AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — James Harden had 37 points and 12 assists in a stirring debut for Houston, and Carlos Delfino made four 3- pointers in the fourth quarter to lift the Rockets to a 105-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Detroit led 83-72 early in the fourth, but Harden and Delfino brought the Rockets back. Houston acquired Harden on Saturday night in a trade with Oklahoma City and agreed Wednesday on a fiveyear, $80 million contract extension with him.

The reigning Sixth Man of the Year certainly looked worth it in the season opener. Harden fell just short of his career high of 40 points, and his 12 assists were a career best.

T-Blazers 116, Lakers 106

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dwight Howard’s 33 points and 14 rebounds were not enough for the Lakers in a loss to the inspired Trail Blazers.

Nicolas Batum had 26 points and the Blazers led by as many as 19 in handing the Lakers their second straight loss to open the season. Damian Lillard, the sixth overall pick in the June draft, had 22 points and 11 assists in his NBA debut for Portland.

The Lakers’ troubles were compounded by the loss of guard Steve Nash to what appeared to be a left knee injury late in the first half.

Clippers 101, Grizzlies 92

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Crawford scored 29 points in 30 minutes in his first official game with his new team, and the Los Angeles Clippers converted 21 turnovers into 29 points in a victory that extended the Grizzlies’ NBA-record streak of opening-night losses to 12.

Blake Griffin and Chris Paul, who had 12 assists, were among six Clippers to score in double figures. The Clippers are 20-23 in season openers, 12-17 since moving from San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984. The Grizzlies are 2-16 on opening night, 0-12 since the franchise shifted from Vancouver to Memphis in 2001.

Pacers 90, Raptors 88

TORONTO (AP) — George Hill scored the go-ahead basket with two seconds left, completing the Pacers’ rally for a season-opening win over the Raptors.

David West scored 14 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Paul George had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Pacers, who trailed 84-74 with just under six minutes left. Roy Hibbert added 14 points for Indiana.

Spurs 99, Hornets 95

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 24 points, Tony Parker hit a huge 3- pointer, and the Spurs opened the season with a victory over the Hornets in the debut for top draft pick Anthony Davis.

Davis scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds, a promising start for the player who spent only one year at Kentucky, leading the Wildcats to the national title.

Bulls 93, Kings 87

CHICAGO (AP) — Joakim Noah scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Bulls got off to a good start without Derrick Rose, beating the Kings in the season opener.

Richard Hamilton added 19 points, while Carlos Boozer chipped in with 18 points and eight rebounds.

The Bulls are out to show they can get by while their superstar recovers from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and this was promising even if it was a struggle.

76ers 84, Nuggets 75

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Hawes had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead the 76ers to a win over the Nuggets.

Hawes had a crowd of nearly 20,000 fans chanting “Spencer Hawes!” in the fourth quarter after he turned back the Nuggets with a string of big baskets and blocked shots. Coming off the bench, Hawes had five blocked shots. Jrue Holiday had 14 and 11 assists, and Dorell Wright scored 14 points.

Jazz 113, Mavericks 94

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mo Williams and Marvin Williams each scored 21 points to lead the Jazz to a victory over the Mavericks.

Paul Millsap added 15 rebounds and 13 points. Al Jefferson also had a doubledouble with 14 rebounds and 12 points.

Warriors 87, Suns 85

PHOENIX (AP) — Carl Landry scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors overcame an awful postcontract night by Stephen Curry to beat the Suns in the teams’ season opener.

Curry, who earlier in the day agreed to a four-year, $44 million extension with the Warriors, missed his first 10 shots from the field and wound up 2 of 14 with five points. He missed two free throws with 4.4 seconds left to allow the Suns a chance at a game-winning shot, but Sebastian Telfair’s 3-point attempt came after the buzzer, and misfired anyway.