Basketball

Los Angeles Lakers (1-1, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (1-1, eighth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento plays Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

Denver Nuggets (2-0, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (2-0, fourth in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver heads to Oklahoma City for a Western Conference matchup.

Atlanta Hawks (0-2, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (1-0, third in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta takes on Milwaukee in Eastern Conference action Sunday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry picked up where he left off in last season's playoffs against Sacramento, scoring 41 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 122-114 win over the Kings on Friday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Orlando's final minutes against the Trail Blazers on Friday night might have gone differently for the Magic in years past.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama made the tying basket with 20 seconds left in regulation, the opening basket in overtime and finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds in his first NBA victory, helping the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Caruso knows his main job is to create havoc with his defense. He can hit the big shots, too. Caruso nailed a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Friday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama was unstoppable with his first NBA victory within reach of his 8-foot wingspan.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 49 points and had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.3 seconds remaining on a right-handed heave that banked in as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-120 on Friday night in their home opener.

BOSTON (AP) — So much has changed for the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics since their seven-game slugfest in the playoffs last season. It hasn’t taken an ounce out of the rivalry’s intensity.