Cavaliers 114, Bucks 113
Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points including a jumper with three-tenths of a second left and Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten with a victory over Milwaukee on Saturday night.
The 7-0 Cavaliers are one win away from matching their best start in franchise history. They won their first eight games in 1976-77.
Milwaukee has lost five straight since winning its opener. The Bucks wasted a brilliant performance from Damian Lillard, who had 41 points with nine assists and shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range.
Celtics 113, Hornets 103
Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Payton Pritchard had 22 points on six 3-pointers and Boston beat Charlotte for the second straight night at the Spectrum Center.
Derrick White added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, who beat the Hornets 124-109 on Friday night. Boston improved to 6-1.
Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball eclipsed the 30-point barrier for the fourth time this season, finishing with 36 points on 15-of-26 shooting before fouling out for the second straight game. Brandon Miller had 16 points in his return from a strained glute.
Grizzlies 124, 76ers 107
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points and Memphis rolled to a victory over Philadelphia.
Jay Huff added 20 points, and Ja Morant had 18. The Grizzlies have won two straight road games to improve to 4-3.
Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points for Philadelphia. The 76ers lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 0-3 at home.
The Grizzlies outrebounded the 76ers 52-33. They had a 70-34 margin in the paint, taking advantage of Philadelphia star Joel Embiid’s absence.
Raptors 131, Kings 128 (OT)
RJ Barrett scored 31 points, Chris Boucher had a season-high 24, and Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Sacramento in overtime.
Toronto’s Ochai Agbaji scored a season-high 22 points, and Gradey Dick also had 22.
Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists for his 60th career triple-double, but it wasn’t enough to keep the Kings’ three-game win streak alive.
Former Raptor DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points for Sacramento but also missed two 3-pointers to tie in the final minute of overtime.