NBA Roundup: Tyler Herro scores 24 in season opener as Mavericks heat down

MIAMI – Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his season debut after recovering from ankle surgery, Kyle Warr had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and Miami held off Dallas.

Bam Adebayo had 17 points for Miami, which was nearly 20 points below its season average but improved to 8-1 at home.

PG Washington scored 27 points for Dallas, with 15 from Max Christie, 13 from Klay Thompson and 12 each from Cooper Flagg and Brandon Williams.

Dallas trailed by 13 before making things interesting.

Flagg made a pair of free throws with 1:04 left, tying the game at 102-102. The Mavs got a stop on their next possession, but Adebayo stole the inbounds pass and Hero scored with 41.2 seconds left to put Miami back on top.

INDIANAPOLIS – Cade Cunningham had 24 points and 11 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons broke a franchise record by winning their 13th straight game, beating the Indiana Pacers 122-117 on Monday night.

The Pistons matched the winning streaks accomplished by their 1989-90 and 2003-04 championship teams, after losing 28 straight over two seasons to break the NBA single-season record and break the overall mark. Eastern Conference-leading Detroit is 15-2.

Down 18 early in the fourth quarter, the Pacers pulled to within two points. Bennedict Mathurin missed a 3-pointer with a chance to tie with 11 seconds left.

Caris LeVert added 19 points for Detroit, and Jalen Darren had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jaden Ivey scored 12 points in his second game since breaking his left fibula in January.

Pascal Sekam had 24 points for injury-hit Indiana. Jerris Walker added 21. The Pacers have lost 10 of 11 to fall to 2-15.

INDIANAPOLIS – Brandon Ingram scored 15 of his season-high 37 points in the third quarter, Scotty Barnes had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto beat Cleveland for its eighth straight win.

Sandro Mamoklashvili had 12 points and Emmanuel Cokely had 11 points for Toronto, which went 12-of-13.

Two of the Raptors’ wins in their streak have come against the Cavaliers. Toronto won the season series for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell had 17 points but was 6 of 20, going 3 of 12 from 3-point range.

Jaylon Tyson scored 15 points, and Evan Moby and Nye Kwan each had 14 for Cleveland. Lonzo Ball shot 3 for 15, missing 10 of 12 attempts from long range to finish with eight points.

Toronto went on a 13-2 run in the first half to take a 57-54 lead into the break.

The Raptors played without RJ Barrett, who has a sprained right knee. Barrett left Sunday’s win over Brooklyn in the third quarter after landing on a fast break dunk. Tests did not reveal a serious injury, coach Darko Rajkovic said.

Ingram connected on 6 of 12 attempts in the third. His final basket, a 3-pointer with 1:20 left in the period, gave Toronto its biggest lead at 88-74.

NEW YORK – Karl-Anthony Towns had 37 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 27, and New York beat Brooklyn at the Barclays Center.

Towns shot 14 for 20 from the field and made each of his six free throws to lead the Knicks to their 12th straight victory over Brooklyn.

New York’s last loss to the Nets was on January 28, 2023, when they lost 122-115.

Michael Bridges finished with 16 points and Jordan Clarkson added 12 off the bench.

New York went 45 for 88 from the field while limiting Brooklyn to 33 for 87 shooting.

Noah Clowney scored a career-high 31 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 16 for Brooklyn, which is 0-8 at Barclays Center this season.

Trail Blazers 115, Bucks 103

MILWAUKEE – Jeremy Grant scored a season-high 35 points and Portland cruised to a victory after handing Milwaukee its fifth straight loss.

Portland won for just the second time in its last seven games and bounced back a night after losing 122-95 at Oklahoma City.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a third straight game due to a strained left ankle. Portland was without Jrue Holiday (right ankle strain), Scott Henderson (broken left leg), Shaddon Sharpe (right ankle strain), Mattis Thiebel (torn left cruciate ligament) and Blake Wesley (fractured right foot).

Deni Avdija scored 22 points for Portland, while Donovan Klingen added 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis had 22 points, Cole Anthony had 16 and Kyle Kuzma had 15. Myles Turner had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Portland went ahead for good with 7:35 left in the second quarter and maintained a double-digit advantage in the second half.

The Trail Blazers put the game away by going on an 18-0 run that started late in the third period and carried into the fourth, for a 102-74 lead.

Nuggets 125, Grizzlies 115

Memphis, Tenn. – Jamaal Murray had 29 points and eight assists, Peyton Watson scored 14 of his 27 points in the third quarter, and Denver won, holding off a late push by Memphis.

Nikola Jokic recorded his 10th triple-double of the season with 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for Denver, which has won three of four.

Joc Lendl, playing extended minutes due to Zach Eddy’s injury, had a career-best 26 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis. Jaylen Wells finished with 22 points and Cam Spencer added 18.

Memphis pulled within 114-108 with six minutes left when Murray connected on a pair of 3-pointers. A basket by Tim Hardaway Jr. (13 points) took the lead to 119-108 with 2:23 left.

Murray shot 6 of 9 from beyond the arc, and the Nuggets were 22 of 43 (51.2%) on 3s.

NEW ORLEANS – Zayn Williamson tied a season-high 29 points and New Orleans beat Chicago to snap a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego.

Sadiq Bay had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans take an 18-point lead with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the final two minutes.

Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans started to run down the clock for their first win in Dallas since Nov. 5, 10 days before coach Willie Green was fired, when New Orleans was 2-10.

Borrego needed six games to get its first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.

The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado scored 16, Yuz Massey scored 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowans scored 11 and Micah Peavy scored 10 points.

PHOENIX – Amin Thompson scored 28 points, Aaron Holiday added 22 off the bench and Houston beat Phoenix despite star forward Kevin Durant not being in the lineup for the first time this season.

The Rockets won for the 11th time in 13 games, rebounding from Friday night’s loss to the Nuggets. The Suns’ three-game winning streak was snapped.

Houston was in control most of the night, never trailing after the start of the first quarter. The Rockets took an 84-75 lead into the fourth and the Suns never got closer than six.

Thompson shot 10 of 16 from the field and added eight assists and seven rebounds. Holliday made six 3-pointers.

SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry made six 3-pointers and scored 31 points, Jimmy Butler had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds and Golden State beat Utah.

Curry shot 12-for-24 en route to his fifth 30-point game in the last six. Moses Moody had 15 points and six rebounds, while Gary Payton II added nine points, a career-best eight assists and six rebounds in a rare start.

Keyonte George finished with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, seven assists and six rebounds to lead Utah, which has lost four straight and six of five since dropping the first game of a back-to-back at home to the Lakers on Sunday.

Kings 117, Timberwolves 112

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Sacramento took advantage of Minnesota’s second straight upset, rallying late in regulation and winning in overtime.

On Friday night in Phoenix, the Timberwolves blew an eight-point lead with less than a minute left in a 114-113 loss. Against the Kings, they were up 10 with three minutes.

After DeRozan tied it at 101 with two free throws with 34 seconds left in regulation, Anthony Edwards missed a jumper for Minnesota, and DeRozan and Malik Monk missed shots on the final possession.

The Kings earned their second straight win after rallying to beat Denver 128-123 on Saturday night on the road to snap an eight-game losing streak. They are 5-13.

DeRozan made 15 free throws without a miss. Keegan Murray had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Monk added 22 points.

Edwards scored 43 points for Minnesota. Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo each had 17, and Naz Reid added 15.