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Oladipo hits key 3 in season debut, Pacers defeat Bulls

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INDIANAPOL­IS >> Victor Oladipo’s only 3-pointer tied the score with 10 seconds left in regulation, and Malcolm Brogdon scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, helping the Indiana Pacers rally for a 115-106 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night.

Oladipo had nine points in his first game back since suffering a seasonendi­ng knee injury last January. T.J. Warren had 25 points to lead the Pacers, who have won eight of their last 10. Brogdon also had eight rebounds and nine assists.

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.

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. 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, beating 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. SPURS 127, JAZZ 120 >> DeMar DeRozan scored a seasonhigh 38 points and San Antonio snapped a threegame losing streak with a win over Utah.

DeRozan was 11-for-19 shooting, surpassing 1,000 points for the 10th straight season. He had 21 points in the second half, including a pair of mid-range jumpers from the right baseline in the final 3 minutes to help seal the victory.

TRAIL BLAZERS 125, ROCKETS 112 >> Damian Lillard had 36 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double, and Portland spoiled James Harden’s return after a two-game absence, beating Houston.

Lillard scored 30-plus points for his sixth straight game, a franchise record.

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