Booker scores 43 as the Suns beat the Warriors, and the 76ers and Rockets go to 3-0: NBA Saturday roundup

Devin Booker scored 12 points in the last 2:55 of the third quarter, as the Phoenix Suns turned an 85-83 game into 102-92. Booker finished with 43 on 17 of 25 shooting, with seven rebounds and seven assists, and Phoenix beat the Golden State Warriors 131-122 on Saturday in its home opener.

Saturday had eight games. Philadelphia and Houston won to go to 3-0. Milwaukee, Miami and Golden State lost to fall to 0-3. Denver's 141-135 overtime win over New Orleans has its own story. Here are the other seven.

Suns 131, Warriors 122

The lead changed hands 14 times, the last with 5:32 left in the third quarter, when Phoenix went ahead 76-75. Golden State had scored 12 straight minutes earlier to turn 71-61 into 73-71.

Booker then took the game. He hit an 11-foot pull-up, scored on a drive and made the free throw, hit a 26-foot three and closed the quarter with a 27-foot pull-up three and another free throw. Phoenix scored 45 points in the third and led 102-92. The lead reached 16, at 118-102, with 6:07 left.

Yaxel Lendeborg led the Warriors with 26 points and six threes, and De'Anthony Melton scored 25. Phoenix is 1-1.

76ers 127, Bucks 116

Joel Embiid had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and made 12 of 14 free throws. Jaylen Brown scored 27 and Tyrese Maxey 26, 12 of them in the third quarter.

Milwaukee led 48-41 in the second quarter and was within 117-114 with 2:02 left. Then the 76ers scored eight straight. Brown hit a 27-foot three from Embiid. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 25-footer from Brown. Embiid dunked at 47.4: 125-114.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. led Milwaukee with 21 points, and Kel'el Ware scored 19.

Cavaliers 125, Nets 121

Cleveland led 104-80 with 9:29 left, on a 26-foot three by Jaylon Tyson. Brooklyn then scored 41 points in the fourth quarter.

Egor Dëmin hit three threes in 47 seconds and scored 15 in the quarter. Michael Porter Jr. hit a three to make it 116-106. Down 120-107 with 2:04 left, the Nets scored nine straight on free throws by Dëmin, a basket and two free throws by Julius Randle and a three by Chaney Johnson. Porter's 23-foot three with 8.1 seconds left made it 123-121. Sam Merrill made two free throws at 5.2 to end it.

Donovan Mitchell scored 22, Jarrett Allen 21 and Evan Mobley 20 in Cleveland's home opener. Porter had 28 points for Brooklyn, Randle 23 and Dëmin 22, on 5 of 10 threes. The Cavaliers are 1-1, the Nets 0-2.

Hornets 115, Heat 110

Charlotte led 96-73 late in the third quarter. Miami was still down 100-85 with 9:00 left, then scored 15 straight. Davion Mitchell assisted on four of the baskets in the run and scored the last five points himself, the last two at 5:42 to tie it at 100.

It was tied twice more, the last at 104 on a dunk by Bam Adebayo at 3:45. Grayson Allen answered with a 26-foot three, was fouled and made the free throw: 108-104. Dennis Schröder made two free throws for 110-104, and Miami got no closer than three after that.

Brandon Miller scored 34 for Charlotte, with 11 of 12 free throws. Schröder scored 25 and Allen 20, nine of them in the fourth quarter. Mitchell finished with 22 points and 10 assists, 15 of his points in the fourth. Charlotte is 2-1.

Wizards 124, Bulls 120

Washington won the third quarter 40-20 to turn a 62-57 halftime deficit into a 97-82 lead, and led 103-82 early in the fourth.

Chicago came back to within three, 118-115, on a running jumper by Matas Buzelis with 23.3 seconds left. Anthony Davis and Trae Young made six free throws in a row after that. Norman Powell hit a three with 3.4 seconds left to make it 122-118, and Washington closed it out at the line.

Young scored 25, 10 in the fourth quarter, with nine assists and 9 of 9 free throws. Kyshawn George scored 22 and Davis 19. Caleb Wilson had 30 points and 14 rebounds for Chicago in its home opener, and Buzelis scored 21. Washington is 2-1.

Spurs 122, Mavericks 106

There were 14 lead changes, and Dallas was within 92-91 early in the fourth quarter. San Antonio then scored 11 straight in 2:10: threes by Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie and Dylan Harper, and a lob to Tarris Reed Jr. Vassell set up three of the four baskets. A later 10-0 run made it 119-96.

Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, and the Spurs outscored Dallas by 32 in his 29 minutes. Harper scored 22. It was San Antonio's first win. Sergio de Larrea scored 21 for Dallas, which lost its home opener and is 1-2.

Rockets 121, Hawks 114

Houston led by 20, at 85-65, in the third quarter. Atlanta cut it to 117-112 with 36.5 seconds left, but Kevin Durant made two free throws and Tari Eason finished a running dunk at 8.7.

Durant scored 22, and Reed Sheppard and Eason 19 each. Jalen Johnson had 26 points, nine rebounds and 16 assists for Atlanta in its home opener. The Hawks are 2-1.

Scoring

Scoring: Phoenix 131-122 Golden State

Phoenix: Devin Booker 43, Miles Bridges 16, Dillon Brooks 15, Jalen Green 12, Luke Kennard 11, Collin Gillespie 11, Khaman Maluach 9, Jordan Goodwin 9, Ryan Dunn 5, Duop Reath 0.

Golden State: Yaxel Lendeborg 26, De'Anthony Melton 25, Brandon Williams 20, Graham Ike 12, Will Richard 11, Charles Bassey 10, Gui Santos 7, Georges Niang 4, LJ Cryer 3, Malevy Leons 2, Gary Payton II 2.

By quarter: Phoenix 22, 35, 45, 29. Golden State 25, 29, 38, 30.

Scoring: Philadelphia 127-116 Milwaukee

Philadelphia: Joel Embiid 28, Jaylen Brown 27, Tyrese Maxey 26, VJ Edgecombe 17, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 12, Dean Wade 7, Jabari Walker 6, Anfernee Simons 4, Justin Edwards 0, Adem Bona 0, Caleb Love 0, Labaron Philon Jr. 0.

Milwaukee: Jaime Jaquez Jr. 21, Kel'el Ware 19, Ryan Rollins 15, Kyle Kuzma 14, Tyler Herro 13, Kasparas Jakučionis 12, AJ Green 11, Brayden Burries 10, Nate Ament 1, Myles Turner 0.

By quarter: Philadelphia 34, 30, 33, 30. Milwaukee 25, 35, 27, 29.

Scoring: Cleveland 125-121 Brooklyn

Cleveland: Donovan Mitchell 22, Jarrett Allen 21, Evan Mobley 20, Jaylon Tyson 15, James Harden 12, Peyton Watson 11, Mario Hezonja 9, Sam Merrill 7, Tyrese Proctor 5, Craig Porter Jr. 3.

Brooklyn: Michael Porter Jr. 28, Julius Randle 23, Egor Dëmin 22, Chaney Johnson 10, Mikel Brown Jr. 8, Day'Ron Sharpe 7, Keon Ellis 6, Moritz Wagner 6, Josh Minott 4, Noah Clowney 4, Nolan Traore 3.

By quarter: Cleveland 35, 33, 28, 29. Brooklyn 30, 24, 26, 41.

Scoring: Charlotte 115-110 Miami

Charlotte: Brandon Miller 34, Dennis Schröder 25, Naz Reid 23, Grayson Allen 20, Ryan Kalkbrenner 6, Moussa Diabaté 4, Tidjane Salaün 3, Sion James 0, Royce O'Neale 0, Christian Anderson 0.

Miami: Davion Mitchell 22, Bam Adebayo 20, Pelle Larsson 15, Giannis Antetokounmpo 14, Klay Thompson 14, Bobby Portis 13, Tim Hardaway Jr. 5, Andrew Wiggins 4, Ryan Conwell 3, Nikola Jović 0.

By quarter: Charlotte 31, 35, 30, 19. Miami 31, 27, 17, 35.

Scoring: Washington 124-120 Chicago

Washington: Trae Young 25, Kyshawn George 22, Anthony Davis 19, Tre Johnson 13, Justin Champagnie 11, Alex Sarr 10, Bub Carrington 9, Bilal Coulibaly 7, Deandre Ayton 6, Will Riley 2.

Chicago: Caleb Wilson 30, Matas Buzelis 21, Norman Powell 18, Jalen Smith 14, Tre Jones 10, Josh Giddey 9, Buddy Hield 9, Leonard Miller 7, Zach Collins 2, Isaac Okoro 0.

By quarter: Washington 28, 29, 40, 27. Chicago 27, 35, 20, 38.

Scoring: San Antonio 122-106 Dallas

San Antonio: Victor Wembanyama 23, Dylan Harper 22, De'Aaron Fox 19, Stephon Castle 19, Julian Champagnie 12, Devin Vassell 11, Keldon Johnson 7, Carter Bryant 4, Ja'Kobi Gillespie 3, Tarris Reed Jr. 2, Harrison Barnes 0, Luke Kornet 0, Jordan McLaughlin 0.

Dallas: Sergio de Larrea 21, Daniel Gafford 12, P.J. Washington 12, Marcus Sasser 12, Zaccharie Risacher 11, Naji Marshall 10, Morez Johnson Jr. 6, Max Christie 5, Tobi Lawal 5, Jett Howard 5, Moussa Cisse 4, Walter Clayton Jr. 3.

By quarter: San Antonio 32, 36, 24, 30. Dallas 31, 29, 29, 17.

Scoring: Houston 121-114 Atlanta

Houston: Kevin Durant 22, Reed Sheppard 19, Tari Eason 19, Alperen Şengün 17, Amen Thompson 17, Jabari Smith Jr. 14, Bogdan Bogdanović 11, Clint Capela 2, Jae'Sean Tate 0, Isaiah Crawford 0, Bruce Thornton 0.

Atlanta: Jalen Johnson 26, Nickeil Alexander-Walker 18, Dyson Daniels 18, CJ McCollum 17, Aaron Wiggins 16, Onyeka Okongwu 8, Luguentz Dort 7, Jock Landale 2, Kingston Flemings 2.

By quarter: Houston 30, 29, 33, 29. Atlanta 26, 22, 33, 33.

What is next

On Sunday, October 25, the Nets host the Indiana Pacers at 6 p.m. ET and the 76ers host the Detroit Pistons at 7:30 p.m. ET. On Monday, October 26, the Wizards visit Charlotte and the Cavaliers host the Minnesota Timberwolves at 7 p.m. ET, the Mavericks visit Miami at 7:30, the Bucks host Indiana and the Suns visit Oklahoma City at 8, the Hawks visit Houston at 8:30, and the Warriors visit Denver at 10.

The last NBA roundup: Wednesday's eight openers. Philadelphia's last game: the 76ers came back from 29 down to beat the Cavaliers.

The night before: Friday's NBA roundup, the Grizzlies' 17-0 finish at Golden State.

The night after: Sunday's roundup, the Magic at the Knicks.