Knicks 97, Timberwolves 93
At New York, Jamal Crawford scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and New York won its home opener for the first time in six years.
Zach Randolph added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who had lost five straight home openers since beating Washington on Oct. 30, 2001. Stephon Marbury added 17 points and seven assists, and David Lee scored 14 points.
Ryan Gomes scored 19 points for the Timberwolves, who fell to 0-2 in their first season since trading longtime star Kevin Garnett to Boston over the summer.
The Wolves had won four in a row and 10 of 12 against New York.
Al Jefferson, also acquired in the Garnett deal, added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Celtics 98, Raptors 95, OT
At Toronto, Ray Allen made the winning 3-pointer with less than 3 seconds to play, finished with 33 points and Boston won without coach Doc Rivers at the helm.
Kevin Garnett scored 10 of his 23 points in overtime and added 13 rebounds, giving him double-doubles in both of his games for Boston this season.
Paul Pierce added 13 points for Boston (2-0), and James Posey had 11. T.J. Ford led Toronto (2-1) with 32 points, and Chris Bosh had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Celtics played without Rivers, who left Toronto early on Sunday after his father died in Chicago. Assistant Tom Thibodeau took over for Rivers.
Lakers 119, Jazz 109
At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored six of his 33 points in the final four-and-a-half minutes after blocking an attempted dunk by Andrei Kirilenko as the Lakers beat Utah.
Bryant was 13-for-19 from the field and fellow guard Derek Fisher added 19 points, including a career-high 13 free throws. Andrew Bynum had 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench before fouling out with 55 seconds to play.
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