Chris Bosh had something to prove: That his season-opening performance wasn't acceptable and neither is losing in Toronto any more. Bosh had 26 points and 15 rebounds to lead the new-look Raptors to a 109-92 rout over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
Rasheed Wallace had another slow start for the Detroit Pistons. On Friday night, though, he stuck around long enough to find his groove. Ejected from the season opener without scoring a point, Wallace stayed in the game against the Celtics long enough to total 18 points and nine rebounds and help the Pistons beat winless Boston 101-88.
LeBron James scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers withstood a late surge by Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs for an 88-81 victory Friday night.
The New Orleans Hornets got a lot of attention for picking up Peja Stojakovic, Bobby Jackson and Tyson Chandler this summer. It was their lesser-known players who carried the load in the fourth quarter of a 100-91 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
Mike Miller scored 27 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to their first win of the season, 96-83 over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
Parker shook off a sprained ankle to score 19 points and Duncan scored only 13 points but had a key rebound and putback in the final minute of the Spurs' 97-91 victory Thursday night in the season opener for both Western Conference powers.
The post-Red Auerbach era began Wednesday night with a ceremony honoring the late Celtics icon and a loss by the Boston team that has plummeted from the heady days of his leadership.
The New York Knicks blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter but held their nerve to edge the Memphis Grizzlies 118-117 in a triple overtime thriller on Wednesday.
Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 19 rebounds and Deron Williams also had a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists for Utah, which let a 20-point lead fall to five before regaining control with an 8-0 run in the final few minutes.
A bouquet of green roses topped by a single, unlit cigar sat in Red Auerbach's empty seat at the new Boston Garden on Wednesday night as the Celtics opened the season without their patriarch for the first time in half a century.
Allen Iverson scored 32 points and Andre Iguodala had 15 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Atlanta Hawks 88-75 on Wednesday night.
Spurs guard Tony Parker said Wednesday he hopes to play in the season opener at Dallas on Thursday after spraining his right ankle.
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