San Antonio 90, Dallas 85
Tim Duncan scored 27 points and keyed a dominant stretch run as host San Antonio won the opener of a best-of-seven series with Dallas.
Miami 99, Charlotte 88
LeBron James had 27 points and nine rebounds as host Miami knocked off Charlotte in the opener of the seven-game Eastern Conference playoff series.
Washington 102, Chicago 93
Nene led the way with 24 points and eight rebounds as visiting Washington came through down the stretch and knocked off Chicago in Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference series.
Portland 122, Houston 120
LaMarcus Aldridge set a franchise playoff record with 46 points and also grabbed 18 rebounds before fouling out as visiting Portland outlasted Houston in the opener of the Western Conference first-round series.