Sports FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2015 Wolves storm past Lakers on the emotional night

LOS ANGELES: Ricky Rubio had a career-high assists, JJ Redick scored 15 and the Clippers tory, surpassing Boston’s record of 14 (1979 92). Nowitzki, in his 17th NBA season, scored nine 28 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves ral- blew a 15-point lead before surviving for the , Portland’s only remaining of his 11 points in the third quarter when the lied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to season-opening win. DeMarcus Cousins had 32 starter from last season, had 21 points and 11 Mavericks built a 27-point lead. Phoenix never beat the Los Angeles Lakers 112-111 points and 13 rebounds in the Kings’ final sea- assists. The Blazers are the third-youngest team got closer than 14 again. Deron Williams and Wednesday night in their first game since Flip son opener at Sleep Train Arena before moving in the NBA this season. had 25 Dwight Powell scored 12 apiece for the Mavs Saunders’ death. Rubio also had 14 assists and to their new downtown home next season. points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, who in the season opener. Rookie Devin Booker Kevin Martin scored 23 points. The lost 111-95 at Golden State in their opener on scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting for the Timberwolves played with heavy hearts three BULLS 115, NETS 100 Tuesday night. Suns, all in the second half. Brandon Knight days after they lost Saunders, the longtime Jimmy Butler scored 24 points, Nikola had 15 points, Jon Leuer finished with 14 and coach and team president who battled Mirotic had 18 and Chicago won for the second RAPTORS 106, PACERS 99 Eric Bledsoe 13 for Phoenix. Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Minnesota led 111-102 time in two nights to open the season. Pau Jonas Valanciunas had 21 points and 15 with 2:11 left, but the Lakers finished on a 9-1 Gasol added 16 points and Derrick Rose 15 for rebounds, DeMar DeRozan scored 25 and NUGGETS 105, ROCKETS 85 run. hit a 3-pointer with 31 sec- the Bulls, who followed their season-opening Toronto beat Indiana on opening night for Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points and onds left to trim Minnesota’s lead to one point. victory over Cleveland by shooting 54 percent each team. Kyle Lowry scored 23 points and Denver never trailed in a victory over Martin missed a jumper before Williams missed and leading by as many as 19. They built a big DeMarre Carroll had 14 in his Raptors debut. Houston in the season opener for both a leaning 4-footer at the buzzer. early lead, blew most of it with a defenseless Luis Scola, who didn’t score against his former teams. The Nuggets were up by nine points scored 24 points in the first game of his 20th second quarter and quickly pulled away again team, was the only Raptors starter not to reach with about nine minutes remaining when season with the Lakers, breaking John in the third. Brook Lopez had 26 points and double figures. Toronto has won its last five they used a 6-0 run - with four points from Stockton’s NBA record for the most seasons Andrea Bargnani had 17 for the Nets. games against Indiana. Paul George had 17 Emmanuel Mudiay - to extend the lead to 85- with one team. points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the 72 and send fans streaming to the exits. TRAIL BLAZERS 112, PELICANS 94 Pacers. James Harden led Houston with 22 points, CAVALIERS 106, GRIZZLIES 76 CJ McCollum scored a career-high 37 points, but made just 6 of 21 shots and was 2 of 12 had 17 points and 13 rebounds, including six 3-pointers, and Portland opened MAVERICKS 111, SUNS 95 from 3 point range. Richard Jefferson had 14 points and the with a victory over depleted New Orleans. It scored 18 points to lead Cavaliers ruined the Grizzlies’ season opener. was Portland’s 15th straight home-opening vic- eight Dallas players in double figures. Dirk PISTONS 92, JAZZ 87 Cleveland capitalized on Memphis’ shooting Reggie Jackson put Detroit ahead on a woes, building a double-digit lead in the first driving layup with 17 seconds left, and the quarter and extending the margin to 32 in the Pistons held on for its second straight win to fourth. The Cavaliers lost their season opener to start the season. It’s the first time the Pistons the Bulls 97-95 on Tuesday night. LeBron have been two games over .500 since they James, and Matthew were 33-31 in March of 2009, according to Dellavedova had 12 points each, with James 4 STATS. The Jazz, playing their season opener, of 13 from the field. Jefferson was five of six, scored seven consecutive points late in the including all three 3-point tries, part of fourth quarter and took an 87-86 lead on Cleveland shooting 45 percent from beyond Gordon Hayward’s driving bank shot with 23 the arc. and Marc Gasol led the seconds to play. After a timeout, Jackson got Grizzlies with 12 points apiece. to the basket quickly and scored to put Detroit ahead to stay. had 18 THUNDER 112, SPURS 106 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons. Russell Westbrook had 33 points and 10 assists to help Billy Donovan win his NBA KNICKS 122, BUCKS 97 coaching debut. scored 22 points Derrick Williams scored 24 points, 20-year- in his first regular-season game since February. old Kristaps Porzingis had 16 in his NBA debut, He made just 6 of 19 field goals, but hit two crit- and New York beat Milwaukee in the season ical free throws with 11.5 seconds remaining to opener for each. Williams got easy looks under put the Thunder in control. Enes Kanter had 15 the basket to help New York open a 12-point points and 16 rebounds off the bench for the halftime lead. He started the fourth quarter Thunder. scored a career-high with a dunk off an alley-oop pass from rookie 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Jerian Grant that made it 92-73. Greg Monroe Spurs. LaMarcus Aldridge had 11 points and led the Bucks with 22 points and 14 rebounds. five rebounds in his debut with San Antonio after nine years with Portland. CELTICS 112, 76ERS 95 Isaiah Thomas had 27 points and seven HEAT 104, HORNETS 94 assists, and Boston beat Philadelphia in the Chris Bosh scored 21 points in his first game season opener for each. Led by Thomas, since getting sick last February, Dwyane Wade Boston’s reserves outscored Philadelphia’s 67- added 20 and Miami beat Charlotte in the sea- 15. Amir Johnson added 15 points and seven son opener for both teams. Gerald Green rebounds, and had 12 points scored 19 off the bench and finished and seven boards. , the third over- with 13 for Miami, which used a 26-6 run in the all pick in this year’s draft, led the 76ers with second quarter to take control and beat the 26 points. Nerlens Noel had 14 points and 12 Hornets for the 14th consecutive time at home. rebounds, and scored 18 points. The Heat made 12 of 20 shots from 3-point range, including one from Deng with 38.8 sec- WIZARDS 88, MAGIC 87 onds left to help seal the win. hit a floater with 12.7 seconds to led the Hornets with 19 points, Jeremy Lin play and Washington rallied to defeat scored 17 and had 10 points Orlando in the season opener for both teams. and 10 rebounds. led the Wizards with 24 points, followed by Wall with 22. The Magic had a CLIPPERS 111, KINGS 104 chance to win in the closing seconds, but Nik Blake Griffin scored 33 points and Paul Vucevic’s jumper bounced off the rim as time Pierce endeared himself to his new teammates OKLAHOMA CITY: San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker (left) fouls Oklahoma City Thunder expired. Victor Oladipo led the Magic with 17 by putting the Clippers ahead for good with a guard Russell Westbrook during the third quarter of an NBA game in Oklahoma points and 11 rebounds. Harris added 15 late jumper. Chris Paul had 18 points and 11 City, on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2015. — AP points. — AP