Kevin Durant is gone, but Russell Westbrook steps up

Russell Westbrook had 32 points and 12 rebounds and took over late in the game Wednesday night to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-97 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at Philadelphia.

Westbrook scored the decisive points on opening night for the Thunder in their first game since franchise star Kevin Durant left in free agency and signed with the Golden State Warriors.

Joel Embiid scored 20 points in 22 minutes in his first game for the 76ers since they made him the third pick in the 2014 draft. Embiid had sat out the last two seasons because of foot injuries.

The 76ers had a tripleheader of image faux pas on opening night: The scheduled anthem singer said she was booted because she wanted to wear a “We Matter” jersey; a fan was kicked out for extending two middle fingers at Westbrook; and halftime singer Desiigner was booed off the court for a shirtless performance where he dropped his pants to his ankles.

“Crazy, right?” Wesbrook said.

Denver 107, at New Orleans 102: Jusuf Nurkic scored 23 points to help the Nuggets survive a dominant performance by Pelicans center Anthony Davis, who had 50 points, 16 rebounds, seven steals, five assists and four blocked shots. Davis made 17 of 34 shots.

at Toronto 109, Detroit 91: DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points and Jonas Valanciunas added a career-high 32 to lead the Raptors. DeRozan made 17 of 27 shots and all six of his free throws.

at Memphis 102, Minnesota 98: Mike Conley scored 24 points and Marc Gasol 18 for the Grizzlies.

Charlotte 107, at Milwaukee 96: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 23 points and took 14 rebounds in his return from a shoulder injury.

at Indiana 130, Dallas 121 (OT): Myles Turner scored 30 points, matched his career high with 16 rebounds and made a three-point shot with 1:18 to play in overtime to start an 8-0 run for the Pacers.

Miami 108, at Orlando 96: Center Hassan Whiteside had 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Heat.

at Boston 122, Brooklyn 117: Isaiah Thomas had 25 points and nine assists and Al Horford scored 11 points in his Celtics debut.

Sacramento 113, at Phoenix 94: DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points and Rudy Gay 22 to lead the Kings.

at Lakers 120, Houston 114