Basketball

Lillard and Antetokounmpo power Bucks past short-handed 76ers 124-109

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109 in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night.

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Banchero scores 33, Magic roll in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-97 on opening night

MIAMI (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 23 and the Orlando Magic rolled past the Miami Heat 116-97 on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams. Gary Harris added 18 for Orlando, all on 3-pointers.

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Mobley leads Cavaliers past Raptors 136-106 in home opener; Quickley injured

TORONTO — Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 136-106 rout in Toronto's home opener on Wednesday as the Raptors also lost starting point guard Immanuel Quickley.

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Turner scores 20 points, Pacers rally to beat Pistons 115-109, spoil Bickerstaff's debut

DETROIT (AP) — Myles Turner scored 20 points, Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin had 19 each and the Indiana Pacers rallied to beat Detroit 115-109 on Wednesday night, spoiling coach J.B. Bickerstaff's Pistons debut.

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Pat Riley Court unveiled, and the Heat president is emotional as it happened

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley stood in front of 20,000 people on Wednesday night. And they all seemed to be cheering as the Miami Heat officially dedicated their home court in his honor.

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Pelicans' Zion Williamson ruled out against the Bulls because of an illness

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson has been scratched from the lineup for the club's regular season opener against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Pelicans coach Willie Green said Williamson was ill and not in attendance.

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Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo shakes off knee woes to play opening night for Bucks

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo shook off knee tendinitis and was in the starting lineup Wednesday night for Milwaukee's opening night game against Philadelphia.

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Rudy Gobert gets a contract extension before the season opener that's a 'win-win' with the T-wolves

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert, the four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year award winner, has reached an agreement with the team on a three-year, $110 million contract extension.

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Retired Gen. Martin Dempsey is returning as USA Basketball chair through 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Retired Gen. Martin E.

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Celtics celebrate 18th NBA title with banner, rings and call from Tatum: 'Let's do it again.'

BOSTON (AP) — After the Boston Celtics received their diamond-, emerald- and parquet-encrusted championship rings and before the franchise's 18th banner was raised to the rafters, Jayson Tatum grabbed a microphone to say a few words to the geeked-up

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