The Charlotte Hornets scored the game's first 20 points and went on to defeat the visiting Houston Rockets on Saturday, 108-99, behind 24 points from Terry Rozier.

Bojan Bogdanovic fired in 32 points and the visiting Utah Jazz stretched their winning streak to five games by topping the Detroit Pistons 111-105 on Saturday.

Kevin Love scored 27 points, Collin Sexton had 25 and the host Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 104-102 on Saturday night.

Jonas Valanciunas scored 12 of his 27 points in the first quarter to help the Memphis Grizzlies get off to a quick start, allowing them to cruise to a 118-101 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.

Villanova product Eric Paschall capped a 23-point performance with a pair of go-ahead free throws with 51.7 seconds remaining Saturday night, as the Golden State Warriors outscored the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 118-114 in San Francisco in a nationally televised game that featured more star power on the sidelines than on the court.

Bogdan Bogdanovic matched his career high of seven 3-pointers and recorded 27 points and eight assists and the Sacramento Kings halted a 12-game losing streak in Portland while rolling to a 123-111 victory over the Trail Blazers on Saturday night.