SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 52 points, hitting eight 3-pointers, to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 132-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

In the first 50-point game this season in the NBA, Doncic made several big baskets late in the fourth quarter to help the Lakers win for the eighth time in their last nine games against Utah. He finished off a 14-5 go-ahead run with back-to-back 3s that gave Los Angeles a 127-121 lead with 1:42 left.

Doncic also had 10 assists and seven rebounds. Austin Reaves added 29 points for the Lakers. The pair combined to shoot 21 of 24 on free throws.

Walker Kessler had only two points and seven rebounds in his first game back in Utah after being sent to Los Angeles in a sign-and-trade deal in July.

Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points to lead the Jazz, who blew an 18-point second-quarter lead.

Keyonte George had 24 points, nine rebounds, and 10 assists for the Jazz. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 points while Ace Bailey chipped in 17 points and 12 rebounds.

PACERS 136, NETS 109

NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 24 points, 10 assists and an All-Star Game-worthy dunk as Indiana hammered Brooklyn.

The Pacers shot 58% (49 for 85) from the field, including 49% (21 for 43) from 3-point distance.

Haliburton shot 8 for 13 from the field, Pascal Siakam added 21 points and Obi Toppin chipped in 16 off the bench.

Reserve guard Nolan Traore had 17 points for Brooklyn, which has lost its first three games of the season.

Indiana trailed by two points at the end of the first quarter before outscoring the Nets 41-30 in the second period to take a 65-56 lead at the break. The Pacers shot 58% from the field and 42% beyond the 3-point line in the first half.

The Pacers continued their good rhythm in the third quarter by blitzing the Nets 37-24 for a 98-74 advantage heading into the final period.

THUNDER 108, CLIPPERS 101

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai-Gilgeous Alexander scored 34 points, Ajay Mitchell had 18 off the bench and Oklahoma City stayed undefeated with a victory over Los Angeles.

Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which won its third straight to start the season but lost three players to injury, including All-Star guard Jalen Williams, who went down hard on a drive to the basket with 1:14 left. Williams left the court on a stretcher with towels covering his left leg.

Guard Cason Wallace (left shoulder soreness) and forward Jaylin Williams (right wrist soreness) left the game in the first quarter and did not return. Mitchell was 8-of-14 shooting with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 27 minutes.

Darius Garland scored 16 points for Los Angeles (1-2). Kris Dunn and Brook Lopez had 15 points each for the Clippers, who pulled to 97-96 on a 3-point shot by Derrick Jones Jr. with three minutes left ut never got any closer.

TIMBERWOLVES 117, RAPTORS 94

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in 27 minutes to lead a hot-shooting home opener for Minnesota in a victory over a Toronto team missing star Kawhi Leonard.

LaMelo Ball had 15 points and went 4 for 5 from 3-point range in 16 minutes, with foul trouble limiting his playing time in his regular-season debut in front of his new home crowd.

Jaden McDaniels added 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Timberwolves (3-0), who have won their first three games by 25, 22 and 23 points. They shot 56% from the floor and 48% from deep while outrebounding the Raptors 49-34.

Rudy Gobert grabbed 13 rebounds and lead a strong defensive effort by the Timberwolves in holding the Raptors to 9-for-29 shooting in the first quarter, including 1 for 10 from 3-point range.

Ja’Kobe Walter scored 22 points to lead the Raptors (2-1) in place of Leonard in the starting lineup, with the seven-time All-Star forward sidelined by what the team announced as swelling in his left knee. Leonard, who returned to the Raptors this season after leading them to the NBA title in 2019, did not appear on the injury report until an hour before the game.

MAGIC 111, KNICKS 102

NEW YORK (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 21 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and Orlando dropped the reigning champion New York to 0-3 with a win.

Wagner, who started 1 of 10 from the field, added 13 rebounds and nine assists, and Anthony Black had 18 points and five assists after missing Orlando’s first two games with an ankle injury.

The Magic, already playing without leading scorer Paolo Banchero, lost Jalen Suggs to a knee injury in the fourth quarter but outscored the Knicks 40-27 in the period to earn their first win under Sean Sweeney.

Jalen Brunson scored 28 points for the Knicks. Karl-Anthony Towns had 22 points and 14 rebounds and OG Anunoby added 22 points, but the Knicks became the first defending champion to start 0-3 since the 2011-12 Dallas Mavericks.

The Magic trailed 12-0 but hung tough by shooting 43% from 3-point range. Tristan Da Silva and Black both made five 3s and Desmond Bane was 4 of 9.

Still, the Knicks led 86-76 with 9:20 to play after Anunoby’s soft floater. They appeared poised to pull away for their first win since Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

PISTONS 106, 76ERS 93

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 26 points, and John Collins had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help Detroit stay unbeaten with a win over LeBron James and Philadelphia.

The Pistons improved to 3-0 in their first game without All-Star center Jalen Duren, who will miss at least two weeks with a strained right hamstring. Duren was injured in the first half of Detroit’s win over Miami on Friday.

The Pistons led wire-to-wire against a Sixers team playing on the second night of a back-to-back and missing starters Joel Embiid and VJ Edgecombe. Embiid sat out for rest a night after he had a triple-double against Milwaukee. VJ Edgecombe missed the game with an abdominal contusion.

Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 29 points and James had 18. The Sixers lost for the first time after opening with three straight wins.

GRIZZLIES 123, KINGS 112

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ty Jerome had 31 points, making all 14 of his free throw attempts, to lead Memphis to a win over Sacramento.

Rookie Cameron Boozer contributed 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Cedric Coward had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who opened the season 3-0. Jaylen Wells had 16 points.

Zach LaVine had 37 points and five assist to lead the Kings, and rookie Darius Acuff Jr. had 22 points on 9 of 22 shots from the field. Domantas Sabonis had 13 points and 15 rebounds.

The Grizzlies built a 54-44 lead on back-to-back triples by Cam Spencer in the second quarter. Memphis led by 11 points in the second quarter and finished the first half with a 67-59 lead.

Memphis made 7 of 14 shots beyond the arc in the second quarter and outscored Sacramento 42-31, with seven players making at least one 3-pointer in the first half.

The Kings fought back to tie the game 106-106 on a three-point play by Sabonis at the 5:41 mark of the final quarter. The Grizzlies responded with a three-point play by Isaiah Stewart, a basket by Coward, and a 3-pointer by Jerome to move up by eight points.