White, Brown lead Celtics in win over Heat
Derrick White had 28 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics rallied to beat the visiting Miami Heat 119111 on Friday night in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals.
Jaylen Brown added 27 points and six rebounds. and Jayson Tatum finished with 22 points in the latest matchup of the East rivals, who've met in the conference finals three out of the past four seasons.
Tyler Herro had 28 points and five of Miami's 16 3-pointers. Bam Adebayo added 27 points and seven rebounds.
Miami led 88-87 entering the fourth quarter before Boston nudged in front 9690 led by White, who scored eight straight Celtics points. NUGGETS 108, GRIZZLIES 104 >> Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, Jamal Murray also had 22 points and visiting Denver thwarted a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Memphis.
Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis with 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, while Marcus Smart finished with 20 points and five assists.
Memphis took a 98-97 lead midway through the fourth, but Jokic's 3-pointer and an offensive putback by the Denver center came on either side of a 3-pointer by Murray as the defending champions retook the lead for good.
THUNDER 108, CAVALIERS 105 >> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, rookie Chet Holmgren added 16 and 13 rebounds in his second NBA game and Oklahoma City made a furious rally in the final two minutes to wreck Cleveland's home opener.
The young Thunder trailed 102-93 with 1:56 left before getting three straight 3-pointers — one by Holmgren — in an 11-0 run and closed with a 15-3 flurry.
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points while having to work extra hard with Cleveland missing All-Stars Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen with injuries.
KNICKS 126, HAWKS 120 Jalen Brunson made eight 3-pointers and scored 31 points to power New York over host Atlanta.
Brunson made 11 of 21 shots from the field, including 8 of 12 from beyond the 3-point line. The Knicks made 20 3s.
RJ Barrett added 16 points, including two baskets in the final four minutes after Atlanta closed within two points.