TUESDAY’S GAMES
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Knicks 95, CAVALIERS 86: Julius Randle had 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his first triple-double in two years, leading the New York Knicks to a 95-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
Celtics 116, PACERS 111: Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and the Celtics rallied from 17 points down in the third quarter and beat the Pacers 116-111 on Tuesday. Jaylen Brown scored 20 for the Celtics.
Warriors 116, PISTONS 106: Stephen Curry scored 31 points and Andrew Wiggins added 27 to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 116-106 victory over the winless Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. The injury-plagued Warriors have won two in a row after dropping their first two games by a combined 65 points.
76ERS 100, Raptors 93: Joel Embiid had 29 points, 16 rebounds and one scare when he briefly left the game with an injury, leading the Philadelphia 76ers past the winless Toronto Raptors 100-93 on Tuesday night.
Bulls 115, WIZARDS 107: Zach Lavine scored 23 points, including nine straight in the third quarter, and Coby White added 18 to lead the Chicago Bulls to their first victory of the season, 115-107 over the winless Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.
Bucks 144, HEAT 97: The Bucks made a record 29 3-pointers in their 144-97 romp past the reigning Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat on Tuesday night. They shot 29 for 51 from beyond the arc, two nights after going 7 for 38 in a loss to New York.
Magic 118, THUNDER 107: Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 10 rebounds and Dwayne Bacon added 18 as the Magic beat the Thunder 118-107 for their fourth straight victory. Orlando remains the only unbeaten team so far this season, going 4-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Pelicans at SUNS, late: The Suns allowed opponents to score 113.4 points per game and shoot 47.2% from the field last season. The Pelicans gave up 117.1 points per game while committing 21.2 fouls last season.
Timberwolves at CLIPPERS, late: The Clippers gave up 109.9 points per game while committing 22.1 fouls last season. The Timberwolves averaged 113.3 points per game last season, 49.2 in the paint and 16.6 off of turnovers.
Nuggets at KINGS, late: The Kings averaged 110.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 112.1 last season. The Nuggets averaged 16.6 points off of turnovers, 14.2 second chance points and 37.1 bench points last season.