overtime, and Robert Williams added 12 points and 16 rebounds in a game that featured 28 lead changes.
Miles Bridges had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Lamelo Ball added 25 points on seven 3-pointers for the Hornets before fouling out in overtime. Kelly Oubre added 19 points for Charlotte, which was seeking its first 4-0 start in franchise history.
Bucks 119, Pacers 109
INDIANAPOLIS — Giannis Antetokounmpo finshed with 30 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Khris Middleton added 27 points as defending NBA champion Milwaukee beat Indiana.
Coach Mike Budenholzer held out two injured starters — center Brook Lopez and guard Jrue Holiday — as well as key backup Bobby Portis. Yet they still had enough scoring punch to pull away from the Pacers, who have lost three of their first four games under new coach Rick Carlisle.
Heat 107, Magic 90
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler scored 36 points on 15-for-21 shooting, Bam Adebayo added 16 points and 13 rebounds and Miami pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Orlando.
Markieff Morris had 16 points off the Miami bench, and Tyler Herro finished with 13 points, five rebounds and nine assists for the Heat.
Hawks 122, Pistons 104
ATLANTA — Trae Young had 32 points and nine assists and John Collins scored 22 in Atlanta’s win over Detroit.
The Hawks have won 24 of their last 30 home games, including playoff games, dating to Feb. 21.
Nets 104, Wizards 90
NEW YORK — Kevin Durant scored 25 points and Brooklyn bounced back from a poor finish a day earlier with a blistering start that gave them a victory over Washington.
Patty Mills made five 3pointers and added 21 points off the bench, while James Harden finished with 14 points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Pelicans 107, Timberwolves 98
MINNEAPOLIS — Brandon Ingram scored 27 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 23 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a season-opening three-game losing streak with a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Devonte’ Graham added 21 points for New Orleans, which was again without injured star Zion Williamson. Nickeil Alexander-walker had 17 points for the Pelicans, who had a 21-point lead trimmed to four points late in the third quarter.