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at Boston 103, Atlanta 102: Paul Pierce hit a fall-away jumper with 0.5 seconds left as the Celtics rallied from a big deficit. It was the Hawks’ first loss of the season.

Philadelphia 106, at Toronto 96: Elton Brand scored a season-high 25 points as the 76ers stopped a three-game losing streak.

Portland 104, at Miami 96: Rudy Fernandez scored 25 points and the Trail Blazers celebrated the return of Greg Oden, who missed all of last season and sprained his right foot in this season’s opener.

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Indiana 98, at New Jersey 87: The Nets turned the ball over 18 times, leading to 25 points for the Pacers.

at Washington 95, Utah 87: Led by All-Stars Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, and with a boost from rookie JaVale McGee, the Wizards avoided their first 0-6 start in franchise history.

Orlando 109, at Oklahoma City 92: Dwight Howard had his first career triple-double with 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks for the Magic. The Thunder played without Kevin Durant, who has a sore left ankle.

New York 132, at Memphis 103: Wilson Chandler scored a career-high 27 points, missing only one of his 12 shots, and the Knicks made a franchise-record 19 three-pointers.

at Milwaukee 82, San Antonio 78: The Bucks used a 21-2 run in the third and fourth quarters to take control in a game that featured two struggling offenses without some of their biggest stars.

Houston 94, at Phoenix 82: The Rockets’ Tracy McGrady snapped out of a slump to score 22 of his 27 points in the second half in a game that featured a skirmish that drew two ejections and seven technical fouls. Suns center Shaquille O’Neal scored 18 points to move past John Havlicek into 10th on the NBA career scoring list.

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Lakers 93, at New Orleans 86: Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher each scored 20 points, and the Lakers never trailed and led by as much as 23.

Sacramento 103, at Clippers 98: Beno Udrih had a career-high 30 points and seven assists for the short-handed Kings.

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