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• Orlando embarrasses Miami

• Bucks start out strong against an injured Philly

• Clippers lose the first real game in their new arena

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Games of the day

Last Night’s Top Games! (link to the box scores of every game from yesterday)

Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 23 and the Orlando Magic rolled past the Miami Heat 116-97 in the opener for both teams. Gary Harris added 18 for Orlando, all on 3-pointers. The Magic were 18 of 49 from 3-point range. Terry Rozier scored 19 for Miami, while Jimmy Butler (3 pts, 1-8 FG) and Bam Adebayo (9 pts, 1-5 FG) really stunk it up. Nikola Jovic scored 15 and Tyler Herro added 14 for the Heat. Orlando led by as many as 32 in the second half.

Damian Lillard scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109 in the season opener for both teams. Lillard scored 15 points in the third quarter and finished with six 3-pointers, nine rebounds and five assists. Antetokounmpo shot 8 for 11 from the floor and had a game-high 14 rebounds as Milwaukee got double-figure scoring from six players. Taurean Prince and Bobby Portis scored 16 points apiece for the Bucks, who had 16 3-pointers. Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points and Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia, which was without injured stars Joel Embiid and Paul George, who are sidelined due to knee injuries. Lillard and Antetokounmpo became the first pair of Bucks teammates to register at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a season opener.

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League News

Around the League

• It took a hard fought overtime, but the Clippers finally completed the first regular season game in the Intuit Dome. It was a duel between Kevin Durant and James Harden, who both turned back the clock and looked like the versions of themselves from 5 or so years ago. Harden had a near triple double with 28/12/8, although he was 10/28 with 7 turnovers. KD had 25/7, including a tough shot over 2 defenders to send the game into OT, but he also had 7 turnovers. Phoenix pulled the win out in overtime, and although this Clippers team is depleted, both teams have some good takeaways from this one.

• Injury Updates: Joel Embiid (conditioning) will miss some time, at least 3 games according to the Sixers. Paul George (knee) hyperextended it during the preseason, and will be re-evaluated later this week. Kawhi Leonard (knee) is out indefinitely, and his recovery might “take longer than expected” according to the team. Kristaps Porzingis (foot) is still recovering from offseason surgery and will miss some games. Khris Middleton (ankle) will miss a few games. Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) will be re-evaluated in 5-6 weeks with a fracture. Dejounte Murray (hand) is feared to have fractured it during last night’s win. We wish all these guys speedy and successful recoveries.

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