New York
Clint Capela finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Eric Gordon had 21 points. The Rockets stumbled to a 1-5 start a season after winning 65 games and falling a game short of the NBA Finals.
They snapped out of their slump thanks to one of the best games as a Rocket for Paul, who had season bests in points and assists in the final game before his workload should ease tonight with the expected return of James Harden. The league MVP missed his third straight game with a strained left hamstring and coach Mike D’Antoni said he would probably return for the second half of a back-to-back in Chicago.
Caris LeVert scored 29 points for the Nets.
Clippers 120, Magic 95
Orlando, Fla.
Tobias Harris had 21 points and Danilo Gallinari 13 for Los Angeles, which registered its 10th straight win over the Magic. Boban Marjanovic made his first start for the Clippers and finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Pacers 107, Bulls 105
Chicago
Myles Turner added 18 points and Collison finished with 14 as Indiana earned its fifth consecutive road win for its longest such streak since April 2012. Turner also blocked six shots, including Antonio Blakeney’s desperate jumper as the final seconds ticked off.
Thunder 134, Wizards 111
Washington
Making his home debut for Washington, Dwight Howard had 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting, three rebounds and four fouls in 23 minutes.
Cavaliers’ Love Out Six Weeks
Cleveland
Love, who injured his left big toe in Cleveland’s first exhibition game, had the operation on Friday in New York at the Hospital for Special Surgery. The team said his timeline to return to basketball activity will be updated in about six weeks, which means he could be out even longer.
The 30-year-old Love played in Cleveland’s first four games before the pain became intolerable.
