Basketball

Los Angeles Clippers (0-1, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (0-1, 13th in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Denver takes on Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams.

Miami Heat (0-1, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (1-0, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami visits Charlotte in Eastern Conference action Saturday.

Cleveland Cavaliers (1-0, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (0-1, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland visits Washington for an Eastern Conference matchup.

Dallas Mavericks (1-0, second in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (1-0, third in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas heads to Phoenix for a Western Conference matchup.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson added 22 points in his Dallas debut and the Mavericks beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-109 in the opener for both teams Thursday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Edwards hit a pair of free throws with 2.4 seconds remaining and the Timberwolves spoiled Sacramento’s opener by beating the Kings 117-115 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Golden State's blowout win at Portland on Wednesday got a little better on Thursday. One point better, to be precise.

DALLAS (AP) — Klay Thompson chatted up Tony Romo during a break early in the fourth quarter, not long before being so wide open for a 3-pointer, he paused, dribbled once, paused again to line up the shot and made it.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 17 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds before sitting for the fourth quarter, and the Golden State Warriors opened the season Wednesday night with a 140-104 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers.

TORONTO — It didn't take long for Jamal Shead to earn more minutes with the Toronto Raptors.