Devin Booker collected 28 points and 13 assists, Grayson Allen had 17 points and five 3-pointers and the host Phoenix Suns dealt the San Antonio Spurs their first loss of the season in a decisive 130-118 victory on Sunday night.
The Suns built a 31-point lead in the third quarter while throttling Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, who finished with nine points, nine rebounds, four blocked shots and six turnovers. He was 4 of 14 from the field.
Ryan Dunn had 17 points, Collin Gillespie had 15 points and Royce O’Neale and Jordan Goodwin had 11 points apiece for the Suns.
Stephon Castle had a season-high 26 points, Keldon Johnson had 19 points and Harrison Barnes had 13 for San Antonio, which had won its first five games by an average of 14.4 points. Rookie Dylan Harper, who had 12 points, left the game with a left calf injury with 4:49 remaining in the second quarter and did not return.
Knicks 128, Bulls 116
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points as New York ended a three-game skid as well as the unbeaten run of visiting Chicago with a win.
Brunson set the tone with a 19-point first-quarter explosion for the Knicks, who buried 20 of 42 3-pointers (47.6%). OG Anunoby contributed 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns paired 20 points with 15 rebounds.
Josh Giddey produced his 19th career triple-double, peeling off 23 points, 12 boards and 12 assists for the Bulls, who suffered their first loss this season after starting with five wins.
76ers 129, Nets 105
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 29 points before exiting with a sprained ankle as Philadelphia continued its strong start with a victory over winless Brooklyn in New York.
Oubre scored 24 points in the first half and shot 12-of-21 from the field for his best game of the early season as the 76ers rebounded from their first loss and improved to 5-1. NBA scoring leader Tyrese Maxey added 26 as Philadelphia shot 52.1% while resting Joel Embiid for the second time this season. Quentin Grimes added 22 and a career-high 13 assists while former Net Trendon Watford chipped in 16, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Cam Thomas scored 29 points, and Nic Claxton added 19, but Brooklyn shot 43.3%, missed 31 of 38 3-point tries and is off to its first 0-6 start since opening the 2015-16 season with seven straight losses. Michael Porter Jr. finished with 17 points and 17 rebounds, but shot 7 of 23, including 1 of 12 from 3-point range.
Raptors 117, Grizzlies 104
RJ Barrett scored 27 points, Brandon Ingram added 26 and Toronto defeated visiting Memphis.
Scottie Barnes had 19 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and five blocks for the Raptors, who have won two straight. Collin Murray-Boyles scored 15 points.
Jaren Jackson Jr. collected 20 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies despite picking up his fifth foul late in the third quarter. Santi Aldama added 15 points for Memphis, which has lost two in a row. Jock Landale and Vince Williams Jr. each had 14 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Cedric Coward each had 12.
Thunder 137, Pelicans 106
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help Oklahoma City begin a second straight season 7-0 with a home win over New Orleans.
Gilgeous-Alexander tied Oscar Robertson with his 79th consecutive game with 20 or more points. Only Wilt Chamberlain, who recorded streaks of 196 and 92 games during his career, has recorded a longer such streak. The reigning NBA MVP finished 8 of 14 from the field, hit all 13 of his free throws and added seven assists.
Zion Williamson, who collected nine rebounds and dished out six assists, led the Pelicans with 20 points while Trey Murphy III added 19.
Hornets 126, Jazz 103
Miles Bridges scored 29 points and Kon Knueppel added 24 as Charlotte, despite playing without guard LaMelo Ball, whipped visiting Utah.
Moussa Diabate provided 17 points and 12 rebounds, Sion James was inserted into the starting lineup and scored 15 points, Tre Mann provided 13 points off the bench, and Collin Sexton added 10 points and 12 assists as the Hornets halted a three-game losing streak. Charlotte was perfect on 22 free-throw attempts, including Bridges going 12-for-12 at the line.
Lauri Markkanen, who was 12-for-28 from the field, pumped in 29 points, but the Jazz lost their third game in a row.
Cavaliers 117, Hawks 109
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points and made eight 3-pointers, and Jaylon Tyson added 18 points and a career-best five 3-pointers as Cleveland beat visiting Atlanta.
Mitchell, an All-NBA guard and six-time All-Star, poured in 24 points in the second half — nine in the fourth quarter — in his return from a one-game absence with left hamstring tightness. His 15 shot attempts beyond the arc were one shy of the league high this season by Golden State’s Stephen Curry.
Jalen Johnson collected 23 points, 13 rebounds and five assists for the Hawks, who went 2-2 on a four-game trip. Dyson Daniels added 18 points and four steals, and Kristaps Porzingis had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
Lakers 130, Heat 120
Luka Doncic scored 29 points with 11 rebounds and 10 assists as host Los Angeles kept up with the torrid pace of Miami to earn the victory.
Austin Reaves scored 26 points with 11 assists and Jake LaRavia added 25 points as the sharp-shooting Lakers shot 50.5% from the floor after entering with one of the better shooting%ages in the NBA at 52.3. Jaxson Hayes and Rui Hachimura each scored 15 points.
Los Angeles-area native Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 31 points off the bench to lead the Heat, while Bam Adebayo added 17 points with eight rebounds. Pelle Larsson also scored 17 points, while Andrew Wiggins added 15 for Miami, which entered as one of the highest scoring teams in the league at 125.4 points per game.
–Field Level Media
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