NEW YORK (AP) Paul Pierce and Joe Johnson scored 19 points each as the Brooklyn Nets ended years of futility against the Miami Heat and sent the NBA champions to their first losing streak in 10 months with a 101-100 victory Friday.
Pierce and Johnson both hit two free throws in the final seconds as the Heat were trying to pull off a comeback. Instead, they fell to 1-2 and have dropped consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 8 and 10.
The Heat got Dwyane Wade back after he missed Wednesday's loss in Philadelphia, and he scored 21 points. LeBron James led Miami with 26.
The Nets ended a 13-game skid against the Heat with their first victory since March 20, 2009, before Miami's Big Three got together and when the Nets were still playing in East Rutherford, New Jersey two homes ago.
SPURS 91, LAKERS 85
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tony Parker had 24 points and six assists, Kawhi Leonard added 15 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles without Tim Duncan.
Parker hit the tiebreaking jumper with 2:13 to play, and Manu Ginobili capped his 20-point performance off the bench with a key defensive play and a dunk in the final seconds of the Spurs' road opener.
Duncan sat out after bruising his chest in Wednesday's season-opening victory over Memphis. Boris Diaw hit a key 3-pointer with 1:40 to play and scored 14 points while starting in his place.
Pau Gasol had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who finished their season-opening string of three games in four days with two losses after their season-opening win over the Clippers.
CLIPPERS 110, KINGS 101
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) Chris Paul had 26 points and 10 assists for his third straight double-double as Los Angeles came back after blowing a 15-point lead in the second half to beat Sacramento.
Blake Griffin added 20 points, 17 rebounds and six assists while reserve Jamal Crawford had 18 points for the Clippers, who have won two straight since a season-opening loss to the Lakers.
Six players scored in double figures for Los Angeles, which trailed 92-90 midway through the fourth quarter before going ahead for good on a 3-pointer by Paul. The Clippers' point guard had nine points over the final 6 minutes, including four consecutive free throws to extend the lead to 108-101.
Reserve Isaiah Thomas scored 29 points for Sacramento.
TIMBERWOLVES 100, THUNDER 81
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kevin Love had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Ricky Rubio added 14 points, 10 assists and five steals to lead Minnesota over Oklahoma City.
Nikola Pekovic had 15 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which played surprisingly good defense against Kevin Durant and the Thunder. Derrick Williams had 10 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota after not playing in the opener.
Durant scored 13 points on 4-for-11 shooting and had trouble finding clean look against a Timberwolves team that was supposed to be porous on defense. But the Thunder shot 35 percent and turned the ball over 21 times to get run out of the building.
ROCKETS 113, MAVERICKS 105
HOUSTON (AP) James Harden scored 34 points and Dwight Howard had 13 points and 16 rebounds in Houston's victory over Dallas.
The Mavericks scored eight straight points, with five from Monta Ellis, to get to 91-83 with eight minutes left. But Dallas lost its star and momentum a couple minutes later when Dirk Nowitzki fouled out on Harden's fast-break layup.
Harden made the free throw as Nowitzki angrily took a seat on the bench. Houston made three more layups after Harden's basket to extend the lead to 16 at 99-83.
Nowitzki had 22 points to lead the Mavericks, and Ellis added 20.
BOBCATS 90, CAVALIERS 84
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) Kemba Walker had 23 points and seven assists to help Charlotte beat Cleveland Cavaliers in its home opener.
Walker hit a 3-pointer over Kyrie Irving with 58 seconds left to break a tie.
The Cavaliers had two chances to tie, but Charlotte's Josh McRoberts came up with a steal and Jarrett Jack had an air-ball on a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left.
Bismack Biyombo filled in for injured center Al Jefferson and had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and added 10 rebounds for Charlotte.
CJ Miles had 22 points, and Tristan Thompson added 21 for the Cavaliers. Irving had 16 points on 7-of-17 shooting.
BLAZERS 113, NUGGETS 98
DENVER (AP) LaMarcus Aldridge scored nine of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to help Portland hold off Denver and spoil the home debut of Nuggets coach Brian Shaw and snap their 23-game regular-season home win streak.
Nicolas Batum and Wesley Matthews each added 21 as the Blazers opened up a 26-point lead late in the third quarter, only to see the Nuggets slice the deficit to single digits in the fourth. Matthews hit a 3-pointer late to give the Blazers some breathing room and hand the Nuggets a rare loss at Pepsi Center.
