NBA preseason: Celtics and Bucks win in overtime, plus the rest of the night's results
Boston and Milwaukee won in overtime. Orlando, Atlanta and Denver all won big: the night's other eleven games in brief.
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Two overtime games and several big wins enlivened the other eleven preseason games played overnight on 16 to 17 October, Brazzaville time. Here are the scores and the players to note, to complement the San Antonio–Sacramento report.
Boston and Milwaukee go to overtime
Boston 125–120 Philadelphia. The Celtics erased a ten-point deficit in the fourth quarter, then won overtime 10–5. Hugo González scored 21 points; Joel Embiid scored 27 for the Sixers.
Milwaukee 128–127 Indiana. Trailing 71–56 at half-time, the Bucks won in overtime. Tyler Herro scored 25 points, with five three-pointers, against 24 for Pascal Siakam.
Orlando, Atlanta and Denver win comfortably
Orlando 136–115 Miami. Paolo Banchero racked up 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Desmond Bane added 23 points, including seven three-pointers; Ryan Conwell replied with 21 points for the Heat.
Atlanta 135–111 Dallas. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 25 points and hit six three-pointers. Cooper Flagg's 26 points and twelve rebounds were not enough for the Mavericks.
Denver 121–106 Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets took control from the first quarter, which they won 36–22. Jamal Murray scored 21 points; Nikola Jokić added 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
Golden State, Chicago and Memphis cruise
Golden State 128–118 Portland. Stephen Curry finished with 20 points, Yaxel Lendeborg with 17. Damian Lillard scored 23 points for the Blazers, including thirteen of thirteen from the free-throw line.
Chicago 133–116 Minnesota. Caleb Wilson contributed sixteen points and seven rebounds for the Bulls. Isaiah Evans scored 21 points for Minnesota, with five three-pointers.
Memphis 117–98 Charlotte. The Grizzlies were driven by nineteen points from Cameron Boozer and seventeen from Ty Jerome. For the Hornets, Hannes Steinbach finished with nineteen points and ten rebounds.
Detroit, New Orleans and Utah win narrowly
Detroit 129–125 Toronto. The Pistons held off a 45-point fourth quarter from the Raptors. Cade Cunningham had eighteen points and seven assists; Malachi Smith scored 24 points for Toronto.
New Orleans 107–106 Washington. One point separated the two teams. Saddiq Bey finished with nineteen points and six rebounds; Anthony Davis replied with fourteen points and eleven rebounds.
Utah 119–116 Phoenix. The Jazz won the final quarter 29–21 to turn the game around against the Suns. Lauri Markkanen scored nineteen points; Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green scored eighteen each for Phoenix.
These are preseason results and do not count towards the regular-season standings.