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CLEVELAND (AP) – Rodney Hood scored 26 points, a record in the season, Cedi Osman added 20 and Cleveland ended his six-game losing streak early in the season, beating the Atlanta Hawks 136-114 on Tuesday night. in the first game of the Cavaliers since. The coach Tyronn Lue was fired.
The Cavs were the only winless team in the NBA, and Lue paid the slow start fee for the club.
But as Larry Drew was Cleveland's "interim" coach as he tried to restructure his contract, the Cavs played a full game – Cleveland had seven double-digit players – and avoided their first 0-7 start since 1995- 1996. .
George Hill and rookie Collin Sexton scored 17 goals each, and Tristan Thompson had 13 rebounds for Cleveland.
Rookie Trae Young scored 24 and Alex Len 22 for the Hawks. Young scored a 35-point record against the Cavs on Oct. 21, destroying their home opener.
RAPTORS 129, 76ERS 112
TORONTO (AP) – Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam had 15 points and 15 rebounds in a career-high, and Toronto rebounded after their first loss of the season by beating the British 129-112, beating for the 12th consecutive defeat north of the border.
Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 13 assists, extending his series of double-digit assist games to six of his career. Jonas Valanciunas scored 23 points, a high in the season, and Serge Ibaka scored 16 while the Raptors improved to 6-0 at home.
Joel Embiid scored 31 points, Robert Covington had 15 points and JJ Redick scored 13 while the 76ers lost for the first time in three games. Philadelphia is 0-4 on the road.
Ben Simmons narrowly missed the triple-double, finishing with 11 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, but also made 11 turnovers.
THUNDER 128, CLIPPERS 110
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Russell Westbrook scored 32 points and had another showdown with Patrick Beverley in Oklahoma City's win over Los Angeles.
The Thunder dominated the 39-10 Clippers in the third quarter, and the only drama in the fourth was the battle between Westbrook and Beverley. Beverley plunged to Westbrook's left knee, and both were issued after biting the jaw in front of the benches. The police went to the field to help keep the teams apart. After examination, Beverley's fault was deemed flagrant.
Westbrook tore the right knee lateral meniscus in the 2013 playoffs, when Beverley rushed to the ball while Westbrook was ready to follow the call.
Paul George also had 32 points, Steven Adams 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dennis Schroder 15 points for the Thunder, which earned its second straight victory after four defeats at the start of the season.
TRAIL BLAZERS 104, ROCKETS 85
HOUSTON (AP) – Damian Lillard and Jusuf Nurkic scored 22 points apiece, and Portland never let themselves be dragged by Houston.
The Rockets lost their fourth straight game in their second game without James Harden, hamstring injury, falling to 1-5. After starting the season with eyes riveted on the championship title, the Rockets have rarely been competitive and have lost their four home games by more than 17 points on average.
Now they have to face a long five-game road trip where they will probably be deprived of Harden and compatriot James Ennis (right hamstring) at least for the first game and maybe more.
Chris Paul led Houston with 17 points and nine assists in his second game after a two-game suspension for his role in a fight with the Los Angeles Lakers.
CELTICS 108, PISTONS 105
BOSTON (AP) – Kyrie Irving clocked 31 points, the season's highest, Marcus Morris, 15 points and nine rebounds, and Boston beat Detroit, conceding consecutive Piston defeats after a 4-0 win.
Jayson Tatum scored 16, Jaylen Brown scored 14 and Al Horford scored 11 for Boston.
Blake Griffin earned 24 points and 15 rebounds for Detroit, who could not recover after scoring 13 points in the third quarter. The Pistons reduced Boston's 14-point lead to one point, 4:21 from the end, but he still had 12 seconds left, but could not complete the return.
Boston, who beat Detroit on route 109-89 on Saturday, is still the only team to beat the Pistons this season.
HORNETS 125, HEAT 113
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Tony Parker has amassed 24 points and 11 assists for a big night on the Charlotte bench, and the Hornets beat Miami.
Behind Parker, who was a spark throughout the game with goals, passes and decision making, Charlotte's reserves surpassed Miami's 66-46. Malik Monk had 20 points on 7 out of 10 shots, including four to 3 points, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed with 14 points and eight rebounds for the second unit.
Among the starters, Nic Batum had 20 points and Kemba Walker was 19, his best result of the season, while the Hornets beat the Heat for the second time in 10 days.
Walker has always played an important role in helping a squash on the return from the fourth quarter started by Dwyane Wade, who led Miami with 19 points and four points to 3 points. Walker dropped a pair of three in the last three and a half minutes to bring Charlotte's lead to two digits.
Kings 107, magic 99
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Buddy Hield finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Sacramento beat Orlando and extended his four-game winning streak.
Hield scored six points in 13-2 to close the third quarter. The Kings kept their win and tied their longest winning streak since February 2017.
Nemanja Bjelica finished with 21 points for Sacramento and Willie Cauley-Stein added 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Aaron Gordon had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, which lost its third consecutive game. Terrence Ross scored 17 points and Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds.
GRIZZLIES 107, WIZARDS 95
MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) – Garrett Temple scored 20 points, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley added 19 each and Memphis sent Washington to its fourth straight loss.
Shelvin Mack added 14 for Memphis, who won his second straight win and opened the season 3-0 at home. Conley added seven assists, while Temple had seven rebounds.
John Wall led Washington with 22 points while his teammate Bradley Beal scored 17 points. Kelly Oubre finished with 16 points and Otto Porter contributed 15.
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