by (Sporting Alert) — The Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers were among the teams beaten in NBA Wednesday night, but there were victories for the Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets.
Miami, after beating the Chicago Bulls in the opening game of the season Tuesday, suffered a 114-110 defeat at the Sixers, as Michael Carter-Williams starred for the home and Dwyane Wade was rested with a sore knee for the defending champions.
LA Lakers, were beaten 125-94 by the Golden State Warriors, who had Klay Thompson leading the way with 38 points and David Lee with 24.
At EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, the Oklahoma City Thunder, behind Kevin Durant’s 42 points, defeated the Utah Jazz 101-98.
Elsewhere, Dwight Howard grabbed 26 rebounds in his Houston debut and the Rockets scored a 96-83 win over the Charlotte Bobcats 83, while the Cleveland Cavaliers, 98 defeated the Brooklyn Nets, 94.
NBA SCORES AND RECORDS
Philadelphia 76ers 114 (1-0) beat. Miami Heat 110 (1-1)
Golden State Warriors 125 (1-0) beat. Los Angeles Lakers 94 (1-1)
Oklahoma City Thunder 101 (1-0) beat. Utah Jazz 98 (0-1)
New York Knicks 90 (1-0) beat. Milwaukee Bucks 83 (0-1)
Cleveland Cavaliers 98 (1-0) beat. Brooklyn Nets 94 (0-1)
San Antonio Spurs 101 (1-0) beat. Memphis Grizzlies 94 (0-1)
Toronto Raptors 93 (1-0) beat. Boston Celtics 87 (0-1)
Houston Rockets 96 (1-0) beat. Charlotte Bobcats 83 (0-1)
Phoenix Suns 104 (1-0) beat. Portland Trail Blazers 91 (0-1)
Indiana Pacers 95 (2-0) beat. New Orleans Pelicans 90 (0-1)
Dallas Mavericks 118 (1-0) beat. Atlanta Hawks 109 (0-1)
Sacramento Kings 90 (1-0) beat. Denver Nuggets 88 (0-1)
Minnesota Timberwolves 120 (1-0) beat. Orlando Magic 115 (0-2) OT
Detroit Pistons 113 (1-0) beat. Washington Wizards 102 (0-1)
