Recap Roundups
October 20, 2021
Chicago 94, Detroit 88
Zach LaVine had 34 points, seven rebounds and four assists and the visiting Chicago Bulls opened their season with a 94-88 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
New York 138, Boston 134
Evan Fournier scored a career-high 32 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 56.1 seconds left in the second overtime Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who squandered an 11-point lead late in the fourth quarter before edging the Boston Celtics, 138-134, in an entertaining season opener for both teams.
Washington 98, Toronto 83
Bradley Beal scored 23 points and the visiting Washington Wizards defeated the Toronto Raptors 98-83 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Memphis 132, Cleveland 121
Ja Morant poured in a game-high 37 points, including two huge hoops after Cleveland closed the gap late, as the host Memphis Grizzlies spoiled the NBA debut of Evan Mobley with a 132-121 victory over the Cavaliers in both teams' opener Wednesday night.
Minnesota 124, Houston 106
Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and D'Angelo Russell fueled an explosive season debut for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who rolled to a 124-106 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday in Minneapolis.
Philadelphia 117, New Orleans 97
Joel Embiid scored 22 points and Tobias Harris had a double-double as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers pulled away from the New Orleans Pelicans 117-97 in the season opener for a pair of short-handed teams Wednesday night.
San Antonio 123, Orlando 97
Devin Vassell poured in 19 points off the bench, including eight during a third-quarter spurt that cemented the game, as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 123-97 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.
Utah 107, Oklahoma City 86
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points, Jordan Clarkson added 18 off the bench and Rudy Gobert compiled 21 rebounds and 16 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 107-86 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Denver 110, Phoenix 98
The visiting Denver Nuggets used one of the Phoenix Suns' primary weapons against them Wednesday night, riding balanced scoring to a 110-98 victory over the defending Western Conference champions on Opening Night.
Sacramento 124, Portland 121
Harrison Barnes established career highs of 36 points and eight 3-pointers and also collected nine rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 124-121 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.