WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

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PACERS 121, Knicks 107 : Domantas Sabonis scored a career-high 32 points and Victor Oladipo added 16 of his 22 in the second half to lead Indiana.

MAGIC 113, Heat 107 : Evan Fournier gave Orlando the lead with a late 3pointer, converted a three-point play in the final minute and scored 25 points.

CAVALIERS 121, Hornets 114 : Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 22 and Cleveland won their first home game in nearly 300 days.

76ERS 113, Wizards 107: Joel Embiid scored the go-ahead basket with 1:09 left and had 29 points and 14 rebounds to lead Philadelphia.

CELTICS 122, Bucks 121: Jayson Tatum banked in a fallaway, go-ahead 3-pointer in the final second, and Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the potential tying free throw with 0.4 seconds left.

Pelicans 113, RAPTORS 99 : JJ Redick converted a four-point play with just over a minute remaining and finished with 23 points for New Orleans.

Hawks 124, BULLS 104 : Trae Young scored 37 points and a revamped Atlanta pounded Chicago, spoiling Billy Donovan’s debut as Bulls coach.

Spurs 131, GRIZZLIES 119: Demar Derozan had 28 points and nine assists, Dejounte Murray added 21 points as San Antonio used a balanced attack to overcome a huge game by Ja Morant.

TIMBERWOLVES 111, Pistons 101 : Malik Beasley scored 23 points and Karl-anthony Towns had 22 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead Minnesota.

Kings 124, NUGGETS 122 (OT) : Buddy Hield tipped in Harrison Barnes’ miss at the buzzer, lifting Sacramento over Denver in overtime. Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists.

Jazz 120, TRAIL BLAZERS 100 : Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds in a dominant season-opening performance, leading Utah over Portland. Gobert controlled the inside and got plenty of support from the outside as Utah shot 19 of 50 from the 3-point line.

SUNS 106, Mavericks 102 : Devin Booker scored 22 points, Mikal Bridges added 18 and Phoenix beat Dallas in the season opener for both teams. Chris Paul had eight points and five assists in his debut with Phoenix.

Thunder at ROCKETS, ppd. : Houston’s season opener against Oklahoma City on Wednesday was postponed after coronavirus cases and James Harden’s violation of the NBA’S COVID-19 protocols left the Rockets without the leaguemandated eight players available.