DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson added 22 points in his Dallas debut and the Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 in the opener for both teams Thursday night. Kyrie Irving had 15 points for the defending Western Conference champions, who got eight assists from Doncic and seven rebounds from Thompson. Victor Wembanyama shot just 5 of 18 from the field for 17 points to open the young French phenom’s second year with the Spurs.
Jeremy Sochan and Julian Champagnie scored 18 apiece. CELTICS 122, WIZARDS 102 WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 11 rebounds in 29 minutes, and Boston cruised to a victory over Washington. Jaylen Brown scored 27 points in the Celtics’ first road game of the season.
Derrick White had 19 and Payton Pritchard added 15 as the defending NBA champions extended their winning streak against Washington to five games. Jordan Poole scored 20 of his 26 points before halftime in the rebuilding Wizards’ season opener, and Jonas Valanciunas added 18 in his Washington debut. After taking their first double-digit lead just before halftime, the Celtics outscored the Wizards 34-19 in the third quarter put the game out of reach.
THUNDER 102, NUGGETS 87 DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Chet Holmgren added 25 as part of a stellar all-around performance and Oklahoma City beat Denver in the season opener for both teams. Holmgren proved to be a handful on both ends of the floor. He tie.
