Dwight Howard powered for 28 points and Metta World Peace had 18 as the Los Angeles Lakers won their first NBA game of the season 108-79 over the visiting Detroit Pistons.
Kobe Bryant tallied 15 points, eight assists and seven rebounds Sunday night while Spain's Pau Gasol scored 14 for the Lakers, who were off to their worst start in 34 seasons but improved to 1-3 as guard Steve Nash sat out his second-straight game with a small fracture of the left leg.
Sweden's Jonas Jerebko scored 18 points for Detroit (0-3), which never led and trailed by as many as 36 in the beat-down.
Elsewhere Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points, JR Smith had 19 with 10 rebounds and the host New York Knicks shot past the Philadelphia 76ers 100-84 to open 2-0 for the first time in 13 seasons.
Jrue Holiday netted 27 points, and Thaddeus Young chipped in 16 for the Sixers, who lost guard Jason Richardson to an ankle sprain early in the contest.
Al Horford had 23 points with 13 rebounds, and Lou Williams came off the bench to score 14 of his 19 in the pivotal fourth quarter, rallying the short-handed Atlanta Hawks past the host Oklahoma City Thunder 104-95.
The Hawks were without their top player, Josh Smith, because of a right ankle sprain.
Kevin Martin netted 28 points while Kevin Durant finished with 22 along with 12 rebounds and eight assists for Oklahoma City, which committed 21 turnovers.
JJ Redick fired in 24 points while Glen Davis and Arron Afflalo added 22 each as the short-handed Orlando Magic blasted the visiting Phoenix Suns 115-94.
Montenegro's Nikola Vucevic had 18 points with 13 rebounds for Orlando, who played without starters. Jameer Nelson was sidelined with a sore groin while Turkey's Hedo Turkoglu is out with a broken left hand.
Argentine Luis Scola topped the Suns with 24 points, and Michael Beasley added 22.
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan tossed in 22 points apiece, and Alan Anderson had 18 as the hosts Toronto pulled away to win their first game of the season 105-86 after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 15th time in their past 16 match-ups.
Russia's Andrei Kirilenko scored 17 points, and Montenegrin Nikola Petrovic had 15 for the T-Wolves, who were outscored 26-13 in the final frame.
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