Mobley, Cavs secure 1st win
CLEVELAND — Rookie Evan Mobley had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally for their first win of the season with a 101-95 over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Ricky Rubio had 23 points and eight assists, and Jarrett Allen added 11 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland, which trailed by 13 points in the second quarter. The Cavaliers had lost their first two games, both by 11.
Mobley, the No. 3 overall selection from USC, scored seven points during a 21-0 run that put Cleveland ahead 67-58 in the third. Atlanta went scoreless for 4:28 after Trae Young made a layup with 46 seconds left in the second quarter.
Young paced the Hawks with 24 points and seven assists, while Cam Reddish scored 19 points off the bench and Clint Capela had 10 points and 14 rebounds. Atlanta won its opener 113-87 over Dallas two days earlier.
Mobley also blocked four shots in 35 minutes. The 7-foot power forward has started all three games and is averaging 15.7 points and 8.3 rebounds.
BUCKS 121, SPURS 111
Khris Middleton scored 28 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 21 and visiting Milwaukee held on to beat San Antonio.
Doug McDermott scored 25 points and Keldon Johnson added 20 for San Antonio, which lost its second straight after a seasonopening victory at home over Orlando.
MAVS 103, RAPTORS 95
Luka Doncic had 27 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, narrowly missing his 37th career tripledouble, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and visiting Dallas rallied from an early 14point deficit to beat Toronto.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and Dwight Powell and Dorian Finney-Smith each had 11 as Dallas bounced back from Thursday’s season-opening loss at Atlanta.
TRAIL BLAZERS 134 SUNS 105
CJ McCollum scored 28 points to lead host Portland a victory over Phoenix.
McCollum’s hot shooting set the pace for the Blazers to their first win of the season. Damian Lillard finished with 19 points and eight assists.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 21 points in the loss.
GRIZZLIES 120, CLIPPERS 114
Ja Morant had 28 points and eight assists and De’Anthony Melton added 22 points as Memphis defeated Los Angeles on the road.
Paul George scored 41 points along with 10 rebounds for the Clippers.
BULLS 97, PISTONS 82
DeMar DeRozan scored 21 points, Nikola Vucevic added 15 points and 18 rebounds and Chicago beat Detroit at home.
DeRozan put an exclamation point on his night, finishing a thunderous third quarter dunk despite getting hit in the face by Pistons guard Hamidou Diallo. His efforts helped give the Bulls their first 3-0 start to a season since 2016.
TIMBERWOLVES 96 PELICANS 89
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of his 25 points for host Minnesota in the first quarter, before fouling out in frustration and being forced to watch the Timberwolves hang on for a win over New Orleans.
Anthony Edwards had 14 of his 19 points in the first half for the undefeated Timberwolves, who leaned on their defense and forced a franchise-recordtying 30 turnovers.
PACERS 102, HEAT 91 (OT)
Oshae Brissett scored 18 points, including the goahead inside basket in overtime, as host Indiana outlasted Miami.
The teams traded baskets to start overtime, then Brissett scored off an offensive rebound to provide a 90-88 lead and start a 9-0 run.