Cam Thomas scored 32 points, Dennis Schroder added 29 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-102 on Sunday in their home opener to give coach Jordi Fernandez his first victory.
The Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter after opening with two road losses in their first season under Fernandez, a native of Badalona, Spain.
Thomas scored 11 in the final period to surpass the 30 points he had averaged in the first two games.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Bucks, who have dropped two straight after winning their opener. Oakland’s Damian Lillard scored 21 points and Bobby Portis Jr. had 16 points and 10 boards.
THUNDER 128, HAWKS 104: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and Oklahoma City beat Atlanta in a matchup of teams that had won their first two games.
Gilgeous-Alexander fell just short of what would have been his third career triple-double.
Chet Holmgren had 25 points, nine rebounds and six blocks and Jalen Williams added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City outscored Atlanta 39-18 in the fourth quarter. The Thunder made 14 of 23 field goals in the final period while Atlanta made 6 of 20.
Trae Young had 24 points and eight assists for the Hawks. He only attempted 14 shots while being harassed by Oklahoma City’s guards. He had at least 30 points and 10 assists in each of his first two games.
Zaccharie Risacher, the French forward who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, had 13 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes for Atlanta
76ERS 118, PACERS 114, OT: Tyrese Maxey scored 10 of Philadelphia’s 13 overtime points and finished with a season-high 45 as Philadelphia won its first game of the season.
Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton rebounded from a scoreless Friday night in New York with 22 points, including a circus 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left to force overtime. But he missed two free throws late in overtime which would have tied the score at 116.
TRAIL BLAZERS 125, PELICANS 103: Jerami Grant scored 28 points to lead Portland over New Orleans for its first win of the season.
Anfernee Simons pitched in 27 points and six assists for the Blazers.
CJ McCollum had 27 points to lead the Pelicans in the second of a two-game set against his former team.