Nate Robinson came off the bench to score 24 points, while Ty Lawson added 21.
GRIZZLIES 111, PISTONS 108
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) Mike Conley scored 22 points, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen added 16 each as Memphis beat Detroit in overtime for its first victory of the season.
Memphis outscored the Pistons 11-2 to start the extra period. Marc Gasol added 15 points for Memphis and Randolph had 10 rebounds.
Josh Smith and Rodney Stuckey led Detroit with 19 points each, although Smith was 7 of 23 from the field. Will Bynum had 18 points, while Greg Monroe finished with 16 for the Pistons and Andre Drummond had 12 points and 16 rebounds.
The teams were tied at 95 at the end of regulation. Gasol's tip-in with 8.2 seconds left in regulation tied the game. Chauncey Billups missed a 3-pointer as time ran out.
76ERS 109, WIZARDS 102
WASHINGTON (AP) Thaddeus Young scored 29 points, rookie Michael Carter-Williams started cold and finished hot while John Wall did just the opposite in scoring 26 points, as Philadelphia is a surprising 2-0 after pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat Washington.
After stunning the two-time defending champion Miami Heat on Wednesday, the 76ers rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit and ruined the home opener for Wall and the Wizards.
Young scored 10 in the fourth quarter, Evan Turner finished with 23 points, and Spencer Hawes had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the 76ers. Carter-Williams went 6 for 15 from the field after an 0-for-5 start and finished with 14 points and five assists.
Wall made his first seven shots but went 3 for 12 the rest of the way.
MAGIC 110, PELICANS 90
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) Arron Afflalo scored 30 points and Maurice Harkless added 20 points and eight rebounds in leading Orlando to the rout of New Orleans.
Anthony Davis led winless New Orleans with 26 points and 17 rebounds, while Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five assists.
Orlando seized control in the second quarter when Harkless scored 12 points and the Magic limited New Orleans to 6-of-21 shooting on their way to a 53-35 halftime lead.
Afflalo, who had 15 points in the third quarter, led Orlando on a 13-3 run that he ended with a 3-pointer. The guard was 4 for 5 on 3-pointers, all in the second half, as Orlando built leads as big as 30 points.
BUCKS 105, CELTICS 98
BOSTON (AP) Zaza Pachulia had 20 points and nine rebounds, making two free throws with 44 seconds left to give Milwaukee its first lead since the opening basket as the Bucks rallied from a 22-point third-quarter deficit to beat Boston.
The loss spoiled the home debut of new Celtics coach Brad Stevens and dampened the cheer following the Red Sox victory in the World Series on Wednesday. Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner took the court before the game with the World Series trophy, and Hall of Famer Bill Russell was also courtside a few hours after a statue of him was unveiled near City Hall.
John Henson had 14 points and nine rebounds for the Bucks, who scored the last 10 points of the game.
Vitor Faverani had 12 points and 18 rebounds for Boston.
HAWKS 102, RAPTORS 95
ATLANTA (AP) Al Horford scored 22 points, three other Atlanta starters reached double figures in a victory over Toronto that gave coach Mike Budenholzer his first victory.
The Hawks built an 18-point lead late in the third quarter, then held off a Raptors comeback in the final period. Jeff Teague and Kyle Korver had 17 points apiece, while Paul Millsap added 15.
Budenholzer, a long-time assistant in San Antonio, coached hard right to the end, arguing with the officials over a kicked-ball ruling even with the game in hand. When the horn sounded, he gave a quick wave to Raptors coach Dwane Casey, hugged Elton Brand and headed to the locker room with a big smile.
The Raptors lost despite 31 points from DeMar DeRozan.
SUNS 87, JAZZ 84
PHOENIX (AP) Eric Bledsoe sank a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds to play to lift Phoenix over Utah.
After missing 10 of his first 11 shots, Bledsoe scored the final 14 points for Phoenix, which improved to 2-0 under new coach and ex-Jazz player and assistant Jeff Hornacek.
Gordon Hayward's 3-pointer tied it for Utah at 84 with 22.9 seconds to play.
Bledsoe, 4 of 15 from the field, scored 18 for the Suns. Miles Plumlee added 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Enes Kanter scored 20 and Hayward had 18 for Utah.
The Suns' Goran Dragic played three minutes in the third quarter then left with a right face contusion, the result of a nasty collision with teammate Markieff Morris.
It was the team's first season in the New Zealand league.