Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut, Derrick Rose scored 13 points and the Bulls spoiled Derek Fisher's first game as an NBA coach by beating the New York Knicks 104-80 on Wednesday night.
Reserve Taj Gibson finished with 22 points to lead the Bulls, who with a wealth of frontcourt depth didn't even need a big night from Rose.
Carmelo Anthony had 14 points for the Knicks.
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Thunder 89 Trail Blazers 106
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a 3-pointer and Portland's All-Star forward went on to score 27 points in the Trail Blazers' 106-89 season-opening victory over the injury-depleted Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Thunder only suited up nine players. Most notably they were without reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant, who had surgery for a fractured bone in his right foot this month and will likely be sidelined until December.
Westbrook picked up the slack, with 38 points, including 26 in the first half.
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Rockets 104 Jazz 93
Dwight Howard had 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the Jazz 104-93 to spoil Quin Snyder's NBA coaching debut.
James Harden added 18 points and 10 assists, and Trevor Ariza had 20 points for the Rockets.
Alec Burks led Utah with 18 points.
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Warriors 95 Kings 77
Stephen Curry had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 19 points and the undermanned Golden State Warriors made Steve Kerr a winner in his first game, shaking off a slow start to roll past the Sacramento Kings.
DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and 11 rebounds but was often stuck in foul trouble, and Rudy Gay scored 14 points for Sacramento in front of an announced sellout crowd of 17,317.
